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Wolverhampton road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 535 road traffic collisions in Wolverhampton in 2015, and 725 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2014 (477), and casualties rose from 645.

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

Collisions in 2015
535
Up 12% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
725
Up 12% on 2014
Fatal collisions
4
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Wolverhampton in 2015

0.7% of collisions in Wolverhampton in 2015 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Wolverhampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious6512%
  • Slight46687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious729.9%
  • Slight64990%

Wolverhampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wolverhampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1982. 2015 is highlighted, with 535, up 12% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (14%)
  • Tuesday82 (15%)
  • Wednesday81 (15%)
  • Thursday86 (16%)
  • Friday81 (15%)
  • Saturday77 (14%)
  • Sunday54 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59152 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (9.2%)
  • February48 (9%)
  • March53 (9.9%)
  • April41 (7.7%)
  • May43 (8%)
  • June46 (8.6%)
  • July41 (7.7%)
  • August26 (4.9%)
  • September32 (6%)
  • October45 (8.4%)
  • November58 (11%)
  • December53 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight362 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit165 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds370 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded41 (7.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry359 (67%)
  • Wet or damp171 (32%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph452 (84%)
  • 40 mph75 (14%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway397 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway90 (17%)
  • Roundabout37 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wolverhampton in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant420 (58%)
  • Pedestrian138 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist55 (7.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1547 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2056 (7.7%)
  • 21 to 25107 (15%)
  • 26 to 35139 (19%)
  • 36 to 45111 (15%)
  • 46 to 55100 (14%)
  • 56 to 6549 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.1%)
  • Over 7521 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded27 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider409 (56%)
  • Passenger178 (25%)
  • Pedestrian138 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car748 (76%)
  • Motorcycle57 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown12 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wolverhampton in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wolverhampton had the 73rd most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
70th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wolverhampton in 2015

St Peters, Wolverhampton, WV1 4HB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wolverhampton in 2015, with 55 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Wolverhampton with the most crashes in 2015

The A41 and A449 had the most collisions in Wolverhampton in 2015, with 49 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wolverhampton, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41496803
2ndA449497117
3rdA454273704
4thA4123223514
5thA459212703
6thA4150202605
7thA4039192500
8thA463141810
9thA4124121801
10thA460121201
11thB41617900
12thA41264401
13thB44844600
14thB41633600
15thA40381200
16thA4571100
17thB41561100
18thB41621200

Towns in Wolverhampton: crashes in 2015

Wolverhampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 426.

Postcode districts in Wolverhampton: crashes in 2015

WV10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wolverhampton in 2015: 94.

Latest crashes in Wolverhampton in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Wolverhampton in 2015, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Wolverhampton road accidents in other years