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Dudley road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 555 road traffic collisions in Dudley in 2010, and 731 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2009 (679), and casualties fell from 936.

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

Collisions in 2010
555
Down 18% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
731
Down 22% on 2009
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Dudley in 2010

0.5% of collisions in Dudley in 2010 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Dudley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious8515%
  • Slight46784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious8812%
  • Slight64088%

Dudley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dudley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,072 in 2000. 2010 is highlighted, with 555, down 18% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (14%)
  • Tuesday77 (14%)
  • Wednesday80 (14%)
  • Thursday86 (15%)
  • Friday91 (16%)
  • Saturday96 (17%)
  • Sunday50 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59161 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (7.9%)
  • February41 (7.4%)
  • March57 (10%)
  • April37 (6.7%)
  • May36 (6.5%)
  • June58 (10%)
  • July47 (8.5%)
  • August42 (7.6%)
  • September56 (10%)
  • October47 (8.5%)
  • November46 (8.3%)
  • December44 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight428 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit123 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds419 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.9%)
  • Other29 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry355 (64%)
  • Wet or damp159 (29%)
  • Frost or ice31 (5.6%)
  • Snow9 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph478 (86%)
  • 40 mph63 (11%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph8 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway425 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (14%)
  • Roundabout31 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dudley in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant443 (61%)
  • Pedestrian131 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist46 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1553 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20109 (15%)
  • 21 to 2598 (13%)
  • 26 to 35112 (15%)
  • 36 to 45104 (14%)
  • 46 to 5583 (11%)
  • 56 to 6536 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.1%)
  • Over 7528 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded33 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider440 (60%)
  • Passenger160 (22%)
  • Pedestrian131 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car746 (75%)
  • Motorcycle70 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach23 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (2.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dudley in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dudley had the 85th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
85th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
87th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dudley in 2010

Brierley Hill & Wordsley South, Dudley, DY5 1SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dudley in 2010, with 32 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Dudley with the most crashes in 2010

The A461 had the most collisions in Dudley in 2010: 35, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dudley, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA461355211
2ndA458334205
3rdA459333908
4thA491273504
5thA4101264204
6thA4036223405
7thA4123202913
8thA4100182401
9thB4175101301
10thB4176101101
11thB417791001
12thA4518802
13thA45681001
14thA40377801
15thA4577802
16thB41716701
17thB41796801
18thB41866800
19thM56701
20thA4634400

Towns in Dudley: crashes in 2010

Dudley, Dudley had the most collisions of any town in Dudley in 2010: 141.

Postcode districts in Dudley: crashes in 2010

DY5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dudley in 2010: 104.

Latest crashes in Dudley in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Dudley in 2010, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Dudley road accidents in other years