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Wolverhampton road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 358 road traffic collisions in Wolverhampton in 2024, and 467 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2023 (455), and casualties fell from 627.

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

Collisions in 2024
358
Down 21% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
467
Down 26% on 2023
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Wolverhampton in 2024

0.8% of collisions in Wolverhampton in 2024 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Wolverhampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious6719%
  • Slight28880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious7015%
  • Slight39484%

Wolverhampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wolverhampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1982. 2024 is highlighted, with 358, down 21% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 358
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (15%)
  • Tuesday46 (13%)
  • Wednesday49 (14%)
  • Thursday56 (16%)
  • Friday62 (17%)
  • Saturday39 (11%)
  • Sunday51 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (9.8%)
  • February26 (7.3%)
  • March23 (6.4%)
  • April32 (8.9%)
  • May24 (6.7%)
  • June33 (9.2%)
  • July32 (8.9%)
  • August26 (7.3%)
  • September36 (10%)
  • October27 (7.5%)
  • November36 (10%)
  • December28 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight259 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds280 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry250 (70%)
  • Wet or damp102 (28%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (5.3%)
  • 30 mph291 (81%)
  • 40 mph42 (12%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway256 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (22%)
  • Roundabout21 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wolverhampton in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant286 (61%)
  • Pedestrian99 (21%)
  • Cyclist36 (7.7%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1530 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2046 (9.9%)
  • 21 to 2545 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3590 (19%)
  • 36 to 4581 (17%)
  • 46 to 5559 (13%)
  • 56 to 6537 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.1%)
  • Over 7517 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider260 (56%)
  • Passenger108 (23%)
  • Pedestrian99 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car527 (81%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.2%)
  • Motorcycle20 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)6 (0.9%)
  • Tram1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wolverhampton in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wolverhampton had the 80th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
80th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
80th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wolverhampton in 2024

St Peters, Wolverhampton, WV1 4HB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wolverhampton in 2024, with 28 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Wolverhampton with the most crashes in 2024

The A41 had the most collisions in Wolverhampton in 2024: 27, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wolverhampton, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41273808
2ndA454183303
3rdA4039172713
4thA463162101
5thA4123152002
6thA4124152102
7thA449152023
8thA4150111705
9thA4595500
10thA4605500
11thA41264501
12thB44844800
13thB41562200
14thA40981100
15thB41621101
16thB41631400

Towns in Wolverhampton: crashes in 2024

Wolverhampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 291.

Postcode districts in Wolverhampton: crashes in 2024

WV10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wolverhampton in 2024: 73.

Latest crashes in Wolverhampton in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Wolverhampton in 2024, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2024.

Severity

Wolverhampton road accidents in other years