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Dudley road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 996 road traffic collisions in Dudley in 1985, and 1,274 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 258 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1984 (969), and casualties rose from 1,240.

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

Collisions in 1985
996
Up 3% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
1,274
Up 3% on 1984
Fatal collisions
22
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
258
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Dudley in 1985

2.2% of collisions in Dudley in 1985 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Dudley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal222.2%
  • Serious25826%
  • Slight71672%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal241.9%
  • Serious30824%
  • Slight94274%

Dudley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dudley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,072 in 2000. 1985 is highlighted, with 996, up 3% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday147 (15%)
  • Tuesday135 (14%)
  • Wednesday131 (13%)
  • Thursday132 (13%)
  • Friday192 (19%)
  • Saturday156 (16%)
  • Sunday103 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59109 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59130 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59181 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59242 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59131 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59155 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (6.8%)
  • February74 (7.4%)
  • March85 (8.5%)
  • April81 (8.1%)
  • May72 (7.2%)
  • June76 (7.6%)
  • July76 (7.6%)
  • August76 (7.6%)
  • September84 (8.4%)
  • October105 (11%)
  • November117 (12%)
  • December82 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight696 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit287 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds720 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds152 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other68 (6.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry584 (59%)
  • Wet or damp368 (37%)
  • Frost or ice22 (2.2%)
  • Snow22 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph859 (86%)
  • 40 mph104 (10%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph21 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph8 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway818 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway123 (12%)
  • Roundabout39 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dudley in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant528 (41%)
  • Pedestrian319 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist237 (19%)
  • Cyclist98 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant43 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1077 (6%)
  • 11 to 15103 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20394 (31%)
  • 21 to 25172 (14%)
  • 26 to 35161 (13%)
  • 36 to 4596 (7.5%)
  • 46 to 5582 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6563 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7554 (4.2%)
  • Over 7533 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider649 (51%)
  • Pedestrian319 (25%)
  • Passenger306 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,113 (66%)
  • Motorcycle239 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes111 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle99 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach34 (2%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.9%)
  • Minibus8 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dudley in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dudley had the 74th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
74th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
43rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
51st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Dudley with the most crashes in 1985

The A459 had the most collisions in Dudley in 1985: 73, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dudley, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45973102216
2ndA4587191222
3rdA4617088221
4thA4915467215
5thA4036344418
6thA4101344508
7thB4175212607
8thB4176202802
9thB4186182212
10thA4123172005
11thA463172005
12thA4100141513
13thB4171142203
14thA449132013
15thA456132013
16thA4034121716
17thA457121603
18thA4168101103
19thB4179101001
20thB417391904

Towns in Dudley: crashes in 1985

Dudley, Dudley had the most collisions of any town in Dudley in 1985: 252.

Postcode districts in Dudley: crashes in 1985

DY2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dudley in 1985: 146.

Latest crashes in Dudley in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Dudley in 1985, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1985.

Severity

Dudley road accidents in other years