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Wolverhampton road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,025 road traffic collisions in Wolverhampton in 2001, and 1,313 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2000 (952), and casualties rose from 1,264.

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

Collisions in 2001
1,025
Up 8% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,313
Up 4% on 2000
Fatal collisions
8
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
9.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Wolverhampton in 2001

0.8% of collisions in Wolverhampton in 2001 were fatal and 9.6% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Wolverhampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.8%
  • Serious989.6%
  • Slight91990%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.6%
  • Serious1209.1%
  • Slight1,18590%

Wolverhampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wolverhampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1982. 2001 is highlighted, with 1,025, up 8% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday151 (15%)
  • Tuesday146 (14%)
  • Wednesday164 (16%)
  • Thursday143 (14%)
  • Friday184 (18%)
  • Saturday139 (14%)
  • Sunday98 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5949 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59108 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59155 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59192 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59263 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59152 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5991 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January93 (9.1%)
  • February83 (8.1%)
  • March83 (8.1%)
  • April83 (8.1%)
  • May78 (7.6%)
  • June77 (7.5%)
  • July83 (8.1%)
  • August71 (6.9%)
  • September88 (8.6%)
  • October94 (9.2%)
  • November99 (9.7%)
  • December93 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight727 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit293 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds789 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds133 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other69 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded20 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry647 (63%)
  • Wet or damp365 (36%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.1%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph864 (84%)
  • 40 mph147 (14%)
  • 50 mph10 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway756 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway191 (19%)
  • Roundabout56 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wolverhampton in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant826 (63%)
  • Pedestrian219 (17%)
  • Cyclist114 (8.7%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant30 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1070 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1591 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20146 (11%)
  • 21 to 25176 (13%)
  • 26 to 35272 (21%)
  • 36 to 45206 (16%)
  • 46 to 55138 (11%)
  • 56 to 6574 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7545 (3.4%)
  • Over 7532 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded28 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider778 (59%)
  • Passenger316 (24%)
  • Pedestrian219 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,478 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle113 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes104 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle75 (4%)
  • Bus or coach47 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (0.7%)
  • Minibus10 (0.5%)
  • Tram1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wolverhampton in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Wolverhampton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Wolverhampton ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wolverhampton had the 58th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
67th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wolverhampton in 2001

St Peters, Wolverhampton, WV1 4HB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wolverhampton in 2001, with 144 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wolverhampton with the most crashes in 2001

The A41 had the most collisions in Wolverhampton in 2001: 80, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wolverhampton, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA418010903
2ndA449698207
3rdA4150638102
4thA4545474010
5thA4124486705
6thA4039395704
7thA459395404
8thA460303303
9thA4123263636
10thA463152202
11thB4484141800
12thA4126111511
13thB4161111201
14thB41634600
15thB41563400
16thB41622200

Towns in Wolverhampton: crashes in 2001

Wolverhampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 876.

Postcode districts in Wolverhampton: crashes in 2001

WV10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wolverhampton in 2001: 180.

Latest crashes in Wolverhampton in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Wolverhampton in 2001, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Wolverhampton road accidents in other years