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Dudley road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 400 road traffic collisions in Dudley in 2022, and 547 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2021 (381), and casualties rose from 501.

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

Collisions in 2022
400
Up 5% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
547
Up 9% on 2021
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Dudley in 2022

0.8% of collisions in Dudley in 2022 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Dudley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious8922%
  • Slight30877%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious9818%
  • Slight44682%

Dudley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dudley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,072 in 2000. 2022 is highlighted, with 400, up 5% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 400
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (13%)
  • Tuesday56 (14%)
  • Wednesday68 (17%)
  • Thursday66 (17%)
  • Friday62 (16%)
  • Saturday53 (13%)
  • Sunday45 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8%)
  • February27 (6.8%)
  • March44 (11%)
  • April33 (8.3%)
  • May26 (6.5%)
  • June21 (5.3%)
  • July30 (7.5%)
  • August30 (7.5%)
  • September35 (8.8%)
  • October38 (9.5%)
  • November45 (11%)
  • December39 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight278 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit104 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds305 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other27 (6.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry290 (73%)
  • Wet or damp95 (24%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph346 (87%)
  • 40 mph44 (11%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway301 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (16%)
  • Roundabout26 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dudley in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant351 (64%)
  • Pedestrian113 (21%)
  • Cyclist28 (5.1%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1540 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2064 (12%)
  • 21 to 2553 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3593 (17%)
  • 36 to 4592 (17%)
  • 46 to 5555 (10%)
  • 56 to 6547 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5.7%)
  • Over 7517 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded28 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider309 (56%)
  • Passenger125 (23%)
  • Pedestrian113 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car603 (83%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4%)
  • Motorcycle28 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dudley in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dudley had the 81st most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
69th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dudley in 2022

St. James's, Dudley, DY2 7AD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dudley in 2022, with 36 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Dudley with the most crashes in 2022

The A461 had the most collisions in Dudley in 2022: 35, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dudley, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA461354809
2ndA459243806
3rdA4036182405
4thA491182305
5thA4123173304
6thA458171902
7thA4101132111
8thB417171302
9thB41757801
10thB417671202
11thA41686702
12thA45661003
13thA4575502
14thB41805801
15thA40374902
16thA41004401
17thB41794500
18thA40343301
19thB41723301
20thB41773301

Towns in Dudley: crashes in 2022

Dudley, Dudley had the most collisions of any town in Dudley in 2022: 128.

Postcode districts in Dudley: crashes in 2022

DY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dudley in 2022: 77.

Latest crashes in Dudley in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Dudley in 2022, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Dudley road accidents in other years