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Dudley road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,038 road traffic collisions in Dudley in 1990, and 1,368 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 194 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1989 (1,002), and casualties rose from 1,315.

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

Collisions in 1990
1,038
Up 4% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,368
Up 4% on 1989
Fatal collisions
9
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
194
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Dudley in 1990

0.9% of collisions in Dudley in 1990 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Dudley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.9%
  • Serious19419%
  • Slight83580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.7%
  • Serious22116%
  • Slight1,13883%

Dudley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dudley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,072 in 2000. 1990 is highlighted, with 1,038, up 4% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday140 (13%)
  • Tuesday130 (13%)
  • Wednesday156 (15%)
  • Thursday155 (15%)
  • Friday188 (18%)
  • Saturday159 (15%)
  • Sunday110 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59112 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59135 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59157 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59260 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59195 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59129 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January95 (9.2%)
  • February76 (7.3%)
  • March88 (8.5%)
  • April81 (7.8%)
  • May80 (7.7%)
  • June78 (7.5%)
  • July90 (8.7%)
  • August91 (8.8%)
  • September93 (9%)
  • October94 (9.1%)
  • November100 (9.6%)
  • December72 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight721 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit296 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds804 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds140 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other42 (4%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry649 (63%)
  • Wet or damp373 (36%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph872 (84%)
  • 40 mph116 (11%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph18 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph26 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway809 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway177 (17%)
  • Roundabout35 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dudley in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant730 (53%)
  • Pedestrian329 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist146 (11%)
  • Cyclist80 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant34 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 550 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1098 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 1590 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20321 (23%)
  • 21 to 25203 (15%)
  • 26 to 35198 (14%)
  • 36 to 45147 (11%)
  • 46 to 5576 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6585 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7555 (4%)
  • Over 7545 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider654 (48%)
  • Passenger385 (28%)
  • Pedestrian329 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,356 (74%)
  • Motorcycle147 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes114 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle80 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach38 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle22 (1.2%)
  • Minibus9 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dudley in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dudley had the 73rd most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
73rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
71st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
208th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
71st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Dudley with the most crashes in 1990

The A458 had the most collisions in Dudley in 1990: 82, including 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dudley, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45882107021
2ndA46179111212
3rdA4597899013
4thA40364977011
5thA491475809
6thA4101314616
7thA4123283813
8thB4176243106
9thA456222617
10thA4100151503
11thA463131600
12thB4186131504
13thB4175111401
14thB4179111302
15thB4588111303
16thA449101600
17thB4172101001
18thA416891002
19thA4519902
20thA403481003

Towns in Dudley: crashes in 1990

Dudley, Dudley had the most collisions of any town in Dudley in 1990: 266.

Postcode districts in Dudley: crashes in 1990

DY5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dudley in 1990: 170.

Latest crashes in Dudley in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Dudley in 1990, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Dudley road accidents in other years