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B62 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,583 road traffic collisions in the B62 postcode district, Dudley, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,490 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 35 were fatal and 528 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 38 collisions, up 27% on 2024 (30).

Collisions since 1979
2,583
1,483rd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,490
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
35
38 people killed
Serious collisions
528
613 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
38
Up 27% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
48
Up 26% on 2024

Road collision statistics for B62

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal351.4%
  • Serious52820%
  • Slight2,02078%

What the data shows

  • B62 had 322 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 19% fewer than the 400 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in B62 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 461 children under 16 were killed or injured in B62, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in B62.

Where B62 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,483rd
Most casualties
1,490th
Most fatal collisions
1,679th
Most serious collisions
1,409th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday348 (13%)
  • Tuesday351 (14%)
  • Wednesday400 (15%)
  • Thursday388 (15%)
  • Friday475 (18%)
  • Saturday333 (13%)
  • Sunday288 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,797 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit601 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting154 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,721 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway650 (25%)
  • Roundabout182 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph4 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,490 (58%)
  • 40 mph452 (17%)
  • 50 mph122 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph223 (8.6%)
  • 70 mph291 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,895 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds361 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds37 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds33 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist31 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.3%)
  • Other127 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded69 (2.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,191 (63%)
  • Pedestrian484 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist377 (11%)
  • Cyclist203 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant101 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant50 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)41 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

B62 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in B62, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in B62 peaked at 97 in 1982; 2025 had 38.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 38
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253848
20243038
20233652
20222028
20212835
20202639
20193444
20183551
20173750
20163856
20152835
20144152
20133446
20123238
20113249
20103343
20095472
20085271
20075366
20064158
20055986
20044964
20035578
20027591
200180115
200082101
199976106
199883115
19977897
19967297
19956393
199473104
19936897
19925870
199169100
19906688
198986119
198877101
19876292
19861824
198570112
198485101
19836992
198297132
198191119
198089110
19791115

Map of recent crashes in B62

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in B62

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in B62

The 24 most recent collisions in B62 happened between 12 May and 16 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in B62

The A458 has the most collisions in B62, 379 of 2,583 (15%), followed by the A456 (267).

Collisions in B62 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA458379494386
2ndA456267369345
3rdA4034239292152
4thM5229357841
5thB4551214300250
6thB4043186244237
7thB41697094010
8thA40995882118
9thA459345123

Council areas covering B62

Collisions in B62 were recorded in 4 council areas. Dudley has 2,054 of 2,583 (80%).

Collisions in B62 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDudley2,0542,72124412
2ndBromsgrove4386511096
3rdBirmingham6893116
4thSandwell232504

Towns in B62

Collisions in B62 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Halesowen (1,683) and Birmingham (36).