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Dudley road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 396 road traffic collisions in Dudley in 2024, and 518 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2023 (431), and casualties fell from 574.

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

Collisions in 2024
396
Down 8% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
518
Down 10% on 2023
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Dudley in 2024

1.3% of collisions in Dudley in 2024 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Dudley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious9223%
  • Slight29976%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious10520%
  • Slight40879%

Dudley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dudley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,072 in 2000. 2024 is highlighted, with 396, down 8% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 396
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (13%)
  • Tuesday65 (16%)
  • Wednesday59 (15%)
  • Thursday50 (13%)
  • Friday66 (17%)
  • Saturday56 (14%)
  • Sunday47 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8.3%)
  • February21 (5.3%)
  • March27 (6.8%)
  • April40 (10%)
  • May33 (8.3%)
  • June31 (7.8%)
  • July35 (8.8%)
  • August27 (6.8%)
  • September51 (13%)
  • October40 (10%)
  • November40 (10%)
  • December18 (4.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight275 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit115 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds307 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Other8 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry282 (71%)
  • Wet or damp108 (27%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (4.3%)
  • 30 mph324 (82%)
  • 40 mph51 (13%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway294 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (15%)
  • Roundabout29 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dudley in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant327 (63%)
  • Pedestrian94 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist27 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2073 (14%)
  • 21 to 2559 (11%)
  • 26 to 3591 (18%)
  • 36 to 4585 (16%)
  • 46 to 5572 (14%)
  • 56 to 6541 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.5%)
  • Over 7513 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider318 (61%)
  • Passenger106 (20%)
  • Pedestrian94 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car581 (80%)
  • Motorcycle45 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (0.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dudley in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dudley had the 70th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
70th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
67th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dudley in 2024

St. James's, Dudley, DY2 7AD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dudley in 2024, with 31 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Dudley with the most crashes in 2024

The A461 had the most collisions in Dudley in 2024: 29, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dudley, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA461294015
2ndA4582528011
3rdA459203402
4thA4123151902
5thA4036142212
6thA491132405
7thA4101121302
8thA4100111402
9thB417591200
10thA41687902
11thA45671010
12thB41767902
13thA40346600
14thA4576900
15thB41715610
16thB41795601
17thB41865502
18thB41804401
19thB45874400
20thA40993511

Towns in Dudley: crashes in 2024

Dudley, Dudley had the most collisions of any town in Dudley in 2024: 113.

Postcode districts in Dudley: crashes in 2024

DY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dudley in 2024: 69.

Latest crashes in Dudley in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Dudley in 2024, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2024.

Severity

Dudley road accidents in other years