Wolverhampton has launched a local chapter of the “Zero Tolerance to Road Harm” safety campaign to reduce accidents and improve street conditions across the city in the West Midlands. The initiative was launched in February 2026 and forms part of the wider regional Vision Zero strategy led by Transport for West Midlands (TfWM), which aims to eliminate deaths and serious injuries on West Midlands roads by 2040.
As part of the local activation, the touring memorial known as the “Letter Tree” is on display in Wolverhampton city centre throughout February 2026, featuring letters and messages from families affected by road collisions. Residents are being encouraged to sign an online safety pledge and to support education and enforcement activity targeting the so‑called “Fatal Four”: speeding, drink/drug driving, phone use and not wearing seatbelts.
The City of Wolverhampton Council has allocated £9.7 million in its 2025/26 Highways Capital Programme for road repairs and safety upgrades. That funding will be used for surface repairs, pothole reduction and safety improvements on busy and higher‑risk routes identified by officers — including works aimed at making crossings and routes safer for pedestrians and cyclists on corridors such as Cannock Road and Neachells Lane.
According to the West Midlands Road Safety Partnership and the Regional Road Safety Action Plan 2024–2030, the region is targeting a 50% reduction in the number of people killed or seriously injured by 2030 (compared with the 2015–2017 baseline). The plan also includes expanded enforcement measures — including increased camera‑based speed enforcement and specialist policing operations — to detect and deter dangerous driving as part of a wider programme of education, engineering and support for victims.
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