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Wolverhampton road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 952 road traffic collisions in Wolverhampton in 2000, and 1,264 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1999 (956), and casualties fell from 1,265.

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

Collisions in 2000
952
Level with 1999
Casualties in 2000
1,264
Level with 1999
Fatal collisions
5
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Wolverhampton in 2000

0.5% of collisions in Wolverhampton in 2000 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Wolverhampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious10311%
  • Slight84489%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious1118.8%
  • Slight1,14891%

Wolverhampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wolverhampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1982. 2000 is highlighted, with 952, level with 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday145 (15%)
  • Tuesday141 (15%)
  • Wednesday151 (16%)
  • Thursday134 (14%)
  • Friday145 (15%)
  • Saturday151 (16%)
  • Sunday85 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5949 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59110 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59139 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59173 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59223 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59169 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5978 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (7.5%)
  • February85 (8.9%)
  • March84 (8.8%)
  • April73 (7.7%)
  • May89 (9.3%)
  • June69 (7.2%)
  • July79 (8.3%)
  • August70 (7.4%)
  • September79 (8.3%)
  • October86 (9%)
  • November98 (10%)
  • December69 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight682 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit266 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds655 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds190 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other53 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded34 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry511 (54%)
  • Wet or damp427 (45%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.1%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph798 (84%)
  • 40 mph145 (15%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway702 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway181 (19%)
  • Roundabout46 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wolverhampton in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant822 (65%)
  • Pedestrian210 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist75 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant30 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1071 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1568 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20152 (12%)
  • 21 to 25177 (14%)
  • 26 to 35319 (25%)
  • 36 to 45170 (13%)
  • 46 to 55112 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6582 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7542 (3.3%)
  • Over 7530 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider722 (57%)
  • Passenger332 (26%)
  • Pedestrian210 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,365 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes83 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle80 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach52 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.6%)
  • Minibus8 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wolverhampton in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in Wolverhampton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wolverhampton ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wolverhampton had the 75th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
78th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Wolverhampton with the most crashes in 2000

The A449 had the most collisions in Wolverhampton in 2000: 89, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wolverhampton, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4498912808
2ndA41609407
3rdA454446306
4thA459406105
5thA4150384901
6thA4124354312
7thA460314100
8thA4123304403
9thA4039283911
10thA463172302
11thB4163121401
12thB4161111601
13thB4484101401
14thA41267901
15thB41564402
16thA40981101
17thB41621100

Towns in Wolverhampton: crashes in 2000

Wolverhampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 825.

Postcode districts in Wolverhampton: crashes in 2000

WV10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wolverhampton in 2000: 176.

Latest crashes in Wolverhampton in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Wolverhampton in 2000, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Wolverhampton road accidents in other years