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Dudley road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 969 road traffic collisions in Dudley in 1984, and 1,240 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 260 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1983 (921), and casualties rose from 1,159.

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

Collisions in 1984
969
Up 5% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,240
Up 7% on 1983
Fatal collisions
20
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
260
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Dudley in 1984

2.1% of collisions in Dudley in 1984 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Dudley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal202.1%
  • Serious26027%
  • Slight68971%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal211.7%
  • Serious31225%
  • Slight90773%

Dudley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dudley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,072 in 2000. 1984 is highlighted, with 969, up 5% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday139 (14%)
  • Tuesday124 (13%)
  • Wednesday143 (15%)
  • Thursday141 (15%)
  • Friday181 (19%)
  • Saturday144 (15%)
  • Sunday97 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59102 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59106 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59183 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59267 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59136 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59138 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January82 (8.5%)
  • February84 (8.7%)
  • March71 (7.3%)
  • April54 (5.6%)
  • May81 (8.4%)
  • June87 (9%)
  • July68 (7%)
  • August66 (6.8%)
  • September101 (10%)
  • October96 (9.9%)
  • November103 (11%)
  • December76 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight686 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit278 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds740 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds128 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other66 (6.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry591 (61%)
  • Wet or damp335 (35%)
  • Frost or ice39 (4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph823 (85%)
  • 40 mph108 (11%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph12 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph16 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway793 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway113 (12%)
  • Roundabout38 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dudley in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant498 (40%)
  • Pedestrian314 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist260 (21%)
  • Cyclist106 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant32 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1086 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 15140 (11%)
  • 16 to 20346 (28%)
  • 21 to 25162 (13%)
  • 26 to 35134 (11%)
  • 36 to 45103 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5582 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6559 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7555 (4.4%)
  • Over 7538 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider646 (52%)
  • Pedestrian314 (25%)
  • Passenger280 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,066 (65%)
  • Motorcycle270 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle108 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes92 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach28 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.8%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dudley in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dudley had the 79th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
79th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
78th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
51st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Dudley with the most crashes in 1984

The A459 and A491 had the most collisions in Dudley in 1984, with 72 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dudley, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4597289017
2ndA4917298122
3rdA4586887117
4thA4616383116
5thA40363652216
6thA41013449012
7thA4123192623
8thA456192605
9thB4176193415
10thA449142705
11thB4175141903
12thA451131915
13thA4100121203
14thA463121713
15thB4171121201
16thB4173111516
17thB4180101512
18thB418691100
19thA403481013
20thA4578801

Towns in Dudley: crashes in 1984

Dudley, Dudley had the most collisions of any town in Dudley in 1984: 236.

Postcode districts in Dudley: crashes in 1984

DY8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dudley in 1984: 152.

Latest crashes in Dudley in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Dudley in 1984, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Dudley road accidents in other years