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Wolverhampton road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 473 road traffic collisions in Wolverhampton in 2021, and 639 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were up 26% on 2020 (376), and casualties rose from 495.

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

Collisions in 2021
473
Up 26% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
639
Up 29% on 2020
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Wolverhampton in 2021

0.6% of collisions in Wolverhampton in 2021 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Wolverhampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious8217%
  • Slight38882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious9014%
  • Slight54685%

Wolverhampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wolverhampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1982. 2021 is highlighted, with 473, up 26% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (15%)
  • Tuesday64 (14%)
  • Wednesday63 (13%)
  • Thursday77 (16%)
  • Friday89 (19%)
  • Saturday65 (14%)
  • Sunday45 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.6%)
  • February25 (5.3%)
  • March33 (7%)
  • April46 (9.7%)
  • May42 (8.9%)
  • June39 (8.2%)
  • July39 (8.2%)
  • August38 (8%)
  • September36 (7.6%)
  • October47 (9.9%)
  • November48 (10%)
  • December44 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight329 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit136 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds349 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other30 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded19 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry348 (74%)
  • Wet or damp115 (24%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph416 (88%)
  • 40 mph41 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway347 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (17%)
  • Roundabout34 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wolverhampton in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant429 (67%)
  • Pedestrian90 (14%)
  • Cyclist58 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2050 (7.8%)
  • 21 to 2563 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 35135 (21%)
  • 36 to 45110 (17%)
  • 46 to 5582 (13%)
  • 56 to 6543 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7534 (5.3%)
  • Over 7521 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded30 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider411 (64%)
  • Passenger138 (22%)
  • Pedestrian90 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car709 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4.5%)
  • Motorcycle33 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)8 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wolverhampton in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wolverhampton had the 57th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
57th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
54th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Wolverhampton in 2021

St Peters, Wolverhampton, WV1 4HB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wolverhampton in 2021, with 32 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Wolverhampton with the most crashes in 2021

The A41 had the most collisions in Wolverhampton in 2021: 50, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wolverhampton, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41507407
2ndA449385205
3rdA454253905
4thA4150172403
5thA4039161902
6thA4123152603
7thA4124151910
8thB4484152304
9thA460111504
10thA46381310
11thA4597804
12thB41615701
13thB41564400
14thB41624701
15thB41634700
16thA41263300

Towns in Wolverhampton: crashes in 2021

Wolverhampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 377.

Postcode districts in Wolverhampton: crashes in 2021

WV10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wolverhampton in 2021: 81.

Latest crashes in Wolverhampton in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Wolverhampton in 2021, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Wolverhampton road accidents in other years