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Dudley road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 432 road traffic collisions in Dudley in 2015, and 566 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2014 (461), and casualties fell from 622.

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

Collisions in 2015
432
Down 6% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
566
Down 9% on 2014
Fatal collisions
7
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Dudley in 2015

1.6% of collisions in Dudley in 2015 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Dudley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious7217%
  • Slight35382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious8214%
  • Slight47684%

Dudley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dudley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,072 in 2000. 2015 is highlighted, with 432, down 6% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 432
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (14%)
  • Tuesday62 (14%)
  • Wednesday71 (16%)
  • Thursday60 (14%)
  • Friday72 (17%)
  • Saturday58 (13%)
  • Sunday49 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.1%)
  • February34 (7.9%)
  • March32 (7.4%)
  • April37 (8.6%)
  • May42 (9.7%)
  • June37 (8.6%)
  • July33 (7.6%)
  • August30 (6.9%)
  • September30 (6.9%)
  • October36 (8.3%)
  • November43 (10%)
  • December43 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight310 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit116 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds296 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded35 (8.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry288 (67%)
  • Wet or damp141 (33%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph395 (91%)
  • 40 mph23 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway317 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (15%)
  • Roundabout34 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dudley in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant345 (61%)
  • Pedestrian108 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist33 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2075 (13%)
  • 21 to 2577 (14%)
  • 26 to 35110 (19%)
  • 36 to 4577 (14%)
  • 46 to 5578 (14%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.4%)
  • Over 7517 (3%)
  • Not recorded17 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider333 (59%)
  • Passenger125 (22%)
  • Pedestrian108 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car597 (78%)
  • Motorcycle50 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dudley in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dudley had the 101st most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
106th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
70th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dudley in 2015

St. James's, Dudley, DY2 7AD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dudley in 2015, with 31 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Dudley with the most crashes in 2015

The A459 had the most collisions in Dudley in 2015: 31, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dudley, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA459314108
2ndA461293813
3rdA458243402
4thA491192814
5thA4036141911
6thA4123122111
7thA46381003
8thB417181003
9thA4567812
10thB41757900
11thA41016901
12thA4516603
13thB41775901
14thB41795701
15thM55601
16thA41684500
17thB41733310
18thB41763301
19thB41803701
20thB41863500

Towns in Dudley: crashes in 2015

Dudley, Dudley had the most collisions of any town in Dudley in 2015: 116.

Postcode districts in Dudley: crashes in 2015

DY5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dudley in 2015: 80.

Latest crashes in Dudley in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Dudley in 2015, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Dudley road accidents in other years