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Wolverhampton road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 455 road traffic collisions in Wolverhampton in 2013, and 633 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2012 (465), and casualties rose from 631.

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

Collisions in 2013
455
Down 2% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
633
Level with 2012
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Wolverhampton in 2013

0.7% of collisions in Wolverhampton in 2013 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Wolverhampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious5412%
  • Slight39887%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious619.6%
  • Slight56990%

Wolverhampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wolverhampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1982. 2013 is highlighted, with 455, down 2% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (12%)
  • Tuesday65 (14%)
  • Wednesday80 (18%)
  • Thursday71 (16%)
  • Friday68 (15%)
  • Saturday72 (16%)
  • Sunday46 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.6%)
  • February29 (6.4%)
  • March44 (9.7%)
  • April38 (8.4%)
  • May29 (6.4%)
  • June30 (6.6%)
  • July45 (9.9%)
  • August42 (9.2%)
  • September36 (7.9%)
  • October56 (12%)
  • November45 (9.9%)
  • December31 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight333 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit118 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds295 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other35 (7.7%)
  • Not recorded27 (5.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry297 (65%)
  • Wet or damp141 (31%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2%)
  • Snow8 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph385 (85%)
  • 40 mph67 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway344 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway80 (18%)
  • Roundabout26 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wolverhampton in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant381 (60%)
  • Pedestrian113 (18%)
  • Cyclist55 (8.7%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1541 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2066 (10%)
  • 21 to 2585 (13%)
  • 26 to 35120 (19%)
  • 36 to 45109 (17%)
  • 46 to 5572 (11%)
  • 56 to 6546 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.9%)
  • Over 7517 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider355 (56%)
  • Passenger165 (26%)
  • Pedestrian113 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car627 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle45 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wolverhampton in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wolverhampton had the 91st most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
90th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wolverhampton in 2013

St Peters, Wolverhampton, WV1 4HB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wolverhampton in 2013, with 45 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Wolverhampton with the most crashes in 2013

The A449 had the most collisions in Wolverhampton in 2013: 46, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wolverhampton, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA449467715
2ndA41436608
3rdA4124222704
4thA460202604
5thA4123193312
6thA454182602
7thA4039152001
8thA459131902
9thB4484101401
10thA415081001
11thB41617801
12thA4636711
13thB41636600
14thA41264500
15thA40983301

Towns in Wolverhampton: crashes in 2013

Wolverhampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 375.

Postcode districts in Wolverhampton: crashes in 2013

WV10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wolverhampton in 2013: 89.

Latest crashes in Wolverhampton in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Wolverhampton in 2013, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2013.

Severity

Wolverhampton road accidents in other years