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Dudley road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 392 road traffic collisions in Dudley in 2025, and 502 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2024 (396), and casualties fell from 518.

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

Collisions in 2025
392
Down 1% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
502
Down 3% on 2024
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Dudley in 2025

0.5% of collisions in Dudley in 2025 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.3% and 19% in Dudley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious7118%
  • Slight31981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious7615%
  • Slight42284%

Dudley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dudley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,072 in 2000. 2025 is highlighted, with 392, down 1% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 392
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (14%)
  • Tuesday65 (17%)
  • Wednesday67 (17%)
  • Thursday44 (11%)
  • Friday79 (20%)
  • Saturday56 (14%)
  • Sunday25 (6.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.9%)
  • February25 (6.4%)
  • March38 (9.7%)
  • April37 (9.4%)
  • May32 (8.2%)
  • June33 (8.4%)
  • July42 (11%)
  • August29 (7.4%)
  • September27 (6.9%)
  • October32 (8.2%)
  • November36 (9.2%)
  • December34 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight271 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit107 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds326 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Other9 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry298 (76%)
  • Wet or damp91 (23%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph23 (5.9%)
  • 30 mph323 (82%)
  • 40 mph37 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway283 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (17%)
  • Roundabout36 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dudley in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant301 (60%)
  • Pedestrian113 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist23 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3%)
  • 11 to 1542 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 2053 (11%)
  • 21 to 2549 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 35104 (21%)
  • 36 to 4581 (16%)
  • 46 to 5549 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6536 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7535 (7%)
  • Over 7526 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider277 (55%)
  • Pedestrian113 (23%)
  • Passenger112 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car551 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle40 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dudley in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dudley had the 71st most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
70th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dudley in 2025

St. James's, Dudley, DY2 7AD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dudley in 2025, with 35 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Dudley with the most crashes in 2025

The A461 had the most collisions in Dudley in 2025: 33, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dudley, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA461335001
2ndA459253814
3rdA458182806
4thA491182613
5thA4123111400
6thB417591202
7thA410181002
8thA4568902
9thA40366802
10thA40375600
11thB41715601
12thB41735602
13thB41765800
14thB41775501
15thA4574500
16thB41864400
17thM54601
18thA41003300
19thB40433301
20thB44833302

Towns in Dudley: crashes in 2025

Dudley, Dudley had the most collisions of any town in Dudley in 2025: 118.

Postcode districts in Dudley: crashes in 2025

DY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dudley in 2025: 64.

Latest crashes in Dudley in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Dudley in 2025, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Dudley road accidents in other years