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WV10 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 9,260 road traffic collisions in the WV10 postcode district, Wolverhampton, from 1979 to 2025, and 12,630 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 119 were fatal and 1,547 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 110 collisions, up 6% on 2024 (104).

Collisions since 1979
9,260
74th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
12,630
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
119
133 people killed
Serious collisions
1,547
1,725 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
110
Up 6% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
136
Up 1% on 2024

Road collision statistics for WV10

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1191.3%
  • Serious1,54717%
  • Slight7,59482%

What the data shows

  • WV10 had 1,106 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 30% fewer than the 1,589 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in WV10 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,963 children under 16 were killed or injured in WV10, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in WV10.

Where WV10 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
74th
Most casualties
54th
Most fatal collisions
177th
Most serious collisions
76th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,335 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,326 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,320 (14%)
  • Thursday1,332 (14%)
  • Friday1,556 (17%)
  • Saturday1,306 (14%)
  • Sunday1,085 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight6,502 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,335 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting288 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown84 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit51 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway5,647 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway2,547 (28%)
  • Roundabout895 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road148 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded23 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph23 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph5,557 (60%)
  • 40 mph1,629 (18%)
  • 50 mph169 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph762 (8.2%)
  • 70 mph1,116 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds7,000 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,321 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds128 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds126 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist79 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds53 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds13 (0.1%)
  • Other378 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded162 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant7,680 (61%)
  • Pedestrian1,903 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist1,018 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist946 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant354 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant275 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)244 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant91 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant55 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant38 (0.3%)
  • Other18 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

WV10 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in WV10, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in WV10 peaked at 334 in 1997; 2025 had 110.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 110
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025110136
2024104135
2023121160
202296132
202196138
202082112
2019116158
2018115158
2017119161
2016147208
2015157201
2014161218
2013145208
2012145194
2011136193
2010158233
2009175233
2008139188
2007198256
2006175263
2005218322
2004224288
2003263391
2002272348
2001265339
2000268359
1999289380
1998299402
1997334530
1996243351
1995247328
1994276409
1993286410
1992252354
1991253338
1990245349
1989242320
1988279358
1987234319
19866897
1985212254
1984242311
1983248311
1982253322
1981236310
1980246335
197971110

Map of recent crashes in WV10

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in WV10

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in WV10

The 24 most recent collisions in WV10 happened between 20 October and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in WV10

The A460 has the most collisions in WV10, 1,963 of 9,260 (21%), followed by the A449 (1,424).

Collisions in WV10 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4601,9632,66733300
2ndA4491,4241,91124226
3rdM68051,4531571
4thA412473599912150
5thM54177244112
6thA46211217035
7thB4156436606
8thA4601283700

Council areas covering WV10

Collisions in WV10 were recorded in 3 council areas. Wolverhampton has 6,122 of 9,260 (66%).

Collisions in WV10 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWolverhampton6,1227,838591,203
2ndSouth Staffordshire3,0034,55958314
3rdCannock Chase129223229

Towns in WV10

Collisions in WV10 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Wolverhampton (6,089) and Featherstone, South Staffordshire (290).