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Dudley road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 990 road traffic collisions in Dudley in 1980, and 1,251 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 310 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1979 (912), and casualties rose from 1,208.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 35,585 collisions in Dudley.

Collisions in 1980
990
Up 9% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,251
Up 4% on 1979
Fatal collisions
16
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
310
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Dudley in 1980

1.6% of collisions in Dudley in 1980 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Dudley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.6%
  • Serious31031%
  • Slight66467%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.4%
  • Serious36329%
  • Slight87170%

Dudley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dudley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,072 in 2000. 1980 is highlighted, with 990, up 9% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025392502
2024396518
2023431574
2022400547
2021381501
2020291386
2019411541
2018430563
2017408534
2016504679
2015432566
2014461622
2013419549
2012422601
2011447600
2010555731
2009679936
20087501,109
20077741,083
20068011,136
20059081,273
20048141,111
20038671,194
20021,0061,351
20019651,290
20001,0721,407
19991,0111,403
19989741,334
19971,0331,386
19969511,284
19959591,326
19949211,230
19938841,136
19929601,226
19919501,244
19901,0381,368
19891,0021,315
19889471,183
19878211,021
19869481,188
19859961,274
19849691,240
19839211,159
19821,0091,317
19819731,249
19809901,251
19799121,208

When and where crashes happen in Dudley in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday141 (14%)
  • Tuesday132 (13%)
  • Wednesday138 (14%)
  • Thursday149 (15%)
  • Friday184 (19%)
  • Saturday148 (15%)
  • Sunday98 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59104 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59129 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59183 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59239 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59148 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59147 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January76 (7.7%)
  • February59 (6%)
  • March76 (7.7%)
  • April79 (8%)
  • May97 (9.8%)
  • June76 (7.7%)
  • July70 (7.1%)
  • August87 (8.8%)
  • September90 (9.1%)
  • October112 (11%)
  • November87 (8.8%)
  • December81 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight691 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit285 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds734 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds156 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other68 (6.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry613 (62%)
  • Wet or damp347 (35%)
  • Frost or ice27 (2.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph848 (86%)
  • 40 mph108 (11%)
  • 50 mph10 (1%)
  • 60 mph10 (1%)
  • 70 mph12 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway809 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway136 (14%)
  • Roundabout30 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dudley in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant486 (39%)
  • Pedestrian338 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist272 (22%)
  • Cyclist90 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant34 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 10111 (8.9%)
  • 11 to 15110 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 20371 (30%)
  • 21 to 25147 (12%)
  • 26 to 35116 (9.3%)
  • 36 to 4593 (7.4%)
  • 46 to 5583 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6580 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7568 (5.4%)
  • Over 7533 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider642 (51%)
  • Pedestrian338 (27%)
  • Passenger271 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car996 (63%)
  • Motorcycle262 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle92 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes89 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach42 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle27 (1.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dudley in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Dudley

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Dudley ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dudley had the 77th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
77th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
79th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
105th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
39th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Dudley with the most crashes in 1980

The A458 had the most collisions in Dudley in 1980: 74, including 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dudley, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4587485021
2ndA4616477215
3rdA4596182118
4thA4916177026
5thA4123314408
6thA40362940412
7thB4186212605
8thA463203013
9thA4101182603
10thB4176162505
11thB4175151607
12thA4100141605
13thA456141705
14thB4183121912
15thA4034111304
16thA449111412
17thA457101404
18thB4043101202
19thB4180101501
20thB417191301

Towns in Dudley: crashes in 1980

Dudley, Dudley had the most collisions of any town in Dudley in 1980: 232.

Postcode districts in Dudley: crashes in 1980

DY8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dudley in 1980: 151.

Latest crashes in Dudley in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Dudley in 1980, 2 were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Dudley road accidents in other years