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Dudley road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 801 road traffic collisions in Dudley in 2006, and 1,136 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2005 (908), and casualties fell from 1,273.

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

Collisions in 2006
801
Down 12% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
1,136
Down 11% on 2005
Fatal collisions
6
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Dudley in 2006

0.7% of collisions in Dudley in 2006 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Dudley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious8911%
  • Slight70688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious1029%
  • Slight1,02790%

Dudley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dudley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,072 in 2000. 2006 is highlighted, with 801, down 12% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday106 (13%)
  • Tuesday105 (13%)
  • Wednesday114 (14%)
  • Thursday117 (15%)
  • Friday142 (18%)
  • Saturday128 (16%)
  • Sunday89 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5994 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59103 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59143 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59200 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59132 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5985 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January77 (9.6%)
  • February63 (7.9%)
  • March68 (8.5%)
  • April54 (6.7%)
  • May58 (7.2%)
  • June61 (7.6%)
  • July60 (7.5%)
  • August56 (7%)
  • September68 (8.5%)
  • October71 (8.9%)
  • November90 (11%)
  • December75 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight559 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit236 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds588 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds107 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Other55 (6.9%)
  • Not recorded25 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry490 (61%)
  • Wet or damp298 (37%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph718 (90%)
  • 40 mph63 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph10 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway605 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway123 (15%)
  • Roundabout50 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dudley in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant731 (64%)
  • Pedestrian165 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist96 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist50 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant31 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant23 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1036 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1563 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20229 (20%)
  • 21 to 25132 (12%)
  • 26 to 35194 (17%)
  • 36 to 45154 (14%)
  • 46 to 5595 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6566 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7545 (4%)
  • Over 7532 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded65 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider672 (59%)
  • Passenger299 (26%)
  • Pedestrian165 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,152 (78%)
  • Motorcycle101 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach27 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dudley in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dudley had the 57th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
50th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
83rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dudley in 2006

St. James's, Dudley, DY2 7AD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dudley in 2006, with 51 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Dudley with the most crashes in 2006

The A461 had the most collisions in Dudley in 2006: 57, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dudley, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA461577915
2ndA459536815
3rdA4585269012
4thA491375211
5thA4036315604
6thA4101223503
7thA4123213303
8thA4100172002
9thB4175172300
10thA451121400
11thB4176121801
12thB4180112301
13thA416891302
14thA45691301
15thB417991101
16thB418691501
17thM591800
18thB455881100
19thA4637900
20thB416371102

Towns in Dudley: crashes in 2006

Dudley, Dudley had the most collisions of any town in Dudley in 2006: 229.

Postcode districts in Dudley: crashes in 2006

DY5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dudley in 2006: 143.

Latest crashes in Dudley in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Dudley in 2006, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Dudley road accidents in other years