Road
Crashes on the A462
787 recorded collisions since 2000.
787
All crashes
14
Fatal
88
Serious
685
Slight
Since 2000 the A462 has seen 787 collisions, 14 of them fatal and 88 serious. That ranks it 627th of 6,754 numbered A, B and M roads by total recorded collisions. Its fatal rate is 17.8 per 1,000 collisions, and 13% caused death or serious injury. Collisions have fallen by about 57% since 2000, from 54 to 23 in 2024. The heaviest local concentrations are in Walsall, South Staffordshire and Sandwell.
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Crashes by year
2000–2024100500
200020052010201520202024
Figures cover collisions reported to police (STATS19) from 2000 onward. Source: DfT STATS19, Open Government Licence v3.0.