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Dudley road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,009 road traffic collisions in Dudley in 1982, and 1,317 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 283 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1981 (973), and casualties rose from 1,249.

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

Collisions in 1982
1,009
Up 4% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
1,317
Up 5% on 1981
Fatal collisions
10
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
283
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Dudley in 1982

1% of collisions in Dudley in 1982 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Dudley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101%
  • Serious28328%
  • Slight71671%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal110.8%
  • Serious32725%
  • Slight97974%

Dudley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dudley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,072 in 2000. 1982 is highlighted, with 1,009, up 4% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday141 (14%)
  • Tuesday128 (13%)
  • Wednesday151 (15%)
  • Thursday164 (16%)
  • Friday170 (17%)
  • Saturday154 (15%)
  • Sunday101 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59107 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59108 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59185 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59265 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59151 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59155 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (6.2%)
  • February71 (7%)
  • March94 (9.3%)
  • April75 (7.4%)
  • May89 (8.8%)
  • June84 (8.3%)
  • July92 (9.1%)
  • August60 (5.9%)
  • September96 (9.5%)
  • October92 (9.1%)
  • November104 (10%)
  • December89 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight696 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit305 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds750 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds126 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other76 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry594 (59%)
  • Wet or damp371 (37%)
  • Frost or ice35 (3.5%)
  • Snow8 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph852 (84%)
  • 40 mph127 (13%)
  • 50 mph16 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph10 (1%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway831 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway111 (11%)
  • Roundabout44 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dudley in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant525 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist316 (24%)
  • Pedestrian302 (23%)
  • Cyclist93 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant47 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 552 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1094 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 15127 (9.6%)
  • 16 to 20390 (30%)
  • 21 to 25160 (12%)
  • 26 to 35146 (11%)
  • 36 to 45108 (8.2%)
  • 46 to 5595 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6573 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7550 (3.8%)
  • Over 7522 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider729 (55%)
  • Pedestrian302 (23%)
  • Passenger286 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,061 (63%)
  • Motorcycle317 (19%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes116 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle97 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach27 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dudley in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dudley had the 78th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
78th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
76th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
221st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
54th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Dudley with the most crashes in 1982

The A458 had the most collisions in Dudley in 1982: 80, including 1 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dudley, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45880109124
2ndA49172104020
3rdA4616086013
4thA4594974110
5thA40363241016
6thA4101313907
7thA4123243417
8thB4176202618
9thA456192604
10thB4179172104
11thA463162404
12thA4491521010
13thB4180151806
14thA457131803
15thA4037122213
16thB4186121207
17thA4100111411
18thB4175111205
19thA451101505
20thA403491203

Towns in Dudley: crashes in 1982

Dudley, Dudley had the most collisions of any town in Dudley in 1982: 235.

Postcode districts in Dudley: crashes in 1982

DY8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dudley in 1982: 162.

Latest crashes in Dudley in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Dudley in 1982, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Dudley road accidents in other years