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Wednesbury road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,152 road traffic collisions in Wednesbury, Sandwell, from 1980 to 2025, and 2,859 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 393 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 37 collisions, up 3% on 2024 (36).

Collisions since 1980
2,152
434th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,859
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
16
20 people killed
Serious collisions
393
452 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
37
Up 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
46
Down 22% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Wednesbury

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal160.7%
  • Serious39318%
  • Slight1,74381%

What the data shows

  • Wednesbury had 300 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 26% fewer than the 404 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Wednesbury were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 469 children under 16 were killed or injured in Wednesbury, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in Wednesbury.

Where Wednesbury ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
434th
Most casualties
415th
Most fatal collisions
588th
Most serious collisions
420th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday338 (16%)
  • Tuesday291 (14%)
  • Wednesday321 (15%)
  • Thursday336 (16%)
  • Friday369 (17%)
  • Saturday284 (13%)
  • Sunday213 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,532 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit600 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,608 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway310 (14%)
  • Roundabout172 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road60 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph15 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph2,042 (95%)
  • 40 mph54 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 70 mph38 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,608 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds327 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds33 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other123 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded20 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,493 (52%)
  • Pedestrian636 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist232 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist230 (8%)
  • Van occupant81 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant78 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)33 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant32 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant20 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Wednesbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wednesbury, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in Wednesbury peaked at 81 in 2000; 2025 had 37.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 37
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253746
20243659
20232430
20223644
20213246
20202432
20192629
20182231
20173243
20163141
20153445
20145073
20132436
20123656
20113754
20103244
20094762
20084455
20074358
20065776
20055578
20044149
20036691
20025066
20014666
200081104
19996685
19986984
19975877
199668108
19955472
19946278
19935463
19925769
19915773
19905574
19895978
19884956
19873750
198600
19856488
198473110
19836584
19824860
19815877
19805659

Map of recent crashes in Wednesbury

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Wednesbury

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Wednesbury

The 24 most recent collisions in Wednesbury happened between 22 June and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Wednesbury

The A461 has the most collisions in Wednesbury, 569 of 2,152 (26%), followed by the A41 (231).

Collisions in Wednesbury on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4615697714105
2ndA41231294140
3rdA462146198226
4thB4200101136223
5thA4196597309
6thM6417314

Council areas covering Wednesbury

Collisions in Wednesbury were recorded in 2 council areas. Sandwell has 2,083 of 2,152 (97%).

Collisions in Wednesbury by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSandwell2,0832,73915384
2ndWalsall6711818

Postcode districts in Wednesbury

Collisions in Wednesbury were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by WS10 (2,123) and WS1 (29).