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Wolverhampton road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 482 road traffic collisions in Wolverhampton in 2018, and 639 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2017 (491), and casualties fell from 669.

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

Collisions in 2018
482
Down 2% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
639
Down 4% on 2017
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Wolverhampton in 2018

1% of collisions in Wolverhampton in 2018 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Wolverhampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious7916%
  • Slight39883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious8413%
  • Slight55086%

Wolverhampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wolverhampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1982. 2018 is highlighted, with 482, down 2% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (16%)
  • Tuesday61 (13%)
  • Wednesday71 (15%)
  • Thursday67 (14%)
  • Friday85 (18%)
  • Saturday69 (14%)
  • Sunday51 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (8.1%)
  • February44 (9.1%)
  • March43 (8.9%)
  • April32 (6.6%)
  • May42 (8.7%)
  • June48 (10%)
  • July40 (8.3%)
  • August39 (8.1%)
  • September34 (7.1%)
  • October47 (9.8%)
  • November37 (7.7%)
  • December37 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight345 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit128 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds374 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (8.7%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded35 (7.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry365 (76%)
  • Wet or damp106 (22%)
  • Snow6 (1.2%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph420 (87%)
  • 40 mph48 (10%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway367 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (15%)
  • Roundabout28 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wolverhampton in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant405 (63%)
  • Pedestrian96 (15%)
  • Cyclist58 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant13 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1536 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2067 (10%)
  • 21 to 2574 (12%)
  • 26 to 35135 (21%)
  • 36 to 4591 (14%)
  • 46 to 5581 (13%)
  • 56 to 6546 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.2%)
  • Over 7517 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded24 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider406 (64%)
  • Passenger137 (21%)
  • Pedestrian96 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car728 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle51 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wolverhampton in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wolverhampton had the 70th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
70th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
71st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wolverhampton in 2018

St Peters, Wolverhampton, WV1 4HB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wolverhampton in 2018, with 53 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Wolverhampton with the most crashes in 2018

The A41 had the most collisions in Wolverhampton in 2018: 39, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wolverhampton, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41395201
2ndA449293815
3rdA4123183202
4thA4124172503
5thA463162205
6thA4039152403
7thA4150141502
8thA454142401
9thA460131615
10thA459121601
11thB44844400
12thA41262201
13thB41562300
14thB41612201
15thB41622402
16thA45401100

Towns in Wolverhampton: crashes in 2018

Wolverhampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 417.

Postcode districts in Wolverhampton: crashes in 2018

WV10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wolverhampton in 2018: 92.

Latest crashes in Wolverhampton in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Wolverhampton in 2018, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2018.

Severity

Wolverhampton road accidents in other years