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Wolverhampton road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 868 road traffic collisions in Wolverhampton in 2004, and 1,172 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2003 (872), and casualties fell from 1,175.

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

Collisions in 2004
868
Level with 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,172
Level with 2003
Fatal collisions
9
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Wolverhampton in 2004

1% of collisions in Wolverhampton in 2004 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Wolverhampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91%
  • Serious11713%
  • Slight74285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.8%
  • Serious13311%
  • Slight1,03088%

Wolverhampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wolverhampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1982. 2004 is highlighted, with 868, level with 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday142 (16%)
  • Tuesday150 (17%)
  • Wednesday126 (15%)
  • Thursday119 (14%)
  • Friday143 (16%)
  • Saturday117 (13%)
  • Sunday71 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59140 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59148 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59219 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59147 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5979 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January75 (8.6%)
  • February75 (8.6%)
  • March70 (8.1%)
  • April56 (6.5%)
  • May83 (9.6%)
  • June69 (7.9%)
  • July70 (8.1%)
  • August59 (6.8%)
  • September72 (8.3%)
  • October77 (8.9%)
  • November100 (12%)
  • December62 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight596 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit267 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds655 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds133 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other33 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded38 (4.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry592 (68%)
  • Wet or damp263 (30%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.7%)
  • Snow4 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph712 (82%)
  • 40 mph148 (17%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway652 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway172 (20%)
  • Roundabout32 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wolverhampton in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant696 (59%)
  • Pedestrian204 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist100 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist77 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant49 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1038 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1597 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20163 (14%)
  • 21 to 25145 (12%)
  • 26 to 35208 (18%)
  • 36 to 45189 (16%)
  • 46 to 55102 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6565 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7540 (3.4%)
  • Over 7537 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded71 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider628 (54%)
  • Passenger340 (29%)
  • Pedestrian204 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,251 (79%)
  • Motorcycle97 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach47 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wolverhampton in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Fatal
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Wolverhampton ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wolverhampton had the 62nd most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
108th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
50th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wolverhampton in 2004

St Peters, Wolverhampton, WV1 4HB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wolverhampton in 2004, with 115 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wolverhampton with the most crashes in 2004

The A449 had the most collisions in Wolverhampton in 2004: 67, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wolverhampton, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4496795010
2ndA41599624
3rdA454476617
4thA4124395225
5thA459376504
6thA4123364408
7thA4150364302
8thA4039273502
9thA463182103
10thB4484121500
11thB4163111602
12thA460101002
13thB41617700
14thB41565600
15thA41264700
16thA40981100

Towns in Wolverhampton: crashes in 2004

Wolverhampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 735.

Postcode districts in Wolverhampton: crashes in 2004

WV1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wolverhampton in 2004: 146.

Latest crashes in Wolverhampton in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Wolverhampton in 2004, 2 were fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Wolverhampton road accidents in other years