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DY8 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,425 road traffic collisions in the DY8 postcode district, Dudley, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,611 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 51 were fatal and 843 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 52 collisions, up 8% on 2024 (48).

Collisions since 1979
4,425
729th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,611
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
51
54 people killed
Serious collisions
843
944 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
52
Up 8% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
69
Up 21% on 2024

Road collision statistics for DY8

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal511.2%
  • Serious84319%
  • Slight3,53180%

What the data shows

  • DY8 had 430 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 35% fewer than the 659 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in DY8 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 820 children under 16 were killed or injured in DY8, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in DY8.

Where DY8 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
729th
Most casualties
804th
Most fatal collisions
1,162nd
Most serious collisions
647th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday605 (14%)
  • Tuesday595 (13%)
  • Wednesday646 (15%)
  • Thursday694 (16%)
  • Friday754 (17%)
  • Saturday651 (15%)
  • Sunday480 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,164 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,172 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown29 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,680 (83%)
  • One way street or slip road393 (8.9%)
  • Dual carriageway243 (5.5%)
  • Roundabout102 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph6 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph4,067 (92%)
  • 40 mph250 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph10 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph86 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,374 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds626 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds54 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds45 (1%)
  • Fog or mist20 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other202 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded83 (1.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,960 (53%)
  • Pedestrian1,264 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist680 (12%)
  • Cyclist467 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant100 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant63 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant28 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DY8 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DY8, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DY8 peaked at 170 in 1981; 2025 had 52.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 52
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255269
20244857
20234653
20223944
20213241
20203138
20194562
20184046
20174558
20165264
20155462
20144760
20135369
20124453
20116580
20106477
20097188
20086894
200792120
2006101134
2005109139
2004111133
2003108151
2002129164
2001122153
2000125163
1999119160
1998121156
1997147194
1996126165
1995136164
1994118160
1993130160
1992128149
1991129164
1990131163
1989131174
1988137167
1987131152
198644
1985135167
1984156207
1983160207
1982166214
1981170227
1980153181
197944

Map of recent crashes in DY8

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DY8

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DY8

The 24 most recent collisions in DY8 happened between 23 July and 20 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DY8

The A491 has the most collisions in DY8, 1,364 of 4,425 (31%), followed by the A458 (440).

Collisions in DY8 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4911,3641,74818247
2ndA458440566077
3rdB4186340414466
4thA451327457965
5thA461263338350
6thB418087114119
7thB418767100215
8thB4537466115
9thA4102283707

Council areas covering DY8

Collisions in DY8 were recorded in 4 council areas. Dudley has 4,328 of 4,425 (98%).

Collisions in DY8 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDudley4,3285,46649828
2ndSouth Staffordshire6910429
3rdBromsgrove182303
4thWyre Forest91702

Towns in DY8

Collisions in DY8 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Stourbridge (3,248) and Kingswinford (893).