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WV13 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,987 road traffic collisions in the WV13 postcode district, Walsall, from 1980 to 2025, and 3,975 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 30 were fatal and 478 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 45 collisions, down 2% on 2024 (46).

Collisions since 1980
2,987
1,326th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
3,975
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
30
33 people killed
Serious collisions
478
532 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
45
Down 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
57
Down 11% on 2024

Road collision statistics for WV13

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal301%
  • Serious47816%
  • Slight2,47983%

What the data shows

  • WV13 had 424 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 18% fewer than the 520 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in WV13 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 554 children under 16 were killed or injured in WV13, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in WV13.

Where WV13 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,326th
Most casualties
1,326th
Most fatal collisions
1,849th
Most serious collisions
1,552nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday443 (15%)
  • Tuesday442 (15%)
  • Wednesday439 (15%)
  • Thursday469 (16%)
  • Friday528 (18%)
  • Saturday397 (13%)
  • Sunday269 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,065 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit893 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,178 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway515 (17%)
  • Roundabout232 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road58 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph2,686 (90%)
  • 40 mph218 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph52 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph10 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph12 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,194 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds470 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds36 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds27 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist13 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other179 (6%)
  • Not recorded54 (1.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,258 (57%)
  • Pedestrian626 (16%)
  • Cyclist409 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist371 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant143 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant65 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant38 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)33 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

WV13 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in WV13, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in WV13 peaked at 99 in 1990; 2025 had 45.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 45
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254557
20244664
20233041
20224563
20214454
20203848
20193442
20184760
20174052
20165573
20154354
20144047
20133955
20124775
20114359
20105582
20095075
20085795
200781112
20066597
200579111
20046383
200379100
200282115
200197128
200098132
199987134
199892131
199782108
199683109
199597126
19947485
19937297
19927192
19917094
199099142
198979101
198887121
19877699
198600
19857695
19848492
19837793
19827277
198187111
19808094

Map of recent crashes in WV13

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in WV13

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in WV13

The 24 most recent collisions in WV13 happened between 7 July and 6 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in WV13

The A454 has the most collisions in WV13, 885 of 2,987 (30%), followed by the A462 (256).

Collisions in WV13 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4548851,21012156
2ndA462256356135
3rdB4464165219422
4thA463163245222
5thB4484152188221
6thB4157106133219

Council areas covering WV13

Collisions in WV13 were recorded in 2 council areas. Walsall has 1,991 of 2,987 (67%).

Collisions in WV13 by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWalsall1,9912,58821302
2ndWolverhampton9931,3849175

Towns in WV13

Collisions in WV13 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Willenhall (1,730) and Wolverhampton (1,009).