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Wolverhampton road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 497 road traffic collisions in Wolverhampton in 2016, and 695 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2015 (535), and casualties fell from 725.

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

Collisions in 2016
497
Down 7% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
695
Down 4% on 2015
Fatal collisions
4
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Wolverhampton in 2016

0.8% of collisions in Wolverhampton in 2016 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Wolverhampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious7214%
  • Slight42185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious7811%
  • Slight61388%

Wolverhampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wolverhampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1982. 2016 is highlighted, with 497, down 7% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (13%)
  • Tuesday62 (12%)
  • Wednesday89 (18%)
  • Thursday90 (18%)
  • Friday81 (16%)
  • Saturday55 (11%)
  • Sunday55 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (9.3%)
  • February42 (8.5%)
  • March42 (8.5%)
  • April47 (9.5%)
  • May51 (10%)
  • June45 (9.1%)
  • July36 (7.2%)
  • August37 (7.4%)
  • September51 (10%)
  • October34 (6.8%)
  • November39 (7.8%)
  • December27 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight345 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit145 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds379 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded32 (6.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry360 (72%)
  • Wet or damp117 (24%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph419 (84%)
  • 40 mph66 (13%)
  • 50 mph5 (1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway350 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway85 (17%)
  • Roundabout49 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wolverhampton in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant437 (63%)
  • Pedestrian99 (14%)
  • Cyclist68 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1534 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2072 (10%)
  • 21 to 2581 (12%)
  • 26 to 35156 (22%)
  • 36 to 45108 (16%)
  • 46 to 5584 (12%)
  • 56 to 6553 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.7%)
  • Over 7521 (3%)
  • Not recorded32 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider408 (59%)
  • Passenger188 (27%)
  • Pedestrian99 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car738 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle39 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wolverhampton in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Wolverhampton ranked among 351 areas in 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wolverhampton had the 82nd most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wolverhampton in 2016

St Peters, Wolverhampton, WV1 4HB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wolverhampton in 2016, with 53 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wolverhampton with the most crashes in 2016

The A449 had the most collisions in Wolverhampton in 2016: 43, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wolverhampton, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA449436505
2ndA41355604
3rdA454212502
4thA4039152200
5thA4123152201
6thA463152805
7thA4150142000
8thA460141711
9thA4124112211
10thA45991202
11thB41616900
12thA41263300
13thB41562200
14thB41731100
15thB42101101
16thB44841200

Towns in Wolverhampton: crashes in 2016

Wolverhampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 417.

Postcode districts in Wolverhampton: crashes in 2016

WV10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wolverhampton in 2016: 104.

Latest crashes in Wolverhampton in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Wolverhampton in 2016, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Wolverhampton road accidents in other years