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Wolverhampton road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 609 road traffic collisions in Wolverhampton in 2008, and 829 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2007 (710), and casualties fell from 991.

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

Collisions in 2008
609
Down 14% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
829
Down 16% on 2007
Fatal collisions
8
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Wolverhampton in 2008

1.3% of collisions in Wolverhampton in 2008 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Wolverhampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious6411%
  • Slight53788%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.1%
  • Serious708.4%
  • Slight75090%

Wolverhampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wolverhampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1982. 2008 is highlighted, with 609, down 14% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (15%)
  • Tuesday91 (15%)
  • Wednesday97 (16%)
  • Thursday77 (13%)
  • Friday99 (16%)
  • Saturday94 (15%)
  • Sunday62 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59142 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59133 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59105 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January69 (11%)
  • February60 (9.9%)
  • March44 (7.2%)
  • April54 (8.9%)
  • May51 (8.4%)
  • June46 (7.6%)
  • July52 (8.5%)
  • August43 (7.1%)
  • September39 (6.4%)
  • October57 (9.4%)
  • November54 (8.9%)
  • December40 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight431 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit176 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds448 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds94 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other28 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry416 (68%)
  • Wet or damp183 (30%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph20 (3.3%)
  • 30 mph502 (82%)
  • 40 mph82 (13%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway451 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway105 (17%)
  • Roundabout38 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wolverhampton in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant511 (62%)
  • Pedestrian131 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist60 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1558 (7%)
  • 16 to 20114 (14%)
  • 21 to 25115 (14%)
  • 26 to 35159 (19%)
  • 36 to 45128 (15%)
  • 46 to 5582 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6548 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.3%)
  • Over 7512 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded38 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider492 (59%)
  • Passenger206 (25%)
  • Pedestrian131 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car848 (75%)
  • Motorcycle68 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach34 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (2.1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wolverhampton in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Wolverhampton ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wolverhampton had the 88th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
88th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wolverhampton in 2008

St Peters, Wolverhampton, WV1 4HB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wolverhampton in 2008, with 86 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Wolverhampton with the most crashes in 2008

The A41 had the most collisions in Wolverhampton in 2008: 61, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wolverhampton, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA416191110
2ndA449467223
3rdA4150324511
4thA4123253804
5thA460243301
6thA454233601
7thA459233412
8thA4039192401
9thA4124152301
10thB4161101601
11thA46391101
12thB448481000
13thA412661010
14thB41623300
15thB41632200
16thA4561100
17thB41561100

Towns in Wolverhampton: crashes in 2008

Wolverhampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 534.

Postcode districts in Wolverhampton: crashes in 2008

WV1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wolverhampton in 2008: 106.

Latest crashes in Wolverhampton in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Wolverhampton in 2008, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Wolverhampton road accidents in other years