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Wolverhampton road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 837 road traffic collisions in Wolverhampton in 2005, and 1,118 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2004 (868), and casualties fell from 1,172.

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

Collisions in 2005
837
Down 4% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
1,118
Down 5% on 2004
Fatal collisions
12
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
9.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Wolverhampton in 2005

1.4% of collisions in Wolverhampton in 2005 were fatal and 9.8% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Wolverhampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.4%
  • Serious829.8%
  • Slight74389%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.1%
  • Serious908.1%
  • Slight1,01691%

Wolverhampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wolverhampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1982. 2005 is highlighted, with 837, down 4% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday132 (16%)
  • Tuesday123 (15%)
  • Wednesday126 (15%)
  • Thursday124 (15%)
  • Friday114 (14%)
  • Saturday112 (13%)
  • Sunday106 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59116 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59168 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59209 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59131 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5982 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (8.6%)
  • February63 (7.5%)
  • March54 (6.5%)
  • April66 (7.9%)
  • May76 (9.1%)
  • June79 (9.4%)
  • July69 (8.2%)
  • August69 (8.2%)
  • September79 (9.4%)
  • October64 (7.6%)
  • November88 (11%)
  • December58 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight588 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit242 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds625 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other45 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded46 (5.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry590 (70%)
  • Wet or damp231 (28%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (2%)
  • 30 mph687 (82%)
  • 40 mph129 (15%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway593 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway169 (20%)
  • Roundabout52 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wolverhampton in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant702 (63%)
  • Pedestrian160 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant67 (6%)
  • Cyclist66 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1043 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1569 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20161 (14%)
  • 21 to 25139 (12%)
  • 26 to 35194 (17%)
  • 36 to 45172 (15%)
  • 46 to 55108 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6557 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7547 (4.2%)
  • Over 7526 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded74 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider641 (57%)
  • Passenger317 (28%)
  • Pedestrian160 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,182 (76%)
  • Motorcycle83 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes81 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach70 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car28 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wolverhampton in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wolverhampton had the 60th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
59th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wolverhampton in 2005

St Peters, Wolverhampton, WV1 4HB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wolverhampton in 2005, with 129 collisions, 4 of them fatal.

Roads in Wolverhampton with the most crashes in 2005

The A449 had the most collisions in Wolverhampton in 2005: 61, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wolverhampton, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA449617816
2ndA41608004
3rdA4150456234
4thA4123314706
5thA4124294603
6thA4039283902
7thA454273500
8thA459243802
9thA463151610
10thA460142410
11thB4161101202
12thB448491001
13thA412671301
14thB41634400
15thB41563301
16thB41621300

Towns in Wolverhampton: crashes in 2005

Wolverhampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 704.

Postcode districts in Wolverhampton: crashes in 2005

WV1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wolverhampton in 2005: 153.

Latest crashes in Wolverhampton in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Wolverhampton in 2005, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Wolverhampton road accidents in other years