Serious
Ford Kuga crash on an unclassified road in Walsall, 17 Dec 2025, 15:36
- Ford Kuga and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201684603
New Invention, Walsall, WV12 5LB area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 282 road collisions at this accident hotspot in New Invention ward, Walsall, from 2001 to 2025, with 402 casualties. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 39 were serious.
In 2025 there were 11 collisions here, up from 9 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 282
- 2,825th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 402
- 1.43 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 2
- 2 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 11
- 9 in 2024
Crash severity at the WV12 5LB hotspot
41 of the 282 collisions here (15%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal20.7%
- Serious3914%
- Slight24185%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 2
- Seriously injured
- 42
- Slightly injured
- 358
- All casualties
- 402
Accidents by year at the WV12 5LB hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 26 in 2003, against an average of 11 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the WV12 5LB hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 11
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 13 |
| 2024 | 9 | 15 |
| 2023 | 11 | 15 |
| 2022 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3 | 6 |
| 2020 | 8 | 13 |
| 2019 | 9 | 11 |
| 2018 | 7 | 9 |
| 2017 | 9 | 9 |
| 2016 | 9 | 11 |
| 2015 | 16 | 17 |
| 2014 | 11 | 14 |
| 2013 | 11 | 14 |
| 2012 | 10 | 21 |
| 2011 | 12 | 24 |
| 2010 | 13 | 19 |
| 2009 | 10 | 15 |
| 2008 | 9 | 17 |
| 2007 | 18 | 22 |
| 2006 | 16 | 19 |
| 2005 | 9 | 16 |
| 2004 | 15 | 20 |
| 2003 | 26 | 40 |
| 2002 | 10 | 14 |
| 2001 | 17 | 24 |
Map of crashes at the WV12 5LB hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near WV12 5LB.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the New Invention, Walsall, WV12 5LB area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Fatal
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the WV12 5LB hotspot
This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.
Towns near the WV12 5LB hotspot
256 of the 282 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Willenhall.
Accident hotspots near WV12 5LB
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the New Invention, Walsall, WV11 2EF area, 0.9 km away, with 98 collisions.
- New Invention, Walsall, WV11 2EF area0.9 km away, 134 casualties98 collisions
- New Invention, Walsall, WV12 5SN area1 km away, 108 casualties84 collisions
- Bloxwich West, Walsall, WS2 7NN area1 km away, 154 casualties117 collisions
- Short Heath, Walsall, WV12 4GA area1.6 km away, 387 casualties294 collisions
- Bloxwich West, Walsall, WS3 2HJ area1.8 km away, 425 casualties330 collisions
- Wednesfield South, Wolverhampton, WV11 3EE area1.9 km away, 381 casualties276 collisions
- Wednesfield North, Wolverhampton, WV11 2LA area1.9 km away, 99 casualties68 collisions
- Beechdale, Leamore & Reedswood, Walsall, WS2 7JE area2 km away, 479 casualties346 collisions
All 282 crashes at the WV12 5LB hotspot
Newest first, from 10 January 2001 to 17 December 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A462 in Walsall, 14 Dec 2025, 17:55
- Ford Fiesta and Nissan Micra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201682992
- Serious
Ford Fiesta crash on the A4124 in Walsall, 13 Nov 2025, 16:20
- Ford Fiesta and Yamaha MT
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201669118
- Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on the A4124 in Walsall, 5 Nov 2025, 07:48
- Ford Mondeo and Lexmoto Tempest 125
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025201668326
- Serious
Scania crash on the M6 in Walsall, 12 Oct 2025, 23:58
- Scania, Renault Trucks and Mercedes GLC Class
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025201653704
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on an unclassified road in Walsall, 25 Sep 2025, 14:30
- Audi A3 and Ford Mondeo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201660397
- Slight
Car crash on the A4124 in Walsall, 9 Sep 2025, 07:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201639643
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on the A4124 in Walsall, 22 Aug 2025, 23:57
- Audi A3 and Mercedes Cla Class
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201632686
- Slight
Car crash on the A4124 in Walsall, 29 Jun 2025, 13:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201609906
- Slight
Nissan Note crash on the A462 in Walsall, 22 Feb 2025, 15:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201557424
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Walsall, 22 Jan 2025, 17:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201545509
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on an unclassified road in Walsall, 17 Oct 2024, 10:08
- Nissan Qashqai and Ford Transit Custom
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024201504931
- Slight
Audi A6 crash on the M6 in Walsall, 26 Aug 2024, 21:50
- Audi A6 and Volvo XC90
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2024201484025
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Walsall, 1 Jul 2024, 18:12
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024201462391
- Slight
Vauxhall Agila crash on an unclassified road in Walsall, 29 Jun 2024, 10:05
- Vauxhall Agila and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024201461567
- Serious
Car crash on the A462 in Walsall, 2 May 2024, 15:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024201439353
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A4124 in Walsall, 2 Apr 2024, 17:30
- Ford Fiesta and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024201467508
- Slight
Vauxhall Zafira crash on an unclassified road in Walsall, 12 Mar 2024, 15:49
- Vauxhall Zafira and Nissan Qashqai
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2024201450241
- Slight
Skoda Rapid crash on the A4124 in Walsall, 16 Feb 2024, 17:30
- Skoda Rapid and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024201412586
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on the A462 in Walsall, 10 Jan 2024, 08:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024201398556
- Serious
Land Rover Discovery crash on an unclassified road in Walsall, 30 Oct 2023, 00:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023201386605
- Slight
Ford Ecosport crash on the A4124 in Walsall, 3 Oct 2023, 12:55
- Ford Ecosport and Seat Leon
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2023201380914
- Slight
Vauxhall Mokka crash on an unclassified road in Walsall, 19 Sep 2023, 16:47
- Vauxhall Mokka and another vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023201364521
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Walsall, 14 May 2023, 20:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023201310923
- Serious
Volkswagen Polo crash on an unclassified road in Walsall, 14 May 2023, 15:32
- Volkswagen Polo and Renault Clio
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023201315047
- Slight
Citroen C1 crash on an unclassified road in Walsall, 13 May 2023, 15:10
- Citroen C1 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023201313197
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on the A462 in Walsall, 3 May 2023, 22:44
- Nissan Qashqai and Suzuki Grand Vitara
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023201325650
- Slight
Car crash on the A4124 in Walsall, 26 Apr 2023, 15:20
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023201304410
- Slight
Ford Independence crash on the M6 in Walsall, 22 Apr 2023, 11:40
- Ford Independence, BMW 1 Series and Skoda Kodiaq
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023201316317
- Slight
Ford Transit Connect crash on the A4124 in Walsall, 14 Mar 2023, 07:34
- Ford Transit Connect and Keeway Superlight
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023201293448
- Serious
Mini Cooper crash on an unclassified road in Walsall, 7 Jan 2023, 16:46
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023201262837
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on the A462 in Walsall, 19 Dec 2022, 13:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022201268141
- Serious
Alexander Dennis crash on the A462 in Walsall, 4 Nov 2022, 18:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022201241197
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on the A462 in Walsall, 10 Aug 2022, 17:10
- BMW 1 Series and Ford Kuga
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022201226182
- Slight
Toyota Prius crash on the A4124 in Walsall, 11 Nov 2021, 08:12
- Toyota Prius and a car
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2021201146156
- Slight
Mercedes B Class crash on the A4124 in Walsall, 8 Nov 2021, 15:18
- Mercedes B Class and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021201125172
- Slight
Kia Sportage crash on the M6 in South Staffordshire, 16 Sep 2021, 11:37
- Kia Sportage and Renault Trucks
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021211133571
- Slight
Ford Ka+ crash on the A462 in Walsall, 18 Dec 2020, 16:40
- Ford Ka+, Ford Focus and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020201013686
- Slight
Volkswagen Beetle crash on the A4124 in Walsall, 10 Dec 2020, 18:00
- Volkswagen Beetle and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020201011690
- Slight
Ford Kuga crash on an unclassified road in Walsall, 15 Nov 2020, 17:48
- Ford Kuga and Chevrolet Captiva
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2020201018804
- Slight
Seat Arona crash on the A4124 in Walsall, 26 Oct 2020, 16:37
- Seat Arona and Vauxhall Vivaro
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2020201004586
- Slight
Mercedes E Class crash on an unclassified road in Walsall, 5 Oct 2020, 07:59
- Mercedes E Class and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020201002027
- Slight
Car crash on the A4124 in Walsall, 12 Aug 2020, 21:45
- A car and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020200981521
- Serious
Car crash on an unclassified road in Walsall, 27 May 2020, 09:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020200956377
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Walsall, 14 Apr 2020, 18:33
- Volkswagen Golf and Audi A7
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020200967807
- Slight
Peugeot 406 crash on an unclassified road in Walsall, 10 Dec 2019, 16:11
- Peugeot 406 and Renault Clio
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019200920253
- Slight
Volkswagen Caddy crash on the A4124 in Walsall, 15 Nov 2019, 15:41
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019200910295
- Fatal
Peugeot 207 crash on the A462 in Walsall, 16 Sep 2019, 04:14
- Peugeot 207 and BMW 6 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019200878214