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Wolverhampton road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 662 road traffic collisions in Wolverhampton in 2006, and 886 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2005 (837), and casualties fell from 1,118.

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

Collisions in 2006
662
Down 21% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
886
Down 21% on 2005
Fatal collisions
7
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Wolverhampton in 2006

1.1% of collisions in Wolverhampton in 2006 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Wolverhampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious7912%
  • Slight57687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.1%
  • Serious879.8%
  • Slight78989%

Wolverhampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wolverhampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1982. 2006 is highlighted, with 662, down 21% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (14%)
  • Tuesday97 (15%)
  • Wednesday75 (11%)
  • Thursday104 (16%)
  • Friday105 (16%)
  • Saturday112 (17%)
  • Sunday76 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (6.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5999 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59110 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59156 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59115 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (9.5%)
  • February56 (8.5%)
  • March47 (7.1%)
  • April51 (7.7%)
  • May61 (9.2%)
  • June50 (7.6%)
  • July66 (10%)
  • August52 (7.9%)
  • September49 (7.4%)
  • October52 (7.9%)
  • November78 (12%)
  • December37 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight465 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit192 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds495 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other38 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry437 (66%)
  • Wet or damp219 (33%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph546 (82%)
  • 40 mph100 (15%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway472 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway148 (22%)
  • Roundabout33 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wolverhampton in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant546 (62%)
  • Pedestrian145 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist41 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant33 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1036 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1543 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20109 (12%)
  • 21 to 25112 (13%)
  • 26 to 35156 (18%)
  • 36 to 45155 (17%)
  • 46 to 55102 (12%)
  • 56 to 6547 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4%)
  • Over 7528 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded51 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider497 (56%)
  • Passenger244 (28%)
  • Pedestrian145 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car954 (78%)
  • Motorcycle58 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach47 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car34 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (1.6%)
  • Minibus8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wolverhampton in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Wolverhampton ranked among 351 areas in 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wolverhampton had the 90th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
90th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wolverhampton in 2006

St Peters, Wolverhampton, WV1 4HB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wolverhampton in 2006, with 106 collisions, 19 of them serious.

Roads in Wolverhampton with the most crashes in 2006

The A449 had the most collisions in Wolverhampton in 2006: 58, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wolverhampton, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA449588216
2ndA41496604
3rdA4123375518
4thA4150283607
5thA4124243401
6thA454243213
7thA4039202903
8thA460131402
9thA459111403
10thA463111202
11thB41617700
12thB41565600
13thB44845602
14thA41264700
15thB41633400
16thB41621300

Towns in Wolverhampton: crashes in 2006

Wolverhampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 572.

Postcode districts in Wolverhampton: crashes in 2006

WV1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wolverhampton in 2006: 116.

Latest crashes in Wolverhampton in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Wolverhampton in 2006, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Wolverhampton road accidents in other years