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Dudley road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 431 road traffic collisions in Dudley in 2023, and 574 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2022 (400), and casualties rose from 547.

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

Collisions in 2023
431
Up 8% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
574
Up 5% on 2022
Fatal collisions
7
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Dudley in 2023

1.6% of collisions in Dudley in 2023 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Dudley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious9121%
  • Slight33377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious10418%
  • Slight46381%

Dudley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dudley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,072 in 2000. 2023 is highlighted, with 431, up 8% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 431
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (14%)
  • Tuesday66 (15%)
  • Wednesday61 (14%)
  • Thursday64 (15%)
  • Friday73 (17%)
  • Saturday57 (13%)
  • Sunday51 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8.4%)
  • February27 (6.3%)
  • March39 (9%)
  • April30 (7%)
  • May34 (7.9%)
  • June34 (7.9%)
  • July39 (9%)
  • August38 (8.8%)
  • September42 (9.7%)
  • October38 (8.8%)
  • November31 (7.2%)
  • December43 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight298 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit121 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds347 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry297 (69%)
  • Wet or damp121 (28%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)
  • Snow5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph372 (86%)
  • 40 mph50 (12%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway331 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (15%)
  • Roundabout25 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dudley in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant373 (65%)
  • Pedestrian96 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist29 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2058 (10%)
  • 21 to 2567 (12%)
  • 26 to 3593 (16%)
  • 36 to 4591 (16%)
  • 46 to 5570 (12%)
  • 56 to 6553 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.2%)
  • Over 7535 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded21 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider357 (62%)
  • Passenger121 (21%)
  • Pedestrian96 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car636 (81%)
  • Motorcycle51 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dudley in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dudley had the 66th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dudley in 2023

St. Thomas's, Dudley, DY2 8XN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dudley in 2023, with 28 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Dudley with the most crashes in 2023

The A461 had the most collisions in Dudley in 2023: 34, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dudley, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4613443010
2ndA459334407
3rdA4912231110
4thA458212613
5thA4101182414
6thA4123142313
7thA4036132013
8thB4176101301
9thA45781110
10thA4638802
11thA40347801
12thA4566700
13thB41796801
14thB41866600
15thA410051001
16thB40435500
17thB41755801
18thA41684402
19thB41734400
20thA40373400

Towns in Dudley: crashes in 2023

Dudley, Dudley had the most collisions of any town in Dudley in 2023: 118.

Postcode districts in Dudley: crashes in 2023

DY2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dudley in 2023: 66.

Latest crashes in Dudley in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Dudley in 2023, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Dudley road accidents in other years