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Wolverhampton road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 491 road traffic collisions in Wolverhampton in 2017, and 669 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2016 (497), and casualties fell from 695.

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

Collisions in 2017
491
Down 1% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
669
Down 4% on 2016
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Wolverhampton in 2017

0.2% of collisions in Wolverhampton in 2017 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Wolverhampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious7014%
  • Slight42086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious7812%
  • Slight59088%

Wolverhampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wolverhampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1982. 2017 is highlighted, with 491, down 1% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (13%)
  • Tuesday75 (15%)
  • Wednesday69 (14%)
  • Thursday79 (16%)
  • Friday77 (16%)
  • Saturday74 (15%)
  • Sunday51 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5999 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.1%)
  • February47 (9.6%)
  • March30 (6.1%)
  • April43 (8.8%)
  • May41 (8.4%)
  • June42 (8.6%)
  • July33 (6.7%)
  • August36 (7.3%)
  • September51 (10%)
  • October41 (8.4%)
  • November58 (12%)
  • December39 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight332 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit147 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds367 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded41 (8.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry352 (72%)
  • Wet or damp126 (26%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.6%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1%)
  • 30 mph420 (86%)
  • 40 mph58 (12%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway359 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway92 (19%)
  • Roundabout29 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wolverhampton in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant419 (63%)
  • Pedestrian110 (16%)
  • Cyclist63 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1547 (7%)
  • 16 to 2046 (6.9%)
  • 21 to 2591 (14%)
  • 26 to 35135 (20%)
  • 36 to 4590 (13%)
  • 46 to 55102 (15%)
  • 56 to 6553 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7536 (5.4%)
  • Over 7515 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded30 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider400 (60%)
  • Passenger159 (24%)
  • Pedestrian110 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car726 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (7%)
  • Motorcycle39 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown9 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wolverhampton in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wolverhampton had the 76th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
76th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wolverhampton in 2017

St Peters, Wolverhampton, WV1 4HB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wolverhampton in 2017, with 42 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Wolverhampton with the most crashes in 2017

The A449 had the most collisions in Wolverhampton in 2017: 34, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wolverhampton, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA449344205
2ndA41334608
3rdA4123264502
4thA454242902
5thA463202203
6thA4039172002
7thA4124131803
8thA459121500
9thA460121403
10thA4150112300
11thB41636600
12thB448461201
13thB41614400
14thB41562200
15thB41622200
16thA41261100
17thA4571100
18thA4611700
19thM61100

Towns in Wolverhampton: crashes in 2017

Wolverhampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 402.

Postcode districts in Wolverhampton: crashes in 2017

WV14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wolverhampton in 2017: 88.

Latest crashes in Wolverhampton in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Wolverhampton in 2017, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Wolverhampton road accidents in other years