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Brierley Hill road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,807 road traffic collisions in Brierley Hill, Dudley, from 1980 to 2025, and 5,091 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 42 were fatal and 655 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 34 collisions, down 26% on 2024 (46).

Collisions since 1980
3,807
276th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
5,091
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
42
45 people killed
Serious collisions
655
733 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
34
Down 26% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
39
Down 34% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Brierley Hill

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal421.1%
  • Serious65517%
  • Slight3,11082%

What the data shows

  • Brierley Hill had 436 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 34% fewer than the 657 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Brierley Hill were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 761 children under 16 were killed or injured in Brierley Hill, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in Brierley Hill.

Where Brierley Hill ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
276th
Most casualties
257th
Most fatal collisions
262nd
Most serious collisions
270th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday541 (14%)
  • Tuesday506 (13%)
  • Wednesday506 (13%)
  • Thursday574 (15%)
  • Friday658 (17%)
  • Saturday638 (17%)
  • Sunday384 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,562 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,204 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,009 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway510 (13%)
  • Roundabout259 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph5 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph41 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph3,423 (90%)
  • 40 mph289 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph19 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph8 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph22 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,822 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds565 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds57 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds54 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist17 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other186 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded91 (2.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,867 (56%)
  • Pedestrian1,007 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist569 (11%)
  • Cyclist354 (7%)
  • Van occupant105 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant91 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant52 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Brierley Hill road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brierley Hill, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in Brierley Hill peaked at 149 in 2000; 2025 had 34.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 34
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253439
20244659
20234464
20225070
20214252
20203041
20194056
20185573
20173649
20165987
20156279
20143440
20135056
20123756
20113450
20106787
200983123
2008102144
200786116
2006102147
2005129166
2004104143
2003116162
2002124180
2001123160
2000149193
1999120169
1998112148
1997121150
1996113164
1995130182
1994105137
199397131
1992113142
1991120171
1990125173
1989126163
198896119
19878299
198600
198588109
198483111
198378102
198291121
198184104
198085104

Map of recent crashes in Brierley Hill

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Brierley Hill

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Brierley Hill

The 24 most recent collisions in Brierley Hill happened between 24 April and 13 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Brierley Hill

The A461 has the most collisions in Brierley Hill, 589 of 3,807 (15%), followed by the A4036 (526).

Collisions in Brierley Hill on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA461589812985
2ndA403652676910106
3rdA4100491605567
4thB4179215291634
5thB4180169238127
6thB4172141194134

Council area for Brierley Hill

Brierley Hill is in Dudley, where police recorded 35,585 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Brierley Hill accounts for 11% of them.

Postcode districts in Brierley Hill

Collisions in Brierley Hill were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by DY5 (3,732) and DY9 (51).