Road
Crashes on the A491
899 recorded collisions since 2000.
899
All crashes
19
Fatal
145
Serious
735
Slight
Since 2000 the A491 has seen 899 collisions, 19 of them fatal and 145 serious. That ranks it 561st of 6,754 numbered A, B and M roads by total recorded collisions. Its fatal rate is 21.1 per 1,000 collisions, and 18% caused death or serious injury. Collisions have fallen by about 79% since 2000, from 77 to 16 in 2024. The heaviest local concentrations are in Dudley, Bromsgrove and Wyre Forest.
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Crashes by year
2000–2024100500
200020052010201520202024
Figures cover collisions reported to police (STATS19) from 2000 onward. Source: DfT STATS19, Open Government Licence v3.0.