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Dudley road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 908 road traffic collisions in Dudley in 2005, and 1,273 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 108 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2004 (814), and casualties rose from 1,111.

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

Collisions in 2005
908
Up 12% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
1,273
Up 15% on 2004
Fatal collisions
9
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
108
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Dudley in 2005

1% of collisions in Dudley in 2005 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Dudley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91%
  • Serious10812%
  • Slight79187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.8%
  • Serious1229.6%
  • Slight1,14190%

Dudley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dudley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,072 in 2000. 2005 is highlighted, with 908, up 12% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday148 (16%)
  • Tuesday116 (13%)
  • Wednesday127 (14%)
  • Thursday125 (14%)
  • Friday165 (18%)
  • Saturday128 (14%)
  • Sunday99 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5946 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59115 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5996 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59177 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59211 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59158 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5999 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January81 (8.9%)
  • February63 (6.9%)
  • March75 (8.3%)
  • April71 (7.8%)
  • May98 (11%)
  • June85 (9.4%)
  • July70 (7.7%)
  • August68 (7.5%)
  • September79 (8.7%)
  • October71 (7.8%)
  • November69 (7.6%)
  • December78 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight641 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit262 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds697 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other44 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded25 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry597 (66%)
  • Wet or damp299 (33%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph765 (84%)
  • 40 mph112 (12%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph8 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph14 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway669 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway163 (18%)
  • Roundabout52 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dudley in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant834 (66%)
  • Pedestrian186 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist105 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist54 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant33 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1047 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1592 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20234 (18%)
  • 21 to 25148 (12%)
  • 26 to 35241 (19%)
  • 36 to 45174 (14%)
  • 46 to 55109 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6583 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7541 (3.2%)
  • Over 7534 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded50 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider760 (60%)
  • Passenger327 (26%)
  • Pedestrian186 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,324 (79%)
  • Motorcycle109 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach34 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car34 (2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dudley in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Dudley ranked among 351 areas in 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dudley had the 48th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
44th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dudley in 2005

Brierley Hill & Wordsley South, Dudley, DY5 1SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dudley in 2005, with 61 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Dudley with the most crashes in 2005

The A461 had the most collisions in Dudley in 2005: 66, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dudley, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4616686113
2ndA4586191011
3rdA491425404
4thA4123375806
5thA459375615
6thA4101325705
7thA4036304501
8thA4100202801
9thA456172613
10thA463172703
11thB4186172000
12thA457152601
13thB4175141703
14thB4176121800
15thB4177122100
16thA451111711
17thB4171111801
18thA4168101401
19thB417991201
20thM591102

Towns in Dudley: crashes in 2005

Dudley, Dudley had the most collisions of any town in Dudley in 2005: 226.

Postcode districts in Dudley: crashes in 2005

DY5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dudley in 2005: 167.

Latest crashes in Dudley in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Dudley in 2005, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Dudley road accidents in other years