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DY2 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,792 road traffic collisions in the DY2 postcode district, Dudley, from 1980 to 2025, and 6,480 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 67 were fatal and 825 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 62 collisions, down 3% on 2024 (64).

Collisions since 1980
4,792
617th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,480
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
67
68 people killed
Serious collisions
825
918 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
62
Down 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
86
Down 7% on 2024

Road collision statistics for DY2

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal671.4%
  • Serious82517%
  • Slight3,90081%

What the data shows

  • DY2 had 659 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 20% fewer than the 819 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in DY2 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,068 children under 16 were killed or injured in DY2, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in DY2.

Where DY2 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
617th
Most casualties
593rd
Most fatal collisions
757th
Most serious collisions
684th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday688 (14%)
  • Tuesday703 (15%)
  • Wednesday665 (14%)
  • Thursday701 (15%)
  • Friday873 (18%)
  • Saturday647 (14%)
  • Sunday515 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,456 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,290 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,613 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway865 (18%)
  • Roundabout252 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road57 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph7 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph4,378 (91%)
  • 40 mph394 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,608 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds675 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds65 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds49 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds37 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist20 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.1%)
  • Other228 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded104 (2.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,810 (59%)
  • Pedestrian1,313 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist610 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist334 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant162 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant126 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant70 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DY2 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DY2, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in DY2 peaked at 158 in 1999; 2025 had 62.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 62
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256286
20246492
20236689
20226082
20215884
20205062
20197493
20187399
201776102
20167697
20156384
201478121
20135369
20126187
20116386
201072111
200985115
2008116181
2007112162
2006116170
2005117171
2004122172
2003130191
2002156202
2001126186
2000151206
1999158227
1998144215
1997152221
1996120160
1995126179
1994128165
1993128167
1992135169
1991144184
1990136179
1989140192
1988135152
1987113136
198600
1985148194
1984143173
1983113138
1982117152
1981115138
1980117139

Map of recent crashes in DY2

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DY2

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DY2

The 24 most recent collisions in DY2 happened between 1 August and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DY2

The A461 has the most collisions in DY2, 764 of 4,792 (16%), followed by the A459 (705).

Collisions in DY2 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4617641,02519103
2ndA45970599011133
3rdB4171304435540
4thA4036144231328
5thB4173132199531
6thA4123293516
7thB4177244602
8thB45876601

Council areas covering DY2

Collisions in DY2 were recorded in 2 council areas. Dudley has 4,753 of 4,792 (99%).

Collisions in DY2 by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDudley4,7536,42167817
2ndSandwell365608

Towns in DY2

Collisions in DY2 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Dudley, Dudley (4,592) and Brierley Hill (24).