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DY1 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,128 road traffic collisions in the DY1 postcode district, Dudley, from 1980 to 2025, and 6,818 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 61 were fatal and 823 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 65 collisions, down 6% on 2024 (69).

Collisions since 1980
5,128
527th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,818
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
61
65 people killed
Serious collisions
823
911 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
65
Down 6% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
88
Up 1% on 2024

Road collision statistics for DY1

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal611.2%
  • Serious82316%
  • Slight4,24483%

What the data shows

  • DY1 had 680 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 28% fewer than the 939 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in DY1 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,064 children under 16 were killed or injured in DY1, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in DY1.

Where DY1 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
527th
Most casualties
520th
Most fatal collisions
903rd
Most serious collisions
686th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday700 (14%)
  • Tuesday698 (14%)
  • Wednesday792 (15%)
  • Thursday813 (16%)
  • Friday909 (18%)
  • Saturday702 (14%)
  • Sunday514 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,586 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,485 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown35 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,348 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway1,239 (24%)
  • Roundabout379 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road153 (3%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph28 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph4,264 (83%)
  • 40 mph835 (16%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,837 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds704 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds66 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds64 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds39 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist36 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.1%)
  • Other265 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded110 (2.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,917 (57%)
  • Pedestrian1,453 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist609 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist374 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant188 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant152 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant69 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DY1 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DY1, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in DY1 peaked at 160 in 1990; 2025 had 65.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 65
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256588
20246987
20236684
202279104
20216888
20205263
20196590
20186888
20176787
201681105
20156381
201479109
20136992
20127089
20116275
201081107
2009110156
2008129192
2007142187
2006134184
2005138196
2004125167
2003119171
2002155218
2001142186
2000159209
1999157221
1998142189
1997150222
1996143190
1995121163
1994143191
1993133170
1992141193
1991123156
1990160219
1989152186
1988132157
1987119151
198611
1985141195
1984134159
1983133180
1982151199
1981141176
1980154197

Map of recent crashes in DY1

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DY1

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DY1

The 24 most recent collisions in DY1 happened between 21 August and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DY1

The A461 has the most collisions in DY1, 854 of 5,128 (17%), followed by the A459 (454).

Collisions in DY1 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4618541,1724131
2ndA459454629674
3rdA41233785501356
4thB4176364469665
5thA4168316395349
6thA4101219300435
7thA457157209226
8thA4037145222219
9thB4588136184525
10thB4587135173013
11thB417788114014
12thB4558537507
13thB448391200
14thA403681503
15thA40336802
16thB41714801

Council areas covering DY1

Collisions in DY1 were recorded in 2 council areas. Dudley has 5,022 of 5,128 (98%).

Collisions in DY1 by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDudley5,0226,66860807
2ndSandwell103147116

Towns in DY1

Collisions in DY1 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Dudley, Dudley (3,932) and Coseley (478).