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Wolverhampton road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 489 road traffic collisions in Wolverhampton in 2019, and 667 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2018 (482), and casualties rose from 639.

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

Collisions in 2019
489
Up 1% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
667
Up 4% on 2018
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Wolverhampton in 2019

1% of collisions in Wolverhampton in 2019 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Wolverhampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious7616%
  • Slight40883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious8012%
  • Slight58187%

Wolverhampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wolverhampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1982. 2019 is highlighted, with 489, up 1% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (15%)
  • Tuesday68 (14%)
  • Wednesday71 (15%)
  • Thursday77 (16%)
  • Friday71 (15%)
  • Saturday55 (11%)
  • Sunday72 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59132 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.1%)
  • February35 (7.2%)
  • March49 (10%)
  • April49 (10%)
  • May39 (8%)
  • June41 (8.4%)
  • July43 (8.8%)
  • August34 (7%)
  • September51 (10%)
  • October35 (7.2%)
  • November42 (8.6%)
  • December41 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight358 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit121 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds367 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other22 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded31 (6.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry349 (71%)
  • Wet or damp129 (26%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph429 (88%)
  • 40 mph43 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway369 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway80 (16%)
  • Roundabout27 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wolverhampton in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant410 (61%)
  • Pedestrian118 (18%)
  • Cyclist66 (9.9%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1031 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1548 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2058 (8.7%)
  • 21 to 2569 (10%)
  • 26 to 35125 (19%)
  • 36 to 45113 (17%)
  • 46 to 5583 (12%)
  • 56 to 6546 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.7%)
  • Over 7526 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded31 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider394 (59%)
  • Passenger155 (23%)
  • Pedestrian118 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car717 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (4.6%)
  • Motorcycle38 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wolverhampton in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wolverhampton had the 62nd most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wolverhampton in 2019

St Peters, Wolverhampton, WV1 4HB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wolverhampton in 2019, with 50 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Wolverhampton with the most crashes in 2019

The A41 had the most collisions in Wolverhampton in 2019: 41, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wolverhampton, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41416118
2ndA449323905
3rdA4123233713
4thA4124233906
5thA454172502
6thA463151803
7thA4039131621
8thA459131503
9thA460121500
10thB4161122000
11thA4150111700
12thB448471100
13thA41263700
14thB41622401
15thA40981100
16thB41561400
17thB41631101

Towns in Wolverhampton: crashes in 2019

Wolverhampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 415.

Postcode districts in Wolverhampton: crashes in 2019

WV10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wolverhampton in 2019: 96.

Latest crashes in Wolverhampton in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Wolverhampton in 2019, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Wolverhampton road accidents in other years