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Rushall and Shelfield road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 912 road traffic collisions in Rushall and Shelfield, Walsall, from 1980 to 2025, and 1,229 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 172 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 10 collisions, up from 8 in 2024.

Collisions since 1980
912
807th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,229
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
12
12 people killed
Serious collisions
172
212 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
10
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
13
9 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Rushall and Shelfield

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal121.3%
  • Serious17219%
  • Slight72880%

What the data shows

  • Rushall and Shelfield had 126 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 20% fewer than the 158 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Rushall and Shelfield were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 220 children under 16 were killed or injured in Rushall and Shelfield, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in Rushall and Shelfield.

Where Rushall and Shelfield ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
807th
Most casualties
771st
Most fatal collisions
744th
Most serious collisions
775th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday134 (15%)
  • Tuesday128 (14%)
  • Wednesday138 (15%)
  • Thursday141 (15%)
  • Friday149 (16%)
  • Saturday122 (13%)
  • Sunday100 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight645 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit260 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway865 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.2%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph879 (96%)
  • 40 mph23 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds673 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds138 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other52 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant647 (53%)
  • Pedestrian253 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist128 (10%)
  • Cyclist92 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant31 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Rushall and Shelfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rushall and Shelfield, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in Rushall and Shelfield peaked at 37 in 1999; 2025 had 10.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 10
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251013
202489
20231327
2022913
20211421
20201316
20191521
20181315
20171322
20161825
20151930
20142039
201379
2012911
2011914
20101836
20091623
20081416
20072429
20062228
20051620
20042934
20032427
20022836
20012950
20002433
19993747
19983345
19972229
19963241
19952227
19943439
19932443
19921620
19912130
19902431
19892330
19882835
19872025
198600
19852537
19842831
19831824
19822528
19812427
19802223

Map of recent crashes in Rushall and Shelfield

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Rushall and Shelfield

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Rushall and Shelfield

The 24 most recent collisions in Rushall and Shelfield happened between 21 July 2023 and 15 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Rushall and Shelfield

The A461 has the most collisions in Rushall and Shelfield, 460 of 912 (50%), followed by the B4154 (67).

Collisions in Rushall and Shelfield on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA461460653684
2ndB4154679937

Council area for Rushall and Shelfield

Rushall and Shelfield is in Walsall, where police recorded 33,576 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Rushall and Shelfield accounts for 2.7% of them.

Postcode districts in Rushall and Shelfield

Collisions in Rushall and Shelfield were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by WS4 (892) and WS3 (11).