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Himley road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 138 road traffic collisions in Himley, South Staffordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 217 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 17 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
138
2,390th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
217
1.57 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
17
23 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Himley

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious1712%
  • Slight12087%

What the data shows

  • Himley had 14 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 46% fewer than the 26 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 13% of collisions in Himley were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Himley are between 9am and noon, with 21% of collisions.
  • 16 children under 16 were killed or injured in Himley, 7.4% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Himley ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,390th
Most casualties
2,167th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
2,788th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (11%)
  • Tuesday11 (8%)
  • Wednesday19 (14%)
  • Thursday20 (14%)
  • Friday25 (18%)
  • Saturday27 (20%)
  • Sunday21 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight92 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway104 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (22%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph16 (12%)
  • 40 mph12 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph5 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph101 (73%)
  • 70 mph4 (2.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds102 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Other6 (4.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant179 (82%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2.8%)
  • Cyclist3 (1.4%)
  • Pedestrian2 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Himley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Himley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Himley peaked at 9 in 1987; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202525
202422
202300
202222
202111
202000
201922
201811
201737
201612
201512
201448
201346
201234
2011510
201000
200922
200834
200734
200611
200500
200435
200311
200236
200122
200022
199956
199800
199746
199647
199522
199433
199379
199222
199133
1990816
1989511
198833
1987911
198625
1985815
198457
1983611
198200
198123
1980411
197957

Map of recent crashes in Himley

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Himley

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Himley

The 24 most recent collisions in Himley happened between 3 September 2012 and 30 July 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Himley

The A449 has the most collisions in Himley, 90 of 138 (65%), followed by the B4176 (44).

Collisions in Himley on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA44990134010
2ndB4176447717

Council area for Himley

Himley is in South Staffordshire, where police recorded 19,740 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Himley accounts for 0.7% of them.

Postcode district for Himley

All 138 collisions in Himley were in the DY3 postcode district.