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Wolverhampton road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 956 road traffic collisions in Wolverhampton in 1999, and 1,265 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 123 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1998 (946), and casualties fell from 1,302.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 34,904 collisions in Wolverhampton.

Collisions in 1999
956
Up 1% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,265
Down 3% on 1998
Fatal collisions
6
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
123
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Wolverhampton in 1999

0.6% of collisions in Wolverhampton in 1999 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Wolverhampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious12313%
  • Slight82787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious13611%
  • Slight1,12389%

Wolverhampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wolverhampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1982. 1999 is highlighted, with 956, up 1% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025377468
2024358467
2023455627
2022447604
2021473639
2020376495
2019489667
2018482639
2017491669
2016497695
2015535725
2014477645
2013455633
2012465631
2011441632
2010514704
2009633862
2008609829
2007710991
2006662886
20058371,118
20048681,172
20038721,175
20029661,334
20011,0251,313
20009521,264
19999561,265
19989461,302
19971,0011,318
19968871,154
19958261,113
19948671,159
19938691,140
19928531,120
19918471,090
19909241,193
19898811,090
19889411,192
19878741,123
19869051,170
19851,0031,228
19849931,229
19839821,182
19821,0291,290
19819071,176
19809701,207
19799771,197

When and where crashes happen in Wolverhampton in 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday153 (16%)
  • Tuesday133 (14%)
  • Wednesday130 (14%)
  • Thursday132 (14%)
  • Friday149 (16%)
  • Saturday142 (15%)
  • Sunday117 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59142 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59188 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59225 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59160 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5998 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January92 (9.6%)
  • February59 (6.2%)
  • March72 (7.5%)
  • April72 (7.5%)
  • May60 (6.3%)
  • June89 (9.3%)
  • July81 (8.5%)
  • August66 (6.9%)
  • September78 (8.2%)
  • October109 (11%)
  • November89 (9.3%)
  • December89 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight680 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit271 (28%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds690 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds187 (20%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other39 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry552 (58%)
  • Wet or damp390 (41%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph815 (85%)
  • 40 mph135 (14%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway721 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway170 (18%)
  • Roundabout52 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wolverhampton in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant767 (61%)
  • Pedestrian242 (19%)
  • Cyclist109 (8.6%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant31 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1062 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1587 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20179 (14%)
  • 21 to 25158 (12%)
  • 26 to 35284 (22%)
  • 36 to 45170 (13%)
  • 46 to 55132 (10%)
  • 56 to 6562 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7558 (4.6%)
  • Over 7536 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider694 (55%)
  • Passenger329 (26%)
  • Pedestrian242 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,341 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle110 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes91 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle58 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach48 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.8%)
  • Minibus10 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wolverhampton in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 in Wolverhampton

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wolverhampton ranked among 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wolverhampton had the 76th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
76th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
79th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Wolverhampton with the most crashes in 1999

The A41 had the most collisions in Wolverhampton in 1999: 71, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wolverhampton, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA417192011
2ndA449668307
3rdA4546382013
4thA41245266011
5thA460405607
6thA4150394905
7thA459335813
8thA4039263212
9thA4123223714
10thB4161182504
11thA463162403
12thA41269901
13thB41637901
14thB44847700
15thB41565600
16thA40981100
17thB41621100

Towns in Wolverhampton: crashes in 1999

Wolverhampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 819.

Postcode districts in Wolverhampton: crashes in 1999

WV10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wolverhampton in 1999: 197.

Latest crashes in Wolverhampton in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Wolverhampton in 1999, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Wolverhampton road accidents in other years