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Dudley road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,011 road traffic collisions in Dudley in 1999, and 1,403 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 136 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1998 (974), and casualties rose from 1,334.

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

Collisions in 1999
1,011
Up 4% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,403
Up 5% on 1998
Fatal collisions
7
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
136
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Dudley in 1999

0.7% of collisions in Dudley in 1999 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Dudley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.7%
  • Serious13613%
  • Slight86886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.6%
  • Serious15811%
  • Slight1,23688%

Dudley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dudley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,072 in 2000. 1999 is highlighted, with 1,011, up 4% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday137 (14%)
  • Tuesday131 (13%)
  • Wednesday142 (14%)
  • Thursday153 (15%)
  • Friday202 (20%)
  • Saturday129 (13%)
  • Sunday117 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59122 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59149 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59177 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59256 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59169 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5998 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January67 (6.6%)
  • February59 (5.8%)
  • March89 (8.8%)
  • April94 (9.3%)
  • May71 (7%)
  • June67 (6.6%)
  • July85 (8.4%)
  • August83 (8.2%)
  • September85 (8.4%)
  • October118 (12%)
  • November96 (9.5%)
  • December97 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight731 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit273 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds704 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds196 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other73 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry558 (55%)
  • Wet or damp427 (42%)
  • Frost or ice18 (1.8%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph892 (88%)
  • 40 mph90 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph6 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph11 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway809 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway124 (12%)
  • Roundabout51 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dudley in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant927 (66%)
  • Pedestrian261 (19%)
  • Cyclist82 (5.8%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 546 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1077 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 15127 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 20258 (18%)
  • 21 to 25167 (12%)
  • 26 to 35276 (20%)
  • 36 to 45156 (11%)
  • 46 to 55121 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6571 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7564 (4.6%)
  • Over 7538 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider739 (53%)
  • Passenger403 (29%)
  • Pedestrian261 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,454 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (4.5%)
  • Motorcycle73 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach37 (2%)
  • Other vehicle30 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dudley in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dudley had the 65th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
65th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
59th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Dudley with the most crashes in 1999

The A461 had the most collisions in Dudley in 1999: 86, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dudley, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4618612906
2ndA4596791310
3rdA4585470010
4thA491537306
5thA4036304202
6thA4101263103
7thA4123213103
8thA456172302
9thB4175172401
10thB4176152511
11thA4100141902
12thA463141903
13thB4180141701
14thB4186131415
15thB4179111400
16thA457101802
17thB417181001
18thB417281103
19thA41687800
20thA45171301

Towns in Dudley: crashes in 1999

Dudley, Dudley had the most collisions of any town in Dudley in 1999: 289.

Postcode districts in Dudley: crashes in 1999

DY5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dudley in 1999: 160.

Latest crashes in Dudley in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Dudley in 1999, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Dudley road accidents in other years