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Dudley road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 950 road traffic collisions in Dudley in 1991, and 1,244 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 197 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1990 (1,038), and casualties fell from 1,368.

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

Collisions in 1991
950
Down 8% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,244
Down 9% on 1990
Fatal collisions
13
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
197
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Dudley in 1991

1.4% of collisions in Dudley in 1991 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Dudley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.4%
  • Serious19721%
  • Slight74078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.2%
  • Serious22718%
  • Slight1,00281%

Dudley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dudley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,072 in 2000. 1991 is highlighted, with 950, down 8% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday133 (14%)
  • Tuesday120 (13%)
  • Wednesday136 (14%)
  • Thursday156 (16%)
  • Friday177 (19%)
  • Saturday128 (13%)
  • Sunday100 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59115 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59136 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59185 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59222 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59134 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59120 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January88 (9.3%)
  • February66 (6.9%)
  • March76 (8%)
  • April78 (8.2%)
  • May65 (6.8%)
  • June92 (9.7%)
  • July83 (8.7%)
  • August76 (8%)
  • September79 (8.3%)
  • October102 (11%)
  • November84 (8.8%)
  • December61 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight677 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit258 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds715 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds144 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other42 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry542 (57%)
  • Wet or damp376 (40%)
  • Frost or ice29 (3.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph798 (84%)
  • 40 mph113 (12%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph13 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph24 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway768 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway125 (13%)
  • Roundabout43 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dudley in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant659 (53%)
  • Pedestrian295 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist111 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist90 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant40 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1081 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 15119 (9.6%)
  • 16 to 20246 (20%)
  • 21 to 25197 (16%)
  • 26 to 35204 (16%)
  • 36 to 45115 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5580 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6579 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7548 (3.9%)
  • Over 7531 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider636 (51%)
  • Passenger313 (25%)
  • Pedestrian295 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,227 (74%)
  • Motorcycle118 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes109 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle90 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle30 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach27 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dudley in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dudley had the 74th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
74th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
99th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
54th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Dudley with the most crashes in 1991

The A458 had the most collisions in Dudley in 1991: 72, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dudley, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4587298016
2ndA46169103016
3rdA4596680111
4thA4036527026
5thA4914757011
6thA4123233316
7thB4176212903
8thA4101172115
9thA4100161903
10thB4175162703
11thA456153003
12thA463121702
13thB4179111912
14thB4186111303
15thA449101202
16thB418081402
17thB448381001
18thM571202
19thA40346702
20thA41686600

Towns in Dudley: crashes in 1991

Dudley, Dudley had the most collisions of any town in Dudley in 1991: 222.

Postcode districts in Dudley: crashes in 1991

DY5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dudley in 1991: 156.

Latest crashes in Dudley in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Dudley in 1991, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1991.

Severity

Dudley road accidents in other years