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Dudley road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 947 road traffic collisions in Dudley in 1988, and 1,183 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 190 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1987 (821), and casualties rose from 1,021.

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

Collisions in 1988
947
Up 15% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,183
Up 16% on 1987
Fatal collisions
13
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
190
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Dudley in 1988

1.4% of collisions in Dudley in 1988 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Dudley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.4%
  • Serious19020%
  • Slight74479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.3%
  • Serious20617%
  • Slight96281%

Dudley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dudley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,072 in 2000. 1988 is highlighted, with 947, up 15% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday121 (13%)
  • Tuesday134 (14%)
  • Wednesday139 (15%)
  • Thursday151 (16%)
  • Friday156 (16%)
  • Saturday139 (15%)
  • Sunday107 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59116 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59112 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59159 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59228 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59155 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59128 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January79 (8.3%)
  • February65 (6.9%)
  • March86 (9.1%)
  • April64 (6.8%)
  • May86 (9.1%)
  • June70 (7.4%)
  • July73 (7.7%)
  • August76 (8%)
  • September80 (8.4%)
  • October99 (10%)
  • November73 (7.7%)
  • December96 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight662 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit257 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds715 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds147 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other32 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry528 (56%)
  • Wet or damp405 (43%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph797 (84%)
  • 40 mph114 (12%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph16 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph15 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway766 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway135 (14%)
  • Roundabout36 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dudley in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant581 (49%)
  • Pedestrian290 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist157 (13%)
  • Cyclist100 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1068 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 15113 (9.6%)
  • 16 to 20298 (25%)
  • 21 to 25177 (15%)
  • 26 to 35172 (15%)
  • 36 to 45107 (9%)
  • 46 to 5579 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6563 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7537 (3.1%)
  • Over 7527 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider616 (52%)
  • Pedestrian290 (25%)
  • Passenger277 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,163 (71%)
  • Motorcycle167 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle103 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes82 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle30 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach27 (1.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dudley in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dudley had the 79th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
79th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
82nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
87th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Dudley with the most crashes in 1988

The A491 had the most collisions in Dudley in 1988: 76, including 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dudley, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4917695018
2ndA45872110021
3rdA4617285210
4thA459515927
5thA4036425209
6thA4101324118
7thA4123253306
8thB4175223114
9thB4176192002
10thA456152022
11thA449143304
12thA457131613
13thB4171131600
14thB4179131603
15thB4186121300
16thA463111502
17thA4168101202
18thA410091001
19thA45161001
20thB41696700

Towns in Dudley: crashes in 1988

Dudley, Dudley had the most collisions of any town in Dudley in 1988: 230.

Postcode districts in Dudley: crashes in 1988

DY5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dudley in 1988: 139.

Latest crashes in Dudley in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Dudley in 1988, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Dudley road accidents in other years