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WS3 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,189 road traffic collisions in the WS3 postcode district, Walsall, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,838 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 64 were fatal and 956 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 48 collisions, down 31% on 2024 (70).

Collisions since 1979
5,189
510th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,838
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
64
71 people killed
Serious collisions
956
1,056 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
48
Down 31% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
65
Down 19% on 2024

Road collision statistics for WS3

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal641.2%
  • Serious95618%
  • Slight4,16980%

What the data shows

  • WS3 had 741 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 20% fewer than the 927 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in WS3 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,494 children under 16 were killed or injured in WS3, 22% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in WS3.

Where WS3 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
510th
Most casualties
518th
Most fatal collisions
819th
Most serious collisions
448th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday724 (14%)
  • Tuesday668 (13%)
  • Wednesday699 (13%)
  • Thursday782 (15%)
  • Friday879 (17%)
  • Saturday804 (15%)
  • Sunday633 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,634 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,433 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting86 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown25 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,955 (95%)
  • Roundabout98 (1.9%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road57 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph4,905 (95%)
  • 40 mph51 (1%)
  • 50 mph21 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph191 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph7 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,938 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds674 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds68 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds57 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds40 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist36 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.1%)
  • Other273 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded97 (1.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,435 (50%)
  • Pedestrian1,613 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist709 (10%)
  • Cyclist615 (9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant163 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant145 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant56 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant40 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

WS3 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in WS3, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in WS3 peaked at 163 in 2000; 2025 had 48.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 48
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254865
20247080
20236175
202271102
202183124
20206491
20197193
201883108
201794131
201696124
20157799
201479118
201373110
20125984
20116392
201079113
2009101143
2008120158
2007156205
2006120165
2005131176
2004100139
2003117162
2002139169
2001143181
2000163218
1999140194
1998158208
1997143196
1996138187
1995137171
1994140187
1993129172
1992120152
1991132159
1990157202
1989148179
1988140180
1987126164
198659
1985157182
1984148185
1983152191
1982160204
1981135179
1980157199
1979613

Map of recent crashes in WS3

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in WS3

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in WS3

The 24 most recent collisions in WS3 happened between 7 June and 3 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in WS3

The A34 has the most collisions in WS3, 810 of 5,189 (16%), followed by the B4210 (454).

Collisions in WS3 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA348101,10110132
2ndB4210454597568
3rdA4124436602798
4thB41544356321185
5thB4155313415264

Council areas covering WS3

Collisions in WS3 were recorded in 3 council areas. Walsall has 4,966 of 5,189 (96%).

Collisions in WS3 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWalsall4,9666,51762928
2ndCannock Chase171239215
3rdSouth Staffordshire5079012

Towns in WS3

Collisions in WS3 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Bloxwich (3,828) and Pelsall (558).