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B4162 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 88 collisions on the B4162 from 1979 to 2025, with 125 casualties. Of those crashes, 3 were fatal and 24 serious, and 3 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 3 collisions on the B4162, up 200% from 1 in 2024, with 3 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
88
4,151st highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
125
1.42 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
24
30 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
Up 200% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
Up 200% on 2024

Crash severity on the B4162

On the B4162, 3.4% of collisions were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal33.4%
  • Serious2427%
  • Slight6169%

Where the B4162 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,151st
Most casualties
4,111th
Most fatal collisions
3,114th
Most serious collisions
3,851st

B4162 accidents by year

Collisions on the B4162 peaked at 5 in 2002 and were down to 3 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B4162, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202411
202300
202211
202147
202011
201924
201824
201722
201600
201512
201448
201300
201234
201100
201027
200922
200833
200722
200613
200513
200400
200326
200255
200122
200011
199911
199822
199711
199626
199522
199433
199333
199233
199100
199022
198944
198811
198700
198611
198544
198414
198324
198222
198123
198056
197922

When crashes happen on the B4162

Thursday has the most collisions on the B4162 (19), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (31).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (16%)
  • Tuesday13 (15%)
  • Wednesday10 (11%)
  • Thursday19 (22%)
  • Friday15 (17%)
  • Saturday9 (10%)
  • Sunday8 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am3 (3.4%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am7 (8%)
  • 9am to noon9 (10%)
  • Noon to 3pm21 (24%)
  • 3pm to 6pm31 (35%)
  • 6pm to 9pm8 (9.1%)
  • 9pm to midnight9 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (10%)
  • February7 (8%)
  • March8 (9.1%)
  • April3 (3.4%)
  • May9 (10%)
  • June7 (8%)
  • July7 (8%)
  • August14 (16%)
  • September4 (4.5%)
  • October8 (9.1%)
  • November6 (6.8%)
  • December6 (6.8%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight67 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B4162 crashes

On the B4162, 100% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 65% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph88 (100%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds64 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (2.3%)
  • Other6 (6.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry57 (65%)
  • Wet or damp29 (33%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway85 (97%)
  • Roundabout3 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B4162 crashes

Car occupants make up 60% of the people killed or injured on the B4162, followed by pedestrians (30%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant75 (60%)
  • Pedestrian37 (30%)
  • Cyclist7 (5.6%)
  • Motorcyclist4 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car118 (84%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (2.8%)
  • Motorcycle4 (2.8%)
  • Minibus2 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1016 (13%)
  • 11 to 1513 (10%)
  • 16 to 2017 (14%)
  • 21 to 2515 (12%)
  • 26 to 3523 (18%)
  • 36 to 456 (4.8%)
  • 46 to 557 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 659 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 756 (4.8%)
  • Over 758 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider54 (43%)
  • Pedestrian37 (30%)
  • Passenger34 (27%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B4162

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B4162

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B4162 crashes by council area

Of the 88 collisions on the B4162, 85 were in Wolverhampton.

Collisions on the B4162 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWolverhampton85122323

B4162 crashes by town

Of the 88 collisions on the B4162, 82 were in the built-up area of Bilston, Wolverhampton.

Recent crashes on the B4162

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B4162, from 23 December 2010 to 11 November 2025.

Severity