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Dudley road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,002 road traffic collisions in Dudley in 1989, and 1,315 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 214 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1988 (947), and casualties rose from 1,183.

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

Collisions in 1989
1,002
Up 6% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,315
Up 11% on 1988
Fatal collisions
13
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
214
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Dudley in 1989

1.3% of collisions in Dudley in 1989 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Dudley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.3%
  • Serious21421%
  • Slight77577%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131%
  • Serious23818%
  • Slight1,06481%

Dudley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dudley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,072 in 2000. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,002, up 6% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday142 (14%)
  • Tuesday125 (12%)
  • Wednesday139 (14%)
  • Thursday167 (17%)
  • Friday189 (19%)
  • Saturday155 (15%)
  • Sunday85 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59133 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59100 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59168 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59235 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59174 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59153 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January87 (8.7%)
  • February68 (6.8%)
  • March85 (8.5%)
  • April77 (7.7%)
  • May79 (7.9%)
  • June88 (8.8%)
  • July74 (7.4%)
  • August82 (8.2%)
  • September82 (8.2%)
  • October72 (7.2%)
  • November118 (12%)
  • December90 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight669 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit311 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds787 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds126 (13%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Other35 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry632 (63%)
  • Wet or damp354 (35%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph830 (83%)
  • 40 mph125 (12%)
  • 50 mph10 (1%)
  • 60 mph23 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph13 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway786 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway158 (16%)
  • Roundabout49 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dudley in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant674 (51%)
  • Pedestrian308 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist156 (12%)
  • Cyclist95 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant51 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1065 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 15103 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20323 (25%)
  • 21 to 25214 (16%)
  • 26 to 35188 (14%)
  • 36 to 45121 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 55101 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6562 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7543 (3.3%)
  • Over 7560 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider679 (52%)
  • Passenger328 (25%)
  • Pedestrian308 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,263 (71%)
  • Motorcycle161 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes131 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle94 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach37 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle16 (0.9%)
  • Minibus8 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dudley in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dudley had the 78th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
78th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
75th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
134th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
68th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Dudley with the most crashes in 1989

The A461 had the most collisions in Dudley in 1989: 77, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dudley, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4617795113
2ndA4587393014
3rdA4916281015
4thA4595466213
5thA4036415938
6thA4123264728
7thA4101243408
8thA4100233208
9thB4176222806
10thA449183406
11thA456182213
12thA457172105
13thB4171172702
14thB4180162003
15thA451152903
16thB4175131403
17thB4179131702
18thA463112504
19thA4168101300
20thB4173101204

Towns in Dudley: crashes in 1989

Dudley, Dudley had the most collisions of any town in Dudley in 1989: 250.

Postcode districts in Dudley: crashes in 1989

DY5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dudley in 1989: 159.

Latest crashes in Dudley in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Dudley in 1989, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Dudley road accidents in other years