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Wolverhampton road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 455 road traffic collisions in Wolverhampton in 2023, and 627 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2022 (447), and casualties rose from 604.

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

Collisions in 2023
455
Up 2% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
627
Up 4% on 2022
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Wolverhampton in 2023

0.9% of collisions in Wolverhampton in 2023 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Wolverhampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious7416%
  • Slight37783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious8013%
  • Slight54286%

Wolverhampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wolverhampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1982. 2023 is highlighted, with 455, up 2% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (15%)
  • Tuesday66 (15%)
  • Wednesday56 (12%)
  • Thursday65 (14%)
  • Friday82 (18%)
  • Saturday71 (16%)
  • Sunday46 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (8.6%)
  • February39 (8.6%)
  • March45 (9.9%)
  • April44 (9.7%)
  • May41 (9%)
  • June41 (9%)
  • July36 (7.9%)
  • August31 (6.8%)
  • September40 (8.8%)
  • October43 (9.5%)
  • November28 (6.2%)
  • December28 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight323 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit123 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds381 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry340 (75%)
  • Wet or damp101 (22%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph392 (86%)
  • 40 mph46 (10%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway343 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (18%)
  • Roundabout22 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wolverhampton in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant411 (66%)
  • Pedestrian110 (18%)
  • Cyclist44 (7%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1537 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2063 (10%)
  • 21 to 2563 (10%)
  • 26 to 35112 (18%)
  • 36 to 45107 (17%)
  • 46 to 5578 (12%)
  • 56 to 6551 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.8%)
  • Over 7524 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded28 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider354 (56%)
  • Passenger163 (26%)
  • Pedestrian110 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car656 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle35 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wolverhampton in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wolverhampton had the 60th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
54th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wolverhampton in 2023

St Peters, Wolverhampton, WV1 4HB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wolverhampton in 2023, with 38 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Wolverhampton with the most crashes in 2023

The A41 had the most collisions in Wolverhampton in 2023: 43, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wolverhampton, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41436004
2ndA449304007
3rdA4124222901
4thA463192606
5thA454173011
6thA4039152913
7thB4484152205
8thA4123131705
9thA4150121802
10thA460121602
11thA459112002
12thB41614702
13thA41261100
14thB41561100
15thB41631100

Towns in Wolverhampton: crashes in 2023

Wolverhampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 381.

Postcode districts in Wolverhampton: crashes in 2023

WV10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wolverhampton in 2023: 95.

Latest crashes in Wolverhampton in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Wolverhampton in 2023, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2023.

Severity

Wolverhampton road accidents in other years