Slight
Mini One crash on the A462 in Walsall, 18 Apr 2025, 18:31
- Mini One and Volvo V90
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201579568
New Invention, Walsall, WV12 5SN area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 84 road collisions at this accident hotspot in New Invention ward, Walsall, from 2001 to 2025, with 108 casualties. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 16 were serious.
In 2025 there was 1 collision here, down from 2 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 84
- 9,231st busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 108
- 1.29 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 1
- 1 person killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 1
- 2 in 2024
Crash severity at the WV12 5SN hotspot
17 of the 84 collisions here (20%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal11.2%
- Serious1619%
- Slight6780%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 1
- Seriously injured
- 16
- Slightly injured
- 91
- All casualties
- 108
Accidents by year at the WV12 5SN hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 7 in 2002, against an average of 3.4 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the WV12 5SN hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 1
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 4 | 5 |
| 2019 | 4 | 9 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 |
| 2017 | 6 | 11 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 4 | 4 |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 4 | 7 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 5 | 6 |
| 2004 | 5 | 6 |
| 2003 | 5 | 6 |
| 2002 | 7 | 10 |
| 2001 | 3 | 5 |
Map of crashes at the WV12 5SN hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near WV12 5SN.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the New Invention, Walsall, WV12 5SN area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the WV12 5SN 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 5SN hotspot
Of the built-up areas this hotspot reaches, Willenhall had the most collisions, 77 of 84.
Accident hotspots near WV12 5SN
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Short Heath, Walsall, WV12 4GA area, 0.9 km away, with 294 collisions.
- Short Heath, Walsall, WV12 4GA area0.9 km away, 387 casualties294 collisions
- New Invention, Walsall, WV12 5LB area1 km away, 402 casualties282 collisions
- Wednesfield South, Wolverhampton, WV11 3EE area1.1 km away, 381 casualties276 collisions
- New Invention, Walsall, WV11 2EF area1.6 km away, 134 casualties98 collisions
- Wednesfield North, Wolverhampton, WV11 2LA area1.8 km away, 99 casualties68 collisions
- Bloxwich West, Walsall, WS2 7NN area1.8 km away, 154 casualties117 collisions
- Willenhall, Walsall, WV13 1DQ area2 km away, 243 casualties200 collisions
- Wednesfield South, Wolverhampton, WV11 3EX area2.1 km away, 150 casualties112 collisions
All 84 crashes at the WV12 5SN hotspot
Newest first, from 4 May 2001 to 18 April 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
BMW X5 crash on the A4124 in Walsall, 2 Jul 2024, 15:27
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024201462813
- Slight
Renault Megane crash on an unclassified road in Walsall, 26 Jan 2024, 15:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024201404920
- Slight
Van crash on an unclassified road in Walsall, 21 Sep 2023, 06:55
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023201408299
- Slight
Vauxhall Mokka crash on the A4124 in Walsall, 12 Jul 2023, 08:12
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023201363214
- Serious
Peugeot Speedfight crash on the A4124 in Walsall, 15 Apr 2023, 13:55
- Peugeot Speedfight and Suzuki Swift
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023201309098
- Serious
Car crash on an unclassified road in Walsall, 29 Jan 2023, 13:43
- A car and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023201270928
- Serious
Audi TT crash on an unclassified road in Walsall, 20 Oct 2022, 13:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022201239637
- Slight
Vauxhall Vivaro crash on the A4124 in Wolverhampton, 18 Jul 2022, 11:39
- Vauxhall Vivaro and Fiat Panda
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022201209458
- Slight
Suzuki Swift crash on the A4124 in Walsall, 16 Jul 2022, 14:15
- Suzuki Swift and Volvo V40
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022201221886
- Serious
Audi Q5 crash on an unclassified road in Walsall, 12 May 2021, 15:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021201059148
- Slight
Citroen C3 crash on an unclassified road in Walsall, 24 Apr 2021, 13:17
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021201057067
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Walsall, 2 Feb 2021, 13:20
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021201049294
- Serious
Mitsubishi Asx crash on the A462 in Walsall, 10 Dec 2020, 18:29
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020201007917
- Serious
Vauxhall Vectra crash on an unclassified road in Walsall, 16 Sep 2020, 15:18
- Vauxhall Vectra and Toyota Prius+
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2020201020777
- Serious
Audi A3 crash on an unclassified road in Wolverhampton, 28 May 2020, 19:48
- Audi A3 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020200970237
- Slight
Renault Megane crash on the A462 in Walsall, 9 Mar 2020, 06:00
- Renault Megane and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020200948438
- Slight
Jaguar XF Series crash on the A462 in Walsall, 16 Oct 2019, 20:15
- Jaguar XF Series and Volkswagen Lupo
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019200899553
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A4124 in Wolverhampton, 25 Sep 2019, 19:00
- Vauxhall Astra and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2019200900777
- Slight
Vauxhall Mokka crash on an unclassified road in Walsall, 6 Sep 2019, 13:05
- Vauxhall Mokka, Nissan Juke and Vauxhall Astra
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2019200887923
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A4124 in Walsall, 1 May 2019, 05:46
- Vauxhall Corsa and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019200841485
- Slight
Mercedes A Class crash on an unclassified road in Walsall, 3 Dec 2018, 20:20
- Mercedes A Class and Renault Megane
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018200351995
- Slight
Peugeot 3008 crash on an unclassified road in Walsall, 28 Nov 2018, 15:44
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018200811470
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Walsall, 7 Sep 2018, 15:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018200335888
- Serious
Ford Kuga crash on the A4124 in Walsall, 22 Jun 2018, 15:20
- Ford Kuga and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018200314270
- Serious
Car crash on an unclassified road in Walsall, 23 May 2018, 14:33
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018200299158
- Slight
Citroen C2 crash on an unclassified road in Walsall, 11 May 2018, 15:45
- Citroen C2, BMW 5 Series and Ford Kuga
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018200300548
- Serious
Peugeot 206 crash on an unclassified road in Walsall, 16 Dec 2017, 23:30
- Peugeot 206, Mercedes C Class and a car
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2017200260267
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Walsall, 18 Aug 2017, 09:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017200217934
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on the A4124 in Walsall, 28 Apr 2017, 15:35
- Audi A3, Smart Fortwo and a car
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2017200181160
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Walsall, 25 Mar 2017, 17:05
- Vauxhall Corsa and Renault Megane
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017200171799
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Wolverhampton, 12 Mar 2017, 18:34
- Vauxhall Astra and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017200291290
- Slight
Rover 25 crash on the A4124 in Walsall, 7 Jan 2017, 12:40
- Rover 25 and Peugeot 407
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2017200149361
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Walsall, 24 Aug 2016, 19:00
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016200101819
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Walsall, 4 Apr 2016, 19:44
- Volkswagen Golf and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016200060187
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Walsall, 2 Mar 2016, 08:37
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016200052430
- Serious
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Walsall, 2 Jan 2016, 08:23
- Ford Fiesta and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016200038386
- Slight
Pulse BT 49 crash on an unclassified road in Walsall, 19 Dec 2015, 13:35
- Pulse BT 49 and Mitsubishi Outlander
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015200038206
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on the A4124 in Wolverhampton, 25 Jan 2015, 11:58
- Audi A3, Citroen DS3 and Toyota Avensis
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201520G001285
- Slight
Abarth 500 crash on the A4124 in Walsall, 24 Aug 2014, 02:51
- Abarth 500 and Toyota Avensis
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201420H500664
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in Walsall, 21 Jun 2013, 17:25
- Ford Focus and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201320H005083
- Slight
Renault Megane crash on the A4124 in Wolverhampton, 27 Mar 2013, 15:50
- Renault Megane and Ford Puma
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201320G003303
- Serious
Renault Megane crash on an unclassified road in Walsall, 8 May 2012, 08:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201220H003792
- Serious
Renault 5 crash on the A462 in Walsall, 29 Jan 2011, 14:10
- 2 Renault 5s
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201120H001541
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in Walsall, 29 Jan 2011, 00:15
- Ford Focus and Nissan Primera
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201120H001971
- Serious
Car crash on an unclassified road in Walsall, 26 Sep 2010, 20:06
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201020H008270
- Slight
Vauxhall Insignia crash on the A4124 in Walsall, 8 Jul 2010, 16:57
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201020H005730
- Slight
Lorry crash on an unclassified road in Walsall, 1 Apr 2010, 13:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201020H003160