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Wolverhampton road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 377 road traffic collisions in Wolverhampton in 2025, and 468 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2024 (358), and casualties rose from 467.

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

Collisions in 2025
377
Up 5% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
468
Level with 2024
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Wolverhampton in 2025

1.3% of collisions in Wolverhampton in 2025 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Wolverhampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious7019%
  • Slight30280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious7316%
  • Slight39083%

Wolverhampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wolverhampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1982. 2025 is highlighted, with 377, up 5% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 377
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (12%)
  • Tuesday51 (14%)
  • Wednesday52 (14%)
  • Thursday50 (13%)
  • Friday82 (22%)
  • Saturday58 (15%)
  • Sunday37 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (10%)
  • February19 (5%)
  • March35 (9.3%)
  • April32 (8.5%)
  • May20 (5.3%)
  • June35 (9.3%)
  • July31 (8.2%)
  • August26 (6.9%)
  • September38 (10%)
  • October41 (11%)
  • November35 (9.3%)
  • December27 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight270 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds307 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (13%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry286 (76%)
  • Wet or damp85 (23%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (4%)
  • 30 mph325 (86%)
  • 40 mph35 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway267 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (18%)
  • Roundabout31 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wolverhampton in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant239 (51%)
  • Pedestrian125 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist26 (5.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.7%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1546 (9.8%)
  • 16 to 2040 (8.5%)
  • 21 to 2548 (10%)
  • 26 to 3583 (18%)
  • 36 to 4574 (16%)
  • 46 to 5555 (12%)
  • 56 to 6540 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5.1%)
  • Over 7517 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider248 (53%)
  • Pedestrian125 (27%)
  • Passenger95 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car475 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle32 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car28 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)13 (2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.4%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wolverhampton in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wolverhampton had the 77th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
79th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wolverhampton in 2025

St Peters, Wolverhampton, WV1 4HB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wolverhampton in 2025, with 35 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Wolverhampton with the most crashes in 2025

The A449 had the most collisions in Wolverhampton in 2025: 32, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wolverhampton, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA449323915
2ndA4150181902
3rdA41161803
4thA463162805
5thA4124141705
6thA4039132104
7thA45491202
8thA412381120
9thA4598900
10thA41265600
11thA4605602
12thB44844500
13thB41613301
14thB41623300
15thB41633400

Towns in Wolverhampton: crashes in 2025

Wolverhampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 305.

Postcode districts in Wolverhampton: crashes in 2025

WV10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wolverhampton in 2025: 79.

Latest crashes in Wolverhampton in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Wolverhampton in 2025, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Wolverhampton road accidents in other years