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Wolverhampton road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 477 road traffic collisions in Wolverhampton in 2014, and 645 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2013 (455), and casualties rose from 633.

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

Collisions in 2014
477
Up 5% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
645
Up 2% on 2013
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Wolverhampton in 2014

0.6% of collisions in Wolverhampton in 2014 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Wolverhampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious6814%
  • Slight40685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious7311%
  • Slight56988%

Wolverhampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wolverhampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1982. 2014 is highlighted, with 477, up 5% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (15%)
  • Tuesday56 (12%)
  • Wednesday77 (16%)
  • Thursday68 (14%)
  • Friday85 (18%)
  • Saturday61 (13%)
  • Sunday58 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (9.2%)
  • February30 (6.3%)
  • March49 (10%)
  • April33 (6.9%)
  • May37 (7.8%)
  • June39 (8.2%)
  • July38 (8%)
  • August42 (8.8%)
  • September42 (8.8%)
  • October32 (6.7%)
  • November53 (11%)
  • December38 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight324 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit146 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds359 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other21 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded23 (4.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry321 (67%)
  • Wet or damp152 (32%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1%)
  • 30 mph403 (84%)
  • 40 mph62 (13%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway333 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway99 (21%)
  • Roundabout34 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wolverhampton in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant389 (60%)
  • Pedestrian105 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (9%)
  • Cyclist52 (8.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1537 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2079 (12%)
  • 21 to 2580 (12%)
  • 26 to 35135 (21%)
  • 36 to 4598 (15%)
  • 46 to 5596 (15%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.9%)
  • Over 7518 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider379 (59%)
  • Passenger161 (25%)
  • Pedestrian105 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car669 (76%)
  • Motorcycle60 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach21 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wolverhampton in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wolverhampton had the 91st most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
90th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wolverhampton in 2014

St Peters, Wolverhampton, WV1 4HB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wolverhampton in 2014, with 59 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Wolverhampton with the most crashes in 2014

The A41 had the most collisions in Wolverhampton in 2014: 45, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wolverhampton, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41456406
2ndA449364912
3rdA454273503
4thA4124202905
5thA459192501
6thA4150182603
7thA463172302
8thA4123152000
9thA460151802
10thA4039131703
11thB44847902
12thB41616702
13thB41624801
14thB41563302

Towns in Wolverhampton: crashes in 2014

Wolverhampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 402.

Postcode districts in Wolverhampton: crashes in 2014

WV10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wolverhampton in 2014: 95.

Latest crashes in Wolverhampton in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Wolverhampton in 2014, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Wolverhampton road accidents in other years