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Wolverhampton road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 633 road traffic collisions in Wolverhampton in 2009, and 862 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2008 (609), and casualties rose from 829.

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

Collisions in 2009
633
Up 4% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
862
Up 4% on 2008
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
9.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Wolverhampton in 2009

0.5% of collisions in Wolverhampton in 2009 were fatal and 9.2% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Wolverhampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious589.2%
  • Slight57290%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious617.1%
  • Slight79893%

Wolverhampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wolverhampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1982. 2009 is highlighted, with 633, up 4% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday105 (17%)
  • Tuesday86 (14%)
  • Wednesday79 (12%)
  • Thursday88 (14%)
  • Friday117 (18%)
  • Saturday77 (12%)
  • Sunday81 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59126 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59167 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (8.4%)
  • February37 (5.8%)
  • March59 (9.3%)
  • April47 (7.4%)
  • May53 (8.4%)
  • June41 (6.5%)
  • July59 (9.3%)
  • August52 (8.2%)
  • September60 (9.5%)
  • October55 (8.7%)
  • November67 (11%)
  • December50 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight465 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit165 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds491 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other24 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry432 (68%)
  • Wet or damp185 (29%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (3%)
  • 30 mph517 (82%)
  • 40 mph91 (14%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway450 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway121 (19%)
  • Roundabout45 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wolverhampton in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant526 (61%)
  • Pedestrian133 (15%)
  • Cyclist68 (7.9%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1542 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20138 (16%)
  • 21 to 25111 (13%)
  • 26 to 35143 (17%)
  • 36 to 45148 (17%)
  • 46 to 5595 (11%)
  • 56 to 6543 (5%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.4%)
  • Over 7531 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded35 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider493 (57%)
  • Passenger236 (27%)
  • Pedestrian133 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car882 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle59 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach42 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car36 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wolverhampton in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wolverhampton had the 79th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
78th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
140th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wolverhampton in 2009

St Peters, Wolverhampton, WV1 4HB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wolverhampton in 2009, with 97 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Wolverhampton with the most crashes in 2009

The A41 had the most collisions in Wolverhampton in 2009: 55, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wolverhampton, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41558214
2ndA449486715
3rdA4150304003
4thA454294703
5thA4123223001
6thA4124223800
7thA459162200
8thA4039142101
9thA460131701
10thB4161121600
11thB448491202
12thA46381101
13thA41262200
14thB41622200
15thB41561100
16thB41631100

Towns in Wolverhampton: crashes in 2009

Wolverhampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 568.

Postcode districts in Wolverhampton: crashes in 2009

WV1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wolverhampton in 2009: 111.

Latest crashes in Wolverhampton in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Wolverhampton in 2009, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2009.

Severity

Wolverhampton road accidents in other years