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WV2 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,340 road traffic collisions in the WV2 postcode district, Wolverhampton, from 1980 to 2025, and 4,494 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 28 were fatal and 488 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 36 collisions, down 23% on 2024 (47).

Collisions since 1980
3,340
1,175th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,494
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
28
29 people killed
Serious collisions
488
562 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
36
Down 23% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
49
Down 23% on 2024

Road collision statistics for WV2

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal280.8%
  • Serious48815%
  • Slight2,82485%

What the data shows

  • WV2 had 462 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 675 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in WV2 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 599 children under 16 were killed or injured in WV2, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in WV2.

Where WV2 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,175th
Most casualties
1,155th
Most fatal collisions
1,907th
Most serious collisions
1,522nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday509 (15%)
  • Tuesday469 (14%)
  • Wednesday497 (15%)
  • Thursday462 (14%)
  • Friday537 (16%)
  • Saturday504 (15%)
  • Sunday362 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,300 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,018 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,517 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway530 (16%)
  • Roundabout157 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road133 (4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph20 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph2,946 (88%)
  • 40 mph373 (11%)
  • 60 mph1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,459 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds509 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds38 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds35 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds25 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist15 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other170 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded86 (2.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,676 (60%)
  • Pedestrian874 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist321 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist268 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant151 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant96 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant54 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

WV2 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in WV2, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in WV2 peaked at 124 in 2001; 2025 had 36.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 36
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253649
20244764
20235881
20224866
20213952
20204268
20194365
20184863
20175577
20164663
201582116
20145676
20134969
20124766
20115180
20105573
20096590
200894126
200792139
200684112
2005108154
2004107162
200386117
2002104146
2001124170
2000102145
1999104147
199887119
199791120
199688117
19957394
199486120
19936582
199278109
199184104
199092108
19898298
19887497
19877788
198600
198596111
198492118
19837998
19827896
19817290
19807489

Map of recent crashes in WV2

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in WV2

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in WV2

The 24 most recent collisions in WV2 happened between 10 April and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in WV2

The A459 has the most collisions in WV2, 535 of 3,340 (16%), followed by the A41 (481).

Collisions in WV2 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA459535741584
2ndA41481655264
3rdA4123360529753
4thA4150308417239
5thA4039257356334
6thA44981114011
7thA4126739819
8thB4161405313
9thA45491001

Council areas covering WV2

Collisions in WV2 were recorded in 2 council areas. Wolverhampton has 3,337 of 3,340 (99.9%).

Collisions in WV2 by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWolverhampton3,3374,49128488
2ndBirmingham3300

Towns in WV2

Collisions in WV2 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Wolverhampton (3,048) and Bilston, Wolverhampton (211).