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DY6 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,696 road traffic collisions in the DY6 postcode district, Dudley, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,766 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 31 were fatal and 527 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 30 collisions, up 30% on 2024 (23).

Collisions since 1979
2,696
1,430th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,766
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
31
35 people killed
Serious collisions
527
632 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
30
Up 30% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
36
Up 20% on 2024

Road collision statistics for DY6

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal311.1%
  • Serious52720%
  • Slight2,13879%

What the data shows

  • DY6 had 292 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 27% fewer than the 399 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in DY6 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 517 children under 16 were killed or injured in DY6, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in DY6.

Where DY6 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,430th
Most casualties
1,390th
Most fatal collisions
1,815th
Most serious collisions
1,412th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday377 (14%)
  • Tuesday378 (14%)
  • Wednesday378 (14%)
  • Thursday386 (14%)
  • Friday465 (17%)
  • Saturday387 (14%)
  • Sunday325 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,853 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit702 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting107 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,564 (95%)
  • Roundabout84 (3.1%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (1.2%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph14 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph2,286 (85%)
  • 40 mph21 (0.8%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph335 (12%)
  • 70 mph30 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,036 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds375 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds30 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds28 (1%)
  • Fog or mist22 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Other147 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded41 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,301 (61%)
  • Pedestrian560 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist429 (11%)
  • Cyclist293 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant89 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DY6 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DY6, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DY6 peaked at 109 in 1988; 2025 had 30.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 30
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253036
20242330
20233448
20222842
20212535
20202441
20192330
20184360
20173145
20163139
20152841
20143954
20133346
20122941
20114048
20104774
20094056
20084663
20074763
20065071
20056092
20045071
20035574
20026682
20017089
20007697
199979113
19987495
199780104
199682117
199585140
199486125
199384105
1992104136
199176101
199087114
198992130
1988109174
19876698
19861631
198577101
198499149
198373107
198283108
198175107
198091128
19791015

Map of recent crashes in DY6

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DY6

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DY6

The 24 most recent collisions in DY6 happened between 15 May and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DY6

The A491 has the most collisions in DY6, 465 of 2,696 (17%), followed by the A449 (448).

Collisions in DY6 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4914656654105
2ndA449448715787
3rdA4101413585681
4thB4175295412448
5thB4178324503

Council areas covering DY6

Collisions in DY6 were recorded in 3 council areas. Dudley has 2,420 of 2,696 (90%).

Collisions in DY6 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDudley2,4203,31928483
2ndSouth Staffordshire268437342
3rdBirmingham3301

Town in DY6

Of the 2,696 collisions in DY6, 2,186 (81%) were in Kingswinford.