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Dudley road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 948 road traffic collisions in Dudley in 1986, and 1,188 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 237 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1985 (996), and casualties fell from 1,274.

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

Collisions in 1986
948
Down 5% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,188
Down 7% on 1985
Fatal collisions
16
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
237
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Dudley in 1986

1.7% of collisions in Dudley in 1986 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Dudley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.7%
  • Serious23725%
  • Slight69573%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.3%
  • Serious25722%
  • Slight91577%

Dudley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dudley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,072 in 2000. 1986 is highlighted, with 948, down 5% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday126 (13%)
  • Tuesday148 (16%)
  • Wednesday133 (14%)
  • Thursday137 (14%)
  • Friday162 (17%)
  • Saturday139 (15%)
  • Sunday103 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59114 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59107 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59183 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59230 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59156 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59117 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January78 (8.2%)
  • February56 (5.9%)
  • March69 (7.3%)
  • April82 (8.6%)
  • May97 (10%)
  • June70 (7.4%)
  • July75 (7.9%)
  • August59 (6.2%)
  • September80 (8.4%)
  • October108 (11%)
  • November93 (9.8%)
  • December81 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight673 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit259 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds718 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds133 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other44 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry567 (60%)
  • Wet or damp340 (36%)
  • Frost or ice30 (3.2%)
  • Snow11 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph805 (85%)
  • 40 mph94 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph29 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph16 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway775 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway107 (11%)
  • Roundabout45 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dudley in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant515 (43%)
  • Pedestrian313 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist183 (15%)
  • Cyclist99 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant38 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1071 (6%)
  • 11 to 15116 (9.8%)
  • 16 to 20318 (27%)
  • 21 to 25160 (13%)
  • 26 to 35147 (12%)
  • 36 to 45113 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5586 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6568 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7549 (4.1%)
  • Over 7533 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider621 (52%)
  • Pedestrian313 (26%)
  • Passenger254 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,079 (68%)
  • Motorcycle190 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle102 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes99 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes65 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach32 (2%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.1%)
  • Minibus10 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Dudley ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dudley had the 78th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
78th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
79th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
88th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
59th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Dudley with the most crashes in 1986

The A458 had the most collisions in Dudley in 1986: 77, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dudley, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4587799119
2ndA4617694021
3rdA4917295216
4thA4596276115
5thA4036343917
6thA4101283403
7thB4176192605
8thB4171182322
9thA456172001
10thA449152302
11thB4180141901
12thA463131503
13thB4043131907
14thB4175121504
15thB4186121202
16thA4123101202
17thA45791002
18thB418391103
19thA410081001
20thB417381103

Towns in Dudley: crashes in 1986

Cradley Heath and Kingswinford had the most collisions of any town in Dudley in 1986, with 1 each.

Postcode districts in Dudley: crashes in 1986

B64 and DY6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dudley in 1986, with 1 each.

Latest crashes in Dudley in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Dudley in 1986, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Dudley road accidents in other years