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Wolverhampton road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 966 road traffic collisions in Wolverhampton in 2002, and 1,334 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2001 (1,025), and casualties rose from 1,313.

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

Collisions in 2002
966
Down 6% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
1,334
Up 2% on 2001
Fatal collisions
7
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
9.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Wolverhampton in 2002

0.7% of collisions in Wolverhampton in 2002 were fatal and 9.6% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Wolverhampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.7%
  • Serious939.6%
  • Slight86690%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.5%
  • Serious1098.2%
  • Slight1,21891%

Wolverhampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wolverhampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1982. 2002 is highlighted, with 966, down 6% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday120 (12%)
  • Tuesday124 (13%)
  • Wednesday143 (15%)
  • Thursday127 (13%)
  • Friday170 (18%)
  • Saturday150 (16%)
  • Sunday132 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5950 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59100 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59195 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59232 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59190 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59100 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (7.3%)
  • February75 (7.8%)
  • March94 (9.7%)
  • April59 (6.1%)
  • May97 (10%)
  • June75 (7.8%)
  • July69 (7.1%)
  • August75 (7.8%)
  • September93 (9.6%)
  • October101 (10%)
  • November89 (9.2%)
  • December68 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight652 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit310 (32%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds682 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds196 (20%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other40 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded25 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry594 (61%)
  • Wet or damp365 (38%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph796 (82%)
  • 40 mph155 (16%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway730 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway183 (19%)
  • Roundabout35 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wolverhampton in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant886 (66%)
  • Pedestrian220 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist66 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1077 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1587 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20161 (12%)
  • 21 to 25155 (12%)
  • 26 to 35316 (24%)
  • 36 to 45194 (15%)
  • 46 to 55126 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6578 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7539 (2.9%)
  • Over 7529 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded33 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider712 (53%)
  • Passenger402 (30%)
  • Pedestrian220 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,455 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes85 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle78 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach55 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wolverhampton in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wolverhampton had the 61st most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
55th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wolverhampton in 2002

St Peters, Wolverhampton, WV1 4HB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wolverhampton in 2002, with 131 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Wolverhampton with the most crashes in 2002

The A41 had the most collisions in Wolverhampton in 2002: 90, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wolverhampton, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA419013525
2ndA449759616
3rdA454508808
4thA4124476812
5thA4123446904
6thA4150415004
7thA459375003
8thA460283405
9thA4039212702
10thA463182404
11thB448491501
12thB415671000
13thA41266600
14thB41615500
15thB41625501
16thB41635601
17thA40631300

Towns in Wolverhampton: crashes in 2002

Wolverhampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 838.

Postcode districts in Wolverhampton: crashes in 2002

WV10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wolverhampton in 2002: 195.

Latest crashes in Wolverhampton in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Wolverhampton in 2002, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Severity

Wolverhampton road accidents in other years