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Dudley road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 974 road traffic collisions in Dudley in 1998, and 1,334 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 152 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1997 (1,033), and casualties fell from 1,386.

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

Collisions in 1998
974
Down 6% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,334
Down 4% on 1997
Fatal collisions
10
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
152
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Dudley in 1998

1% of collisions in Dudley in 1998 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Dudley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101%
  • Serious15216%
  • Slight81283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.7%
  • Serious16913%
  • Slight1,15587%

Dudley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dudley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,072 in 2000. 1998 is highlighted, with 974, down 6% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday141 (14%)
  • Tuesday147 (15%)
  • Wednesday151 (16%)
  • Thursday136 (14%)
  • Friday182 (19%)
  • Saturday113 (12%)
  • Sunday104 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59114 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59133 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59173 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59245 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59180 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5986 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January86 (8.8%)
  • February69 (7.1%)
  • March79 (8.1%)
  • April80 (8.2%)
  • May73 (7.5%)
  • June86 (8.8%)
  • July86 (8.8%)
  • August94 (9.7%)
  • September80 (8.2%)
  • October100 (10%)
  • November75 (7.7%)
  • December66 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight713 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit255 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds738 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds154 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other55 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry575 (59%)
  • Wet or damp384 (39%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph839 (86%)
  • 40 mph105 (11%)
  • 50 mph13 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph8 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph9 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway762 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway153 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout28 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dudley in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant830 (62%)
  • Pedestrian256 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist87 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant29 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1087 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 15130 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 20186 (14%)
  • 21 to 25164 (12%)
  • 26 to 35269 (20%)
  • 36 to 45158 (12%)
  • 46 to 55130 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6578 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7553 (4%)
  • Over 7542 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider718 (54%)
  • Passenger360 (27%)
  • Pedestrian256 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,412 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle88 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle86 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes84 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach45 (2.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dudley in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dudley had the 73rd most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
70th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
62nd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Dudley with the most crashes in 1998

The A459 had the most collisions in Dudley in 1998: 94, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dudley, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45994143114
2ndA46181103011
3rdA491669218
4thA458507108
5thA4036456618
6thA4101253413
7thA4100212603
8thA456172514
9thA4123162113
10thB4175151903
11thA463121812
12thA4168111700
13thB4176111501
14thM5111600
15thA457101100
16thB4179101101
17thB404391100
18thB417391503
19thB418681112
20thB418781202

Towns in Dudley: crashes in 1998

Dudley, Dudley had the most collisions of any town in Dudley in 1998: 264.

Postcode districts in Dudley: crashes in 1998

DY5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dudley in 1998: 162.

Latest crashes in Dudley in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Dudley in 1998, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Dudley road accidents in other years