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Dudley road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 973 road traffic collisions in Dudley in 1981, and 1,249 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 273 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1980 (990), and casualties fell from 1,251.

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

Collisions in 1981
973
Down 2% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,249
Level with 1980
Fatal collisions
15
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
273
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Dudley in 1981

1.5% of collisions in Dudley in 1981 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Dudley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.5%
  • Serious27328%
  • Slight68570%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.2%
  • Serious31926%
  • Slight91573%

Dudley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dudley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,072 in 2000. 1981 is highlighted, with 973, down 2% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday141 (14%)
  • Tuesday136 (14%)
  • Wednesday147 (15%)
  • Thursday138 (14%)
  • Friday169 (17%)
  • Saturday138 (14%)
  • Sunday104 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59113 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59169 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59266 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59148 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59130 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January75 (7.7%)
  • February80 (8.2%)
  • March77 (7.9%)
  • April66 (6.8%)
  • May80 (8.2%)
  • June75 (7.7%)
  • July71 (7.3%)
  • August73 (7.5%)
  • September96 (9.9%)
  • October102 (10%)
  • November91 (9.4%)
  • December87 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight667 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit284 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds718 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds125 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Other68 (7%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry574 (59%)
  • Wet or damp326 (34%)
  • Frost or ice46 (4.7%)
  • Snow27 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph822 (84%)
  • 40 mph113 (12%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph21 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph9 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway790 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway127 (13%)
  • Roundabout34 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dudley in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant520 (42%)
  • Pedestrian329 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist250 (20%)
  • Cyclist84 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant36 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 10106 (8.5%)
  • 11 to 15130 (10%)
  • 16 to 20356 (29%)
  • 21 to 25145 (12%)
  • 26 to 35147 (12%)
  • 36 to 45104 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5573 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6573 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7552 (4.2%)
  • Over 7528 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider642 (51%)
  • Pedestrian329 (26%)
  • Passenger278 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,005 (64%)
  • Motorcycle249 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes108 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle87 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle36 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach32 (2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dudley in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Dudley

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Dudley ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dudley had the 80th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
80th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
78th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
124th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
48th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Dudley with the most crashes in 1981

The A461 had the most collisions in Dudley in 1981: 79, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dudley, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4617998019
2ndA4587397118
3rdA4916689016
4thA4595874121
5thA4123324907
6thA4036284617
7thA4101212417
8thB4176182215
9thA449173014
10thA456172100
11thA463152213
12thB4186151905
13thA4168141704
14thB4180131305
15thA4100121302
16thB4175121406
17thB4183111305
18thA451101603
19thA403491005
20thB417991005

Towns in Dudley: crashes in 1981

Dudley, Dudley had the most collisions of any town in Dudley in 1981: 216.

Postcode districts in Dudley: crashes in 1981

DY8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dudley in 1981: 169.

Latest crashes in Dudley in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Dudley in 1981, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Dudley road accidents in other years