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WV9 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 782 road traffic collisions in the WV9 postcode district, South Staffordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,174 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 125 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 10 collisions, up from 9 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
782
2,286th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,174
1.50 per collision
Fatal collisions
21
22 people killed
Serious collisions
125
159 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
10
9 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
14
9 in 2024

Road collision statistics for WV9

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal212.7%
  • Serious12516%
  • Slight63681%

What the data shows

  • WV9 had 83 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 42% fewer than the 142 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in WV9 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 134 children under 16 were killed or injured in WV9, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in WV9.

Where WV9 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,286th
Most casualties
2,260th
Most fatal collisions
2,133rd
Most serious collisions
2,399th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday114 (15%)
  • Tuesday108 (14%)
  • Wednesday115 (15%)
  • Thursday109 (14%)
  • Friday142 (18%)
  • Saturday98 (13%)
  • Sunday96 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight557 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit114 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting99 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway528 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway202 (26%)
  • Roundabout47 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph292 (37%)
  • 40 mph95 (12%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph213 (27%)
  • 70 mph176 (23%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds581 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds121 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other35 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant865 (74%)
  • Cyclist90 (7.7%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (6.6%)
  • Pedestrian75 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant37 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

WV9 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in WV9, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in WV9 peaked at 37 in 1990; 2025 had 10.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 10
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251014
202499
20231012
202222
2021811
202067
2019712
20181318
2017710
20161121
20151319
20141115
201368
20121623
20111321
20101931
2009814
20081932
20072340
20061423
20053047
20043039
20031723
20022135
20011728
20001825
19991928
19982131
19971727
19962331
19952539
19942444
19931825
19922637
19911829
19903746
19892236
19882437
19872129
19861120
19852434
19841624
19832025
19821424
19811218
19801831
19791420

Map of recent crashes in WV9

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in WV9

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in WV9

The 24 most recent collisions in WV9 happened between 16 September 2023 and 15 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in WV9

The A449 has the most collisions in WV9, 151 of 782 (19%), followed by the M54 (59).

Collisions in WV9 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA449151237624
2ndM545910769

Council areas covering WV9

Collisions in WV9 were recorded in 3 council areas. South Staffordshire has 528 of 782 (68%).

Collisions in WV9 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Staffordshire5288131793
2ndWolverhampton248354432
3rdCannock Chase6700

Town in WV9

Of the 782 collisions in WV9, 156 (20%) were in Wolverhampton.