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Wolverhampton road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 710 road traffic collisions in Wolverhampton in 2007, and 991 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2006 (662), and casualties rose from 886.

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

Collisions in 2007
710
Up 7% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
991
Up 12% on 2006
Fatal collisions
6
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Wolverhampton in 2007

0.8% of collisions in Wolverhampton in 2007 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Wolverhampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious8212%
  • Slight62288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious939.4%
  • Slight89290%

Wolverhampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wolverhampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1982. 2007 is highlighted, with 710, up 7% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday122 (17%)
  • Tuesday110 (15%)
  • Wednesday93 (13%)
  • Thursday94 (13%)
  • Friday98 (14%)
  • Saturday105 (15%)
  • Sunday88 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5992 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59142 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59166 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59125 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January69 (9.7%)
  • February54 (7.6%)
  • March47 (6.6%)
  • April53 (7.5%)
  • May66 (9.3%)
  • June68 (9.6%)
  • July65 (9.2%)
  • August45 (6.3%)
  • September60 (8.5%)
  • October52 (7.3%)
  • November69 (9.7%)
  • December62 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight501 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit201 (28%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds532 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds109 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other22 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry480 (68%)
  • Wet or damp221 (31%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.6%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph584 (82%)
  • 40 mph108 (15%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway499 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway158 (22%)
  • Roundabout33 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wolverhampton in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant635 (64%)
  • Pedestrian132 (13%)
  • Cyclist77 (7.8%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1032 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1568 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20163 (16%)
  • 21 to 25130 (13%)
  • 26 to 35155 (16%)
  • 36 to 45155 (16%)
  • 46 to 5589 (9%)
  • 56 to 6560 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.4%)
  • Over 7538 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded54 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider575 (58%)
  • Passenger284 (29%)
  • Pedestrian132 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,024 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle78 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach40 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (1.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wolverhampton in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wolverhampton had the 72nd most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
65th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wolverhampton in 2007

St Peters, Wolverhampton, WV1 4HB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wolverhampton in 2007, with 101 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Wolverhampton with the most crashes in 2007

The A41 and A449 had the most collisions in Wolverhampton in 2007, with 57 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wolverhampton, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41578207
2ndA449579015
3rdA4123415904
4thA4150334501
5thA4124304001
6thA454213113
7thA459183013
8thA460161811
9thA4039132602
10thA463101200
11thA412691001
12thB448491200
13thB41616800
14thB41633302
15thB41622200
16thA40981100
17thB41561100

Towns in Wolverhampton: crashes in 2007

Wolverhampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 602.

Postcode districts in Wolverhampton: crashes in 2007

WV10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wolverhampton in 2007: 125.

Latest crashes in Wolverhampton in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Wolverhampton in 2007, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Wolverhampton road accidents in other years