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Dudley road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Collisions in 2012
422
Down 6% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
601
Level with 2011
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Dudley in 2012

1.2% of collisions in Dudley in 2012 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Dudley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious8420%
  • Slight33379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious9616%
  • Slight49983%

Dudley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dudley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,072 in 2000. 2012 is highlighted, with 422, down 6% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (13%)
  • Tuesday72 (17%)
  • Wednesday66 (16%)
  • Thursday60 (14%)
  • Friday74 (18%)
  • Saturday54 (13%)
  • Sunday41 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (6.9%)
  • February30 (7.1%)
  • March36 (8.5%)
  • April35 (8.3%)
  • May50 (12%)
  • June36 (8.5%)
  • July25 (5.9%)
  • August39 (9.2%)
  • September37 (8.8%)
  • October34 (8.1%)
  • November39 (9.2%)
  • December32 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight309 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit108 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds296 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other28 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded20 (4.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry261 (62%)
  • Wet or damp146 (35%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph358 (85%)
  • 40 mph53 (13%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway317 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (16%)
  • Roundabout30 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dudley in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant318 (53%)
  • Pedestrian105 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (9.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (8%)
  • Cyclist37 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1537 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2094 (16%)
  • 21 to 2593 (15%)
  • 26 to 35126 (21%)
  • 36 to 4584 (14%)
  • 46 to 5551 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6538 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.5%)
  • Over 7527 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider326 (54%)
  • Passenger170 (28%)
  • Pedestrian105 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car579 (75%)
  • Motorcycle58 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dudley in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dudley had the 110th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
110th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
104th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Dudley with the most crashes in 2012

The A461 had the most collisions in Dudley in 2012: 33, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dudley, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA461334506
2ndA458263203
3rdA459252915
4thA4036203305
5thA491193003
6thA4101172105
7thA4123172611
8thB4175121512
9thB4176111502
10thB4179111203
11thA45681002
12thA416871000
13thB44836600
14thA40345500
15thA4575500
16thA4635500
17thB41775500
18thB45585801
19thM554810
20thA40374902

Latest crashes in Dudley in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Dudley in 2012, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2012.

Severity

Dudley road accidents in other years