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Dudley road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 419 road traffic collisions in Dudley in 2013, and 549 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2012 (422), and casualties fell from 601.

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

Collisions in 2013
419
Down 1% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
549
Down 9% on 2012
Fatal collisions
8
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Dudley in 2013

1.9% of collisions in Dudley in 2013 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Dudley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious9021%
  • Slight32177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious9417%
  • Slight44781%

Dudley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dudley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,072 in 2000. 2013 is highlighted, with 419, down 1% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 419
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (16%)
  • Tuesday64 (15%)
  • Wednesday59 (14%)
  • Thursday63 (15%)
  • Friday75 (18%)
  • Saturday54 (13%)
  • Sunday37 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (5.5%)
  • February30 (7.2%)
  • March22 (5.3%)
  • April43 (10%)
  • May47 (11%)
  • June38 (9.1%)
  • July36 (8.6%)
  • August33 (7.9%)
  • September36 (8.6%)
  • October31 (7.4%)
  • November41 (9.8%)
  • December39 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight303 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit111 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds288 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other25 (6%)
  • Not recorded17 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry256 (61%)
  • Wet or damp150 (36%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.9%)
  • Snow5 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph366 (87%)
  • 40 mph38 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway299 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (16%)
  • Roundabout43 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dudley in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant305 (56%)
  • Pedestrian91 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (11%)
  • Cyclist56 (10%)
  • Van occupant11 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2069 (13%)
  • 21 to 2576 (14%)
  • 26 to 35109 (20%)
  • 36 to 4578 (14%)
  • 46 to 5570 (13%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.6%)
  • Over 7532 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider346 (63%)
  • Passenger112 (20%)
  • Pedestrian91 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car564 (74%)
  • Motorcycle63 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dudley in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dudley had the 105th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
107th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dudley in 2013

St. James's, Dudley, DY2 7AD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dudley in 2013, with 30 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Dudley with the most crashes in 2013

The A461 had the most collisions in Dudley in 2013: 32, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dudley, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA461324206
2ndA4582841012
3rdA459263302
4thA491232904
5thA4036182021
6thA4123152014
7thA4101121602
8thA4100111203
9thM591400
10thA45681010
11thB41776901
12thB41735602
13thB41755800
14thB41765905
15thB41865510
16thA4494401
17thA4513302
18thA4633400
19thB41633301
20thB44833600

Towns in Dudley: crashes in 2013

Dudley, Dudley had the most collisions of any town in Dudley in 2013: 109.

Postcode districts in Dudley: crashes in 2013

DY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dudley in 2013: 69.

Latest crashes in Dudley in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Dudley in 2013, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2013.

Severity

Dudley road accidents in other years