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Coseley road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1980
1,910
477th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,621
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
30
35 people killed
Serious collisions
329
374 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
22
Down 29% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
25
Down 39% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Coseley

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal301.6%
  • Serious32917%
  • Slight1,55181%

What the data shows

  • Coseley had 287 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 17% fewer than the 347 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Coseley were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 490 children under 16 were killed or injured in Coseley, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in Coseley.

Where Coseley ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
477th
Most casualties
452nd
Most fatal collisions
346th
Most serious collisions
468th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday254 (13%)
  • Tuesday286 (15%)
  • Wednesday295 (15%)
  • Thursday253 (13%)
  • Friday329 (17%)
  • Saturday285 (15%)
  • Sunday208 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,336 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit556 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,397 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway452 (24%)
  • Roundabout44 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph1,473 (77%)
  • 40 mph430 (23%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,439 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds244 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist17 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other112 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded41 (2.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,508 (58%)
  • Pedestrian502 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist260 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist179 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant75 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant51 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Coseley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coseley, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in Coseley peaked at 71 in 2005; 2025 had 22.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 22
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252225
20243141
20233656
20223756
20212332
20202941
20192335
20182942
20171924
20163841
20152834
20142029
20132636
20123646
20112836
20103240
20095473
20084466
20073548
20064466
200571106
20045377
20034663
20025572
20015776
20005673
19994875
19984162
19975887
19965372
19955889
19943853
19934050
19925878
19914053
19904768
19894872
19884861
19874954
198600
19854862
19843945
19834355
19826793
19815275
19806383

Map of recent crashes in Coseley

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Coseley

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Coseley

The 24 most recent collisions in Coseley happened between 17 October 2024 and 20 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Coseley

The A4123 has the most collisions in Coseley, 439 of 1,910 (23%), followed by the A457 (290).

Collisions in Coseley on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41234396631284
2ndA457290401450
3rdB4483187246123
4thB4163151206031
5thA4636696210
6thA459597717

Council areas covering Coseley

Collisions in Coseley were recorded in 3 council areas. Dudley has 1,822 of 1,910 (95%).

Collisions in Coseley by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDudley1,8222,49629316
2ndWolverhampton73105112
3rdSandwell152001

Postcode districts in Coseley

Collisions in Coseley were recorded in 4 postcode districts, led by WV14 (1,159) and DY1 (478).