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Dudley road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Collisions in 2014
461
Up 10% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
622
Up 13% on 2013
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Dudley in 2014

1.3% of collisions in Dudley in 2014 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Dudley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious7316%
  • Slight38283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious8213%
  • Slight53486%

Dudley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dudley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,072 in 2000. 2014 is highlighted, with 461, up 10% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (13%)
  • Tuesday68 (15%)
  • Wednesday73 (16%)
  • Thursday58 (13%)
  • Friday70 (15%)
  • Saturday64 (14%)
  • Sunday66 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59133 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.2%)
  • February31 (6.7%)
  • March38 (8.2%)
  • April45 (9.8%)
  • May44 (9.5%)
  • June36 (7.8%)
  • July32 (6.9%)
  • August34 (7.4%)
  • September34 (7.4%)
  • October37 (8%)
  • November53 (11%)
  • December44 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight331 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit127 (28%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds340 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other30 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry310 (67%)
  • Wet or damp146 (32%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph403 (87%)
  • 40 mph48 (10%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway326 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (15%)
  • Roundabout40 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (5.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dudley in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant355 (57%)
  • Pedestrian100 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (11%)
  • Cyclist46 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4%)
  • 16 to 20107 (17%)
  • 21 to 2580 (13%)
  • 26 to 35103 (17%)
  • 36 to 4588 (14%)
  • 46 to 5571 (11%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.5%)
  • Over 7526 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded26 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider382 (61%)
  • Passenger140 (23%)
  • Pedestrian100 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car630 (74%)
  • Motorcycle72 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach24 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dudley in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dudley had the 97th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
97th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Dudley with the most crashes in 2014

The A459 had the most collisions in Dudley in 2014: 38, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dudley, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA459385517
2ndA461374606
3rdA458334200
4thA491202803
5thA4123193201
6thA4101142004
7thB4176131302
8thA45691201
9thB417391102
10thB417591501
11thA403681301
12thB41798900
13thA40346602
14thA41006800
15thA40375600
16thA45751001
17thA4635700
18thA4494602
19thA4514400
20thB41773300

Latest crashes in Dudley in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Dudley in 2014, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Dudley road accidents in other years