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WV3 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,904 road traffic collisions in the WV3 postcode district, Wolverhampton, from 1980 to 2025, and 5,177 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 49 were fatal and 681 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 34 collisions, up 31% on 2024 (26).

Collisions since 1980
3,904
926th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,177
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
49
50 people killed
Serious collisions
681
775 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
34
Up 31% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
45
Up 50% on 2024

Road collision statistics for WV3

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal491.3%
  • Serious68117%
  • Slight3,17481%

What the data shows

  • WV3 had 424 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 37% fewer than the 675 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in WV3 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 724 children under 16 were killed or injured in WV3, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in WV3.

Where WV3 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
926th
Most casualties
939th
Most fatal collisions
1,220th
Most serious collisions
993rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday543 (14%)
  • Tuesday538 (14%)
  • Wednesday593 (15%)
  • Thursday581 (15%)
  • Friday709 (18%)
  • Saturday535 (14%)
  • Sunday405 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,732 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,141 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,113 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway522 (13%)
  • Roundabout191 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road73 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph3,537 (91%)
  • 40 mph349 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,856 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds626 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds44 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds43 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist26 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds21 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other211 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded74 (1.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,008 (58%)
  • Pedestrian1,000 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist440 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist433 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant99 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant98 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant63 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

WV3 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in WV3, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in WV3 peaked at 141 in 1985; 2025 had 34.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 34
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253445
20242630
20233651
20224051
20214865
20203241
20195268
20185778
20175171
20164874
20154662
20145168
20135069
20125474
20115068
20106798
200996129
200881110
200778107
2006102138
2005108141
200496129
2003110159
2002117162
2001128165
2000105157
199998127
1998100133
1997140193
1996115140
1995103140
199495129
1993105135
1992101131
199198137
1990113139
1989113144
1988112150
198797125
198600
1985141178
1984135174
1983123150
1982135164
1981102140
1980115138

Map of recent crashes in WV3

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in WV3

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in WV3

The 24 most recent collisions in WV3 happened between 27 April and 26 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in WV3

The A41 has the most collisions in WV3, 454 of 3,904 (12%), followed by the A449 (425).

Collisions in WV3 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41454636776
2ndA449425645462
3rdA454376525989
4thB4161317413162
5thA4150258336233
6thB4159212304

Council areas covering WV3

Collisions in WV3 were recorded in 2 council areas. Wolverhampton has 3,895 of 3,904 (99.8%).

Collisions in WV3 by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWolverhampton3,8955,16649677
2ndSouth Staffordshire81004

Town in WV3

Of the 3,904 collisions in WV3, 3,872 (99%) were in Wolverhampton.