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WV12 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,960 road traffic collisions in the WV12 postcode district, Walsall, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,587 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 32 were fatal and 329 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 21 collisions, up from 18 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,960
1,768th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,587
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
32
32 people killed
Serious collisions
329
364 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
21
18 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
24
Down 11% on 2024

Road collision statistics for WV12

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal321.6%
  • Serious32917%
  • Slight1,59982%

What the data shows

  • WV12 had 235 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 26% fewer than the 317 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in WV12 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 504 children under 16 were killed or injured in WV12, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in WV12.

Where WV12 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,768th
Most casualties
1,811th
Most fatal collisions
1,784th
Most serious collisions
1,931st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday259 (13%)
  • Tuesday245 (13%)
  • Wednesday305 (16%)
  • Thursday311 (16%)
  • Friday358 (18%)
  • Saturday259 (13%)
  • Sunday223 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,387 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit553 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,599 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway278 (14%)
  • Roundabout71 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph1,747 (89%)
  • 40 mph5 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph197 (10%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,467 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds301 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist12 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other87 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded41 (2.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,351 (52%)
  • Pedestrian506 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist297 (11%)
  • Cyclist251 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant64 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)41 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

WV12 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in WV12, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in WV12 peaked at 75 in 1989; 2025 had 21.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 21
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252124
20241827
20232937
20221827
20211619
20201723
20192939
20182742
20173344
20162735
20153642
20142638
20132833
20122239
20112539
20103549
20093242
20083349
20074053
20064047
20053753
20044355
20035371
20023544
20015367
20005073
19994768
19986396
19975671
19965574
19956383
19945781
19935467
19925677
19916187
19906179
19897586
19886280
19874757
198611
19856277
19846672
19836781
19826081
19815876
19806480
197922

Map of recent crashes in WV12

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in WV12

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in WV12

The 24 most recent collisions in WV12 happened between 26 September 2024 and 17 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in WV12

The A462 has the most collisions in WV12, 447 of 1,960 (23%), followed by the A4124 (378).

Collisions in WV12 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4624475681175
2ndA4124378505462
3rdM6201335832

Council areas covering WV12

Collisions in WV12 were recorded in 3 council areas. Walsall has 1,805 of 1,960 (92%).

Collisions in WV12 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWalsall1,8052,38230296
2ndWolverhampton138185229
3rdSouth Staffordshire141703

Towns in WV12

Collisions in WV12 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Willenhall (1,632) and Wolverhampton (141).