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Wolverhampton road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 465 road traffic collisions in Wolverhampton in 2012, and 631 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2011 (441), and casualties fell from 632.

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

Collisions in 2012
465
Up 5% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
631
Level with 2011
Fatal collisions
10
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Wolverhampton in 2012

2.2% of collisions in Wolverhampton in 2012 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Wolverhampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious8017%
  • Slight37581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious8213%
  • Slight53885%

Wolverhampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wolverhampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1982. 2012 is highlighted, with 465, up 5% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (13%)
  • Tuesday67 (14%)
  • Wednesday81 (17%)
  • Thursday84 (18%)
  • Friday71 (15%)
  • Saturday58 (12%)
  • Sunday43 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (9.7%)
  • February41 (8.8%)
  • March35 (7.5%)
  • April31 (6.7%)
  • May39 (8.4%)
  • June40 (8.6%)
  • July46 (9.9%)
  • August33 (7.1%)
  • September34 (7.3%)
  • October37 (8%)
  • November42 (9%)
  • December42 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight340 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit117 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds296 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other40 (8.6%)
  • Not recorded34 (7.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry284 (61%)
  • Wet or damp171 (37%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph373 (80%)
  • 40 mph77 (17%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway338 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway92 (20%)
  • Roundabout29 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wolverhampton in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant359 (57%)
  • Pedestrian111 (18%)
  • Cyclist52 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (8.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2069 (11%)
  • 21 to 2593 (15%)
  • 26 to 35137 (22%)
  • 36 to 45112 (18%)
  • 46 to 5555 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.5%)
  • Over 7522 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider364 (58%)
  • Passenger156 (25%)
  • Pedestrian111 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car624 (74%)
  • Motorcycle52 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach21 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wolverhampton in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wolverhampton had the 93rd most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
96th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wolverhampton in 2012

St Peters, Wolverhampton, WV1 4HB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wolverhampton in 2012, with 59 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wolverhampton with the most crashes in 2012

The A449 had the most collisions in Wolverhampton in 2012: 46, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wolverhampton, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4494664012
2ndA41434914
3rdA454223314
4thA4124202803
5thA4150202910
6thA4123172613
7thA463152002
8thA460131905
9thA459111500
10thB448491303
11thA40398801
12thB41613310
13thB41623401
14thA41262200
15thB41562201
16thB41631200

Towns in Wolverhampton: crashes in 2012

Wolverhampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 391.

Postcode districts in Wolverhampton: crashes in 2012

WV10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wolverhampton in 2012: 83.

Latest crashes in Wolverhampton in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Wolverhampton in 2012, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Wolverhampton road accidents in other years