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Dudley road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,006 road traffic collisions in Dudley in 2002, and 1,351 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2001 (965), and casualties rose from 1,290.

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

Collisions in 2002
1,006
Up 4% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
1,351
Up 5% on 2001
Fatal collisions
5
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Dudley in 2002

0.5% of collisions in Dudley in 2002 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Dudley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious10611%
  • Slight89589%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious1198.8%
  • Slight1,22791%

Dudley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dudley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,072 in 2000. 2002 is highlighted, with 1,006, up 4% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday140 (14%)
  • Tuesday150 (15%)
  • Wednesday124 (12%)
  • Thursday157 (16%)
  • Friday158 (16%)
  • Saturday166 (17%)
  • Sunday111 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59126 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59132 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59170 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59263 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59159 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59113 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (6.6%)
  • February70 (7%)
  • March82 (8.2%)
  • April78 (7.8%)
  • May96 (9.5%)
  • June80 (8%)
  • July82 (8.2%)
  • August64 (6.4%)
  • September80 (8%)
  • October97 (9.6%)
  • November113 (11%)
  • December98 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight701 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit296 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds734 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds181 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other47 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded21 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry603 (60%)
  • Wet or damp393 (39%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.4%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph927 (92%)
  • 40 mph58 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph10 (1%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway813 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway123 (12%)
  • Roundabout48 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dudley in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant864 (64%)
  • Pedestrian224 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist99 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist64 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant47 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant35 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1049 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 15114 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20241 (18%)
  • 21 to 25175 (13%)
  • 26 to 35256 (19%)
  • 36 to 45183 (14%)
  • 46 to 55117 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6575 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7549 (3.6%)
  • Over 7537 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded26 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider751 (56%)
  • Passenger376 (28%)
  • Pedestrian224 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,444 (78%)
  • Motorcycle105 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes101 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach45 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.4%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dudley in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dudley had the 58th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
85th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dudley in 2002

St. James's, Dudley, DY2 7AD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dudley in 2002, with 77 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Dudley with the most crashes in 2002

The A461 had the most collisions in Dudley in 2002: 97, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dudley, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46197136010
2ndA459597804
3rdA491536005
4thA458506406
5thA4036345005
6thA4101232810
7thB4175223203
8thB4179213103
9thB4176172301
10thA4123142401
11thA463142001
12thA4100131512
13thA456121401
14thA4168111300
15thB4043111301
16thB4171111701
17thB4186111201
18thA457101401
19thA44991301
20thA40348900

Towns in Dudley: crashes in 2002

Dudley, Dudley had the most collisions of any town in Dudley in 2002: 291.

Postcode districts in Dudley: crashes in 2002

DY5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dudley in 2002: 180.

Latest crashes in Dudley in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Dudley in 2002, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Dudley road accidents in other years