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Dudley road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 504 road traffic collisions in Dudley in 2016, and 679 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2015 (432), and casualties rose from 566.

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

Collisions in 2016
504
Up 17% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
679
Up 20% on 2015
Fatal collisions
4
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Dudley in 2016

0.8% of collisions in Dudley in 2016 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Dudley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious10621%
  • Slight39478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious11116%
  • Slight56483%

Dudley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dudley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,072 in 2000. 2016 is highlighted, with 504, up 17% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (15%)
  • Tuesday76 (15%)
  • Wednesday81 (16%)
  • Thursday74 (15%)
  • Friday89 (18%)
  • Saturday53 (11%)
  • Sunday55 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (10%)
  • February31 (6.2%)
  • March48 (9.5%)
  • April36 (7.1%)
  • May41 (8.1%)
  • June44 (8.7%)
  • July43 (8.5%)
  • August40 (7.9%)
  • September49 (9.7%)
  • October43 (8.5%)
  • November58 (12%)
  • December20 (4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight362 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit135 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds377 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other14 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded48 (9.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry347 (69%)
  • Wet or damp132 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded19 (3.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1%)
  • 30 mph447 (89%)
  • 40 mph40 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph8 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway387 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (12%)
  • Roundabout42 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dudley in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant440 (65%)
  • Pedestrian114 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist34 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5%)
  • 16 to 2072 (11%)
  • 21 to 25102 (15%)
  • 26 to 35129 (19%)
  • 36 to 45104 (15%)
  • 46 to 5573 (11%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.8%)
  • Over 7529 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded29 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider414 (61%)
  • Passenger151 (22%)
  • Pedestrian114 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car767 (81%)
  • Motorcycle57 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown11 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dudley in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dudley had the 80th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
80th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
75th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dudley in 2016

St. Thomas's, Dudley, DY2 8XN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dudley in 2016, with 31 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Dudley with the most crashes in 2016

The A461 had the most collisions in Dudley in 2016: 38, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dudley, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA461385113
2ndA458283605
3rdA459253405
4thA491233209
5thA4036192503
6thA4101192305
7thA456132013
8thA4123122002
9thB4176121404
10thB417191301
11thB417791602
12thB417991402
13thA416881021
14thM571103
15thA4576700
16thA46361001
17thB41756602
18thB41864401
19thA40343400
20thA40993700

Towns in Dudley: crashes in 2016

Dudley, Dudley had the most collisions of any town in Dudley in 2016: 141.

Postcode districts in Dudley: crashes in 2016

DY5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dudley in 2016: 86.

Latest crashes in Dudley in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Dudley in 2016, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Dudley road accidents in other years