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Dudley road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 447 road traffic collisions in Dudley in 2011, and 600 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2010 (555), and casualties fell from 731.

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

Collisions in 2011
447
Down 19% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
600
Down 18% on 2010
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Dudley in 2011

0.9% of collisions in Dudley in 2011 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Dudley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious7918%
  • Slight36481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious8514%
  • Slight51085%

Dudley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dudley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,072 in 2000. 2011 is highlighted, with 447, down 19% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (14%)
  • Tuesday55 (12%)
  • Wednesday60 (13%)
  • Thursday74 (17%)
  • Friday87 (19%)
  • Saturday54 (12%)
  • Sunday54 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.8%)
  • February34 (7.6%)
  • March40 (8.9%)
  • April31 (6.9%)
  • May28 (6.3%)
  • June45 (10%)
  • July41 (9.2%)
  • August35 (7.8%)
  • September40 (8.9%)
  • October37 (8.3%)
  • November43 (9.6%)
  • December38 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight315 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit127 (28%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds348 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other20 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry308 (69%)
  • Wet or damp132 (30%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph393 (88%)
  • 40 mph46 (10%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway341 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (13%)
  • Roundabout33 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dudley in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant353 (59%)
  • Pedestrian103 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (12%)
  • Cyclist38 (6.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1544 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2088 (15%)
  • 21 to 2586 (14%)
  • 26 to 35107 (18%)
  • 36 to 4597 (16%)
  • 46 to 5547 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6545 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4%)
  • Over 7520 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider366 (61%)
  • Passenger131 (22%)
  • Pedestrian103 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car598 (74%)
  • Motorcycle70 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dudley in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dudley had the 109th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
110th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dudley in 2011

St. James's, Dudley, DY2 7AD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dudley in 2011, with 29 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Dudley with the most crashes in 2011

The A461 had the most collisions in Dudley in 2011: 34, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dudley, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA461345106
2ndA491283607
3rdA458273205
4thA459273304
5thA4036193103
6thA4101182501
7thA4123173103
8thA41687702
9thA4517811
10thA45671902
11thB41777800
12thB44837902
13thA45761110
14thA4636602
15thB41796900
16thB41866601
17thB417151001
18thB41765902
19thA4494400
20thB41734600

Towns in Dudley: crashes in 2011

Dudley, Dudley had the most collisions of any town in Dudley in 2011: 119.

Postcode districts in Dudley: crashes in 2011

DY8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dudley in 2011: 63.

Latest crashes in Dudley in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Dudley in 2011, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2011.

Severity

Dudley road accidents in other years