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Dudley road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 430 road traffic collisions in Dudley in 2018, and 563 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2017 (408), and casualties rose from 534.

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

Collisions in 2018
430
Up 5% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
563
Up 5% on 2017
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Dudley in 2018

1.4% of collisions in Dudley in 2018 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Dudley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious6716%
  • Slight35783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious7714%
  • Slight48085%

Dudley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dudley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,072 in 2000. 2018 is highlighted, with 430, up 5% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 430
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (16%)
  • Tuesday58 (13%)
  • Wednesday50 (12%)
  • Thursday73 (17%)
  • Friday70 (16%)
  • Saturday63 (15%)
  • Sunday49 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8.8%)
  • February32 (7.4%)
  • March32 (7.4%)
  • April33 (7.7%)
  • May32 (7.4%)
  • June41 (9.5%)
  • July27 (6.3%)
  • August47 (11%)
  • September34 (7.9%)
  • October41 (9.5%)
  • November38 (8.8%)
  • December35 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight292 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit123 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds320 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other13 (3%)
  • Not recorded37 (8.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry325 (76%)
  • Wet or damp97 (23%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph395 (92%)
  • 40 mph26 (6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway326 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (13%)
  • Roundabout32 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dudley in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant333 (59%)
  • Pedestrian102 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist44 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant11 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1537 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2079 (14%)
  • 21 to 2562 (11%)
  • 26 to 35119 (21%)
  • 36 to 4577 (14%)
  • 46 to 5566 (12%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.3%)
  • Over 7514 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded22 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider339 (60%)
  • Passenger122 (22%)
  • Pedestrian102 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car611 (78%)
  • Motorcycle52 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown10 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dudley in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dudley had the 86th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
85th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
123rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dudley in 2018

St. James's, Dudley, DY2 7AD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dudley in 2018, with 33 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Dudley with the most crashes in 2018

The A461 had the most collisions in Dudley in 2018: 37, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dudley, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA461374701
2ndA459314414
3rdA458252904
4thA491243006
5thA4123142212
6thA4036121811
7thA4101111802
8thB417581001
9thB41737802
10thA41006600
11thB41796801
12thA4575501
13thA4564602
14thB40434500
15thM54800
16thA41683400
17thA4493302
18thA4513410
19thA4633500
20thB41633602

Towns in Dudley: crashes in 2018

Dudley, Dudley had the most collisions of any town in Dudley in 2018: 122.

Postcode districts in Dudley: crashes in 2018

DY2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dudley in 2018: 73.

Latest crashes in Dudley in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Dudley in 2018, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2018.

Severity

Dudley road accidents in other years