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Dudley road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 965 road traffic collisions in Dudley in 2001, and 1,290 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2000 (1,072), and casualties fell from 1,407.

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

Collisions in 2001
965
Down 10% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,290
Down 8% on 2000
Fatal collisions
13
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
9% of collisions

Crash severity in Dudley in 2001

1.3% of collisions in Dudley in 2001 were fatal and 9% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Dudley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.3%
  • Serious879%
  • Slight86590%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.2%
  • Serious937.2%
  • Slight1,18192%

Dudley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dudley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,072 in 2000. 2001 is highlighted, with 965, down 10% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday121 (13%)
  • Tuesday133 (14%)
  • Wednesday141 (15%)
  • Thursday149 (15%)
  • Friday158 (16%)
  • Saturday164 (17%)
  • Sunday99 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59105 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59131 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59160 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59247 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59162 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59116 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January92 (9.5%)
  • February62 (6.4%)
  • March85 (8.8%)
  • April77 (8%)
  • May71 (7.4%)
  • June66 (6.8%)
  • July80 (8.3%)
  • August88 (9.1%)
  • September84 (8.7%)
  • October82 (8.5%)
  • November92 (9.5%)
  • December86 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight671 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit283 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds730 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds127 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other59 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded25 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry582 (60%)
  • Wet or damp361 (37%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.5%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.4%)
  • Mud3 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph872 (90%)
  • 40 mph72 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway775 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway113 (12%)
  • Roundabout48 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dudley in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant834 (65%)
  • Pedestrian197 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist96 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist82 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1064 (5%)
  • 11 to 1599 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20222 (17%)
  • 21 to 25161 (12%)
  • 26 to 35268 (21%)
  • 36 to 45181 (14%)
  • 46 to 55120 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6575 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7538 (2.9%)
  • Over 7524 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider770 (60%)
  • Passenger323 (25%)
  • Pedestrian197 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,399 (79%)
  • Motorcycle102 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes74 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach26 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dudley in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Dudley

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Dudley ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dudley had the 65th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
65th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
71st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dudley in 2001

St. James's, Dudley, DY2 7AD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dudley in 2001, with 62 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Dudley with the most crashes in 2001

The A461 had the most collisions in Dudley in 2001: 80, including 4 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dudley, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA461809444
2ndA4597410308
3rdA491506204
4thA458445806
5thA4036405414
6thA4101274013
7thA4123243811
8thA456162400
9thB4175162101
10thB4179141602
11thA457131702
12thA463121903
13thB4176111500
14thA4034101300
15thA4100101101
16thA4168101210
17thB4173101310
18thB418391000
19thA44971100
20thB404371302

Towns in Dudley: crashes in 2001

Dudley, Dudley had the most collisions of any town in Dudley in 2001: 239.

Postcode districts in Dudley: crashes in 2001

DY5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dudley in 2001: 170.

Latest crashes in Dudley in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Dudley in 2001, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2001.

Severity

Dudley road accidents in other years