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Dudley road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 774 road traffic collisions in Dudley in 2007, and 1,083 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 114 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2006 (801), and casualties fell from 1,136.

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

Collisions in 2007
774
Down 3% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
1,083
Down 5% on 2006
Fatal collisions
14
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
114
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Dudley in 2007

1.8% of collisions in Dudley in 2007 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Dudley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.8%
  • Serious11415%
  • Slight64683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.3%
  • Serious12812%
  • Slight94187%

Dudley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dudley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,072 in 2000. 2007 is highlighted, with 774, down 3% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday121 (16%)
  • Tuesday95 (12%)
  • Wednesday101 (13%)
  • Thursday101 (13%)
  • Friday143 (18%)
  • Saturday123 (16%)
  • Sunday90 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59121 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59137 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59215 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59123 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (7.6%)
  • February60 (7.8%)
  • March68 (8.8%)
  • April63 (8.1%)
  • May75 (9.7%)
  • June64 (8.3%)
  • July61 (7.9%)
  • August48 (6.2%)
  • September73 (9.4%)
  • October67 (8.7%)
  • November68 (8.8%)
  • December68 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight567 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit199 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds596 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds112 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other31 (4%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry525 (68%)
  • Wet or damp236 (30%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.9%)
  • Snow4 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph665 (86%)
  • 40 mph82 (11%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph17 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway580 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway117 (15%)
  • Roundabout54 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dudley in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant673 (62%)
  • Pedestrian177 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist57 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant32 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2%)
  • 6 to 1035 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1566 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20187 (17%)
  • 21 to 25129 (12%)
  • 26 to 35185 (17%)
  • 36 to 45160 (15%)
  • 46 to 5597 (9%)
  • 56 to 6569 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7540 (3.7%)
  • Over 7537 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded56 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider645 (60%)
  • Passenger261 (24%)
  • Pedestrian177 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,059 (75%)
  • Motorcycle92 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes78 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car38 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach31 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.1%)
  • Minibus10 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dudley in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dudley had the 57th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
49th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dudley in 2007

St. James's, Dudley, DY2 7AD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dudley in 2007, with 52 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Dudley with the most crashes in 2007

The A461 had the most collisions in Dudley in 2007: 60, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dudley, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA461607818
2ndA459517826
3rdA458416208
4thA491335015
5thA4123284414
6thA4036254501
7thA4101222606
8thB4176152111
9thA456121800
10thB4186121405
11thA4100111102
12thM5111300
13thB417191200
14thB417391500
15thB417591311
16thB417991603
17thB455891401
18thA416881000
19thA4518901
20thA40346600

Towns in Dudley: crashes in 2007

Dudley, Dudley had the most collisions of any town in Dudley in 2007: 229.

Postcode districts in Dudley: crashes in 2007

DY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dudley in 2007: 139.

Latest crashes in Dudley in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Dudley in 2007, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Dudley road accidents in other years