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B63 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,422 road traffic collisions in the B63 postcode district, Dudley, from 1980 to 2025, and 4,445 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 39 were fatal and 674 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 40 collisions, up 43% on 2024 (28).

Collisions since 1980
3,422
1,120th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,445
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
39
39 people killed
Serious collisions
674
759 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
40
Up 43% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
49
Up 48% on 2024

Road collision statistics for B63

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal391.1%
  • Serious67420%
  • Slight2,70979%

What the data shows

  • B63 had 349 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 38% fewer than the 563 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in B63 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 721 children under 16 were killed or injured in B63, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 41% of collisions in B63.

Where B63 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,120th
Most casualties
1,169th
Most fatal collisions
1,538th
Most serious collisions
1,013th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday483 (14%)
  • Tuesday504 (15%)
  • Wednesday494 (14%)
  • Thursday505 (15%)
  • Friday614 (18%)
  • Saturday480 (14%)
  • Sunday342 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,431 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit925 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,672 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway452 (13%)
  • Roundabout229 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road67 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph11 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph2,783 (81%)
  • 40 mph453 (13%)
  • 50 mph32 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph58 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph82 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,510 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds548 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds34 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds25 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist23 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.1%)
  • Other196 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded55 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,466 (55%)
  • Pedestrian917 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist501 (11%)
  • Cyclist278 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant108 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant91 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant34 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

B63 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in B63, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in B63 peaked at 127 in 1990; 2025 had 40.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 40
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254049
20242833
20233746
20223650
20213748
20202132
20193946
20183743
20173136
20164360
20153953
20144754
20134054
20124154
20113647
20106381
200977102
20086189
200784127
20067597
200585105
200488110
200382109
200298127
2001109143
2000107141
199989123
1998102146
1997102139
1996115148
1995114155
199481110
19937995
199293112
1991105133
1990127173
1989106132
198889122
198787102
198611
1985105123
1984109146
1983106119
1982109140
1981114144
1980108146

Map of recent crashes in B63

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in B63

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in B63

The 24 most recent collisions in B63 happened between 2 May and 23 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in B63

The A458 has the most collisions in B63, 836 of 3,422 (24%), followed by the A459 (353).

Collisions in B63 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4588361,1227179
2ndA459353453362
3rdA4562963971356
4thB4183191232146
5thB4173116143121
6thB41747195111
7thA40994501

Council areas covering B63

Collisions in B63 were recorded in 3 council areas. Dudley has 3,384 of 3,422 (99%).

Collisions in B63 by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDudley3,3844,39337665
2ndSandwell283505
3rdBromsgrove101724

Towns in B63

Collisions in B63 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Halesowen (2,877) and Stourbridge (6).