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Wolverhampton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 28,304 road traffic collisions in Wolverhampton from 1979 to 2025, and 37,210 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 342 were fatal and 5,108 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 309 collisions, up 4% on 2024 (298).

Collisions since 1979
28,304
47th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
37,210
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
342
354 people killed
Serious collisions
5,108
5,710 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
309
Up 4% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
377
Down 1% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Wolverhampton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal3421.2%
  • Serious5,10818%
  • Slight22,85481%

What the data shows

  • Wolverhampton had 3,725 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 21% fewer than the 4,729 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Wolverhampton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 5,964 children under 16 were killed or injured in Wolverhampton, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in Wolverhampton.

Where Wolverhampton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
47th
Most casualties
46th
Most fatal collisions
25th
Most serious collisions
41st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday4,053 (14%)
  • Tuesday4,034 (14%)
  • Wednesday4,050 (14%)
  • Thursday4,130 (15%)
  • Friday4,809 (17%)
  • Saturday4,142 (15%)
  • Sunday3,086 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight19,631 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8,404 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown132 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit81 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway21,379 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway5,055 (18%)
  • Roundabout1,330 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road505 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded35 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph7 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph249 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph24,143 (85%)
  • 40 mph3,789 (13%)
  • 50 mph30 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph52 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph32 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds20,997 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds4,249 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds347 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds332 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist153 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds153 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds31 (0.1%)
  • Other1,414 (5%)
  • Not recorded628 (2.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant20,506 (55%)
  • Pedestrian7,891 (21%)
  • Cyclist3,180 (8.5%)
  • Motorcyclist3,105 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,025 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant745 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant387 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)124 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant103 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant88 (0.2%)
  • Other29 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded27 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Wolverhampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wolverhampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Wolverhampton peaked at 881 in 2001; 2025 had 309.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 309
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025309377
2024298382
2023384518
2022374515
2021379514
2020315415
2019418571
2018418549
2017406557
2016424586
2015430576
2014405549
2013380534
2012394538
2011372526
2010439603
2009574782
2008539740
2007611841
2006585785
2005715958
2004743993
20037561,016
20028491,159
20018811,129
20008311,116
19998281,096
19988061,085
19978771,162
1996756979
1995711953
19947351,003
1993738976
1992750978
1991729937
19907841,020
1989767948
19887951,017
1987745960
19861517
19858511,045
19848621,053
1983839998
19828531,071
19817731,001
19808431,057
19791825

Map of recent crashes in Wolverhampton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Wolverhampton

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Wolverhampton

The 24 most recent collisions in Wolverhampton happened between 28 November and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Wolverhampton

The A449 has the most collisions in Wolverhampton, 2,531 of 28,304 (8.9%), followed by the A454 (1,718).

Collisions in Wolverhampton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4492,5313,41642427
2ndA4541,7182,37925353
3rdA411,6302,28421280
4thA41241,5982,19423327
5thA41231,1301,66524203
6thA41501,0991,45111141
7thA4601,0931,43318210
8thA4599681,32612153
9thA403966690417103
10thB4161441584385
11thB4484359463263
12thA4126188244335
13thB4156164223234
14thA4637799212
15thB4159404206
16thB41294603
17thM544601

Council areas covering Wolverhampton

Collisions in Wolverhampton were recorded in 6 council areas. Wolverhampton has 27,948 of 28,304 (99%).

Collisions in Wolverhampton by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWolverhampton27,94836,7063365,048
2ndSouth Staffordshire225300633
3rdWalsall669509
4thDudley324105
5thBirmingham2639011
6thCannock Chase62802

Postcode districts in Wolverhampton

Collisions in Wolverhampton were recorded in 13 postcode districts, led by WV10 (6,089) and WV1 (4,747).