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Dudley road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 821 road traffic collisions in Dudley in 1987, and 1,021 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 193 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1986 (948), and casualties fell from 1,188.

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

Collisions in 1987
821
Down 13% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,021
Down 14% on 1986
Fatal collisions
15
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
193
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Dudley in 1987

1.8% of collisions in Dudley in 1987 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Dudley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.8%
  • Serious19324%
  • Slight61375%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.5%
  • Serious22222%
  • Slight78477%

Dudley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dudley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,072 in 2000. 1987 is highlighted, with 821, down 13% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday115 (14%)
  • Tuesday119 (14%)
  • Wednesday101 (12%)
  • Thursday113 (14%)
  • Friday149 (18%)
  • Saturday123 (15%)
  • Sunday101 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5994 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5991 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59124 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59226 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59127 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59117 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (6.6%)
  • February63 (7.7%)
  • March78 (9.5%)
  • April62 (7.6%)
  • May67 (8.2%)
  • June73 (8.9%)
  • July66 (8%)
  • August65 (7.9%)
  • September66 (8%)
  • October90 (11%)
  • November83 (10%)
  • December54 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight558 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit248 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds636 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other42 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry493 (60%)
  • Wet or damp299 (36%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.1%)
  • Snow12 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph685 (83%)
  • 40 mph105 (13%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph11 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph15 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway663 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway105 (13%)
  • Roundabout33 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dudley in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant428 (42%)
  • Pedestrian272 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist168 (16%)
  • Cyclist86 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1065 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1580 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20275 (27%)
  • 21 to 25151 (15%)
  • 26 to 35135 (13%)
  • 36 to 4591 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5558 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6559 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7540 (3.9%)
  • Over 7534 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider519 (51%)
  • Pedestrian272 (27%)
  • Passenger230 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car959 (69%)
  • Motorcycle173 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes89 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle87 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach30 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dudley in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Dudley

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Dudley ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dudley had the 90th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
90th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
95th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
105th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
83rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Dudley with the most crashes in 1987

The A491 had the most collisions in Dudley in 1987: 69, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dudley, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4916987215
2ndA4586380119
3rdA4616077016
4thA4595064112
5thA4036303605
6thA4123182534
7thB4176172113
8thA4101162502
9thB4186151613
10thA463131602
11thB4175131302
12thB4179131404
13thA449122404
14thA456111615
15thB4173111301
16thA416891201
17thA45791003
18thA40995901
19thA41005600
20thB41695500

Towns in Dudley: crashes in 1987

Dudley, Dudley had the most collisions of any town in Dudley in 1987: 196.

Postcode districts in Dudley: crashes in 1987

DY8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dudley in 1987: 129.

Latest crashes in Dudley in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Dudley in 1987, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Dudley road accidents in other years