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Wolverhampton road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 441 road traffic collisions in Wolverhampton in 2011, and 632 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2010 (514), and casualties fell from 704.

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

Collisions in 2011
441
Down 14% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
632
Down 10% on 2010
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Wolverhampton in 2011

0.7% of collisions in Wolverhampton in 2011 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Wolverhampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious6916%
  • Slight36984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious7512%
  • Slight55488%

Wolverhampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wolverhampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1982. 2011 is highlighted, with 441, down 14% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (15%)
  • Tuesday64 (15%)
  • Wednesday63 (14%)
  • Thursday69 (16%)
  • Friday61 (14%)
  • Saturday62 (14%)
  • Sunday58 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (5.9%)
  • February35 (7.9%)
  • March31 (7%)
  • April42 (9.5%)
  • May37 (8.4%)
  • June38 (8.6%)
  • July39 (8.8%)
  • August32 (7.3%)
  • September44 (10%)
  • October40 (9.1%)
  • November42 (9.5%)
  • December35 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight325 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit114 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds370 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (6.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other23 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry343 (78%)
  • Wet or damp92 (21%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph367 (83%)
  • 40 mph62 (14%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway320 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway80 (18%)
  • Roundabout32 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wolverhampton in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant373 (59%)
  • Pedestrian90 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (10%)
  • Cyclist54 (8.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant26 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20103 (16%)
  • 21 to 2583 (13%)
  • 26 to 35111 (18%)
  • 36 to 45100 (16%)
  • 46 to 5574 (12%)
  • 56 to 6538 (6%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.3%)
  • Over 7516 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider382 (60%)
  • Passenger160 (25%)
  • Pedestrian90 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car617 (75%)
  • Motorcycle62 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wolverhampton in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wolverhampton had the 113th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
113th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
104th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wolverhampton in 2011

St Peters, Wolverhampton, WV1 4HB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wolverhampton in 2011, with 55 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Wolverhampton with the most crashes in 2011

The A41 and A449 had the most collisions in Wolverhampton in 2011, with 35 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wolverhampton, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41354205
2ndA449354805
3rdA454243303
4thA4124193502
5thA4039163303
6thA4123152902
7thA4150142603
8thA463121800
9thA45991702
10thA46091012
11thB44846700
12thB41614710
13thB41563600
14thB41633400
15thA41262200

Towns in Wolverhampton: crashes in 2011

Wolverhampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 368.

Postcode districts in Wolverhampton: crashes in 2011

WV10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wolverhampton in 2011: 73.

Latest crashes in Wolverhampton in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Wolverhampton in 2011, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Wolverhampton road accidents in other years