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Dudley road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 959 road traffic collisions in Dudley in 1995, and 1,326 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 183 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1994 (921), and casualties rose from 1,230.

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

Collisions in 1995
959
Up 4% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
1,326
Up 8% on 1994
Fatal collisions
4
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
183
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Dudley in 1995

0.4% of collisions in Dudley in 1995 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Dudley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious18319%
  • Slight77281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.3%
  • Serious20616%
  • Slight1,11684%

Dudley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dudley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,072 in 2000. 1995 is highlighted, with 959, up 4% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday129 (13%)
  • Tuesday137 (14%)
  • Wednesday108 (11%)
  • Thursday178 (19%)
  • Friday157 (16%)
  • Saturday152 (16%)
  • Sunday98 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59114 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59129 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59165 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59237 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59166 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59107 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January76 (7.9%)
  • February87 (9.1%)
  • March75 (7.8%)
  • April59 (6.2%)
  • May67 (7%)
  • June73 (7.6%)
  • July71 (7.4%)
  • August78 (8.1%)
  • September79 (8.2%)
  • October85 (8.9%)
  • November111 (12%)
  • December98 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight653 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit293 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds680 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds145 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other59 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry576 (60%)
  • Wet or damp344 (36%)
  • Frost or ice30 (3.1%)
  • Snow9 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph809 (84%)
  • 40 mph115 (12%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph16 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway761 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway139 (14%)
  • Roundabout41 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dudley in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant826 (62%)
  • Pedestrian248 (19%)
  • Cyclist99 (7.5%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant32 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1079 (6%)
  • 11 to 15108 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20229 (17%)
  • 21 to 25199 (15%)
  • 26 to 35266 (20%)
  • 36 to 45145 (11%)
  • 46 to 55100 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6567 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7557 (4.3%)
  • Over 7533 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider705 (53%)
  • Passenger373 (28%)
  • Pedestrian248 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,363 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes119 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle98 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle89 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach25 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.7%)
  • Minibus10 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dudley in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dudley had the 68th most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
60th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Dudley with the most crashes in 1995

The A461 had the most collisions in Dudley in 1995: 81, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dudley, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46181105017
2ndA45969102214
3rdA40365881113
4thA4585372010
5thA491526907
6thA41013153011
7thB4176233203
8thA4123192604
9thB4179192902
10thB4175142103
11thA456131503
12thA449122003
13thA451111402
14thA457111402
15thB4588112301
16thA4100101001
17thA463101603
18thB4171101402
19thB4186101403
20thM5101701

Towns in Dudley: crashes in 1995

Dudley, Dudley had the most collisions of any town in Dudley in 1995: 215.

Postcode districts in Dudley: crashes in 1995

DY5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dudley in 1995: 174.

Latest crashes in Dudley in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Dudley in 1995, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Dudley road accidents in other years