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WV4 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,450 road traffic collisions in the WV4 postcode district, Wolverhampton, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,699 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 81 were fatal and 639 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 38 collisions, up 15% on 2024 (33).

Collisions since 1979
3,450
1,106th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,699
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
81
87 people killed
Serious collisions
639
739 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
38
Up 15% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
50
Up 6% on 2024

Road collision statistics for WV4

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal812.3%
  • Serious63919%
  • Slight2,73079%

What the data shows

  • WV4 had 391 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 30% fewer than the 557 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in WV4 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 738 children under 16 were killed or injured in WV4, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in WV4.

Where WV4 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,106th
Most casualties
1,085th
Most fatal collisions
495th
Most serious collisions
1,094th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday491 (14%)
  • Tuesday497 (14%)
  • Wednesday501 (15%)
  • Thursday490 (14%)
  • Friday584 (17%)
  • Saturday488 (14%)
  • Sunday399 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,368 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit997 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,305 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway1,059 (31%)
  • Roundabout73 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph2,308 (67%)
  • 40 mph905 (26%)
  • 50 mph25 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph160 (4.6%)
  • 70 mph47 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,596 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds518 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds44 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds30 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist21 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.1%)
  • Other151 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded68 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,848 (61%)
  • Pedestrian884 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist401 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist311 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant104 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant60 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant43 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

WV4 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in WV4, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in WV4 peaked at 125 in 1988; 2025 had 38.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 38
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253850
20243347
20234359
20224662
20214564
20202737
20194359
20183751
20174160
20163859
20154355
20144263
20134472
20124976
20114666
20105578
20095983
200866103
200777108
200676106
200582103
200483111
200378105
200285119
200187109
200094127
199978106
199882127
1997111152
199688114
199595127
199497133
199382100
1992121164
1991110147
1990118152
1989100129
1988125155
1987105153
19861118
198598119
1984111149
1983113150
1982125165
1981100147
1980114146
1979914

Map of recent crashes in WV4

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in WV4

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in WV4

The 24 most recent collisions in WV4 happened between 9 June and 13 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in WV4

The A4123 has the most collisions in WV4, 641 of 3,450 (19%), followed by the A449 (635).

Collisions in WV4 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA412364194313121
2ndA44963586420127
3rdA40394646351477
4thA459279380455
5thA4126101130321
6thA454234512

Council areas covering WV4

Collisions in WV4 were recorded in 4 council areas. Wolverhampton has 3,070 of 3,450 (89%).

Collisions in WV4 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWolverhampton3,0704,15070587
2ndSouth Staffordshire3454931146
3rdDudley304805
4thBirmingham4701

Towns in WV4

Collisions in WV4 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Wolverhampton (2,982) and Sedgley (25).