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Sandwell road accidents in 1979: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,009 road traffic collisions in Sandwell in 1979, and 1,306 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 227 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 42,064 collisions in Sandwell.

Collisions in 1979
1,009
Casualties in 1979
1,306
Fatal collisions
20
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
227
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Sandwell in 1979

2% of collisions in Sandwell in 1979 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Sandwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal202%
  • Serious22722%
  • Slight76276%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221.7%
  • Serious27821%
  • Slight1,00677%

Sandwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sandwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,272 in 2001. 1979 is highlighted, with 1,009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025600784
2024614811
2023574794
2022588799
2021596806
2020504657
2019570768
2018613825
2017639915
2016611827
2015651880
2014629910
2013534720
2012474622
2011529752
20106981,027
20098931,280
20089711,336
20079951,350
20061,0231,366
20051,0281,384
20041,0101,290
20031,1481,501
20021,1751,549
20011,2721,702
20001,2401,639
19991,1651,522
19981,1791,617
19971,0451,405
19961,0901,474
19959961,381
19941,0521,387
19939811,296
19929871,282
19911,0741,441
19901,0481,391
19891,0781,421
19881,0491,377
19878241,066
19861,0161,318
19859961,288
19841,0581,341
19831,0681,350
19821,1281,458
19811,0091,287
19801,0331,339
19791,0091,306

When and where crashes happen in Sandwell in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday156 (15%)
  • Tuesday116 (11%)
  • Wednesday164 (16%)
  • Thursday141 (14%)
  • Friday191 (19%)
  • Saturday148 (15%)
  • Sunday93 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59122 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59108 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59181 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59232 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59149 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59155 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January91 (9%)
  • February52 (5.2%)
  • March69 (6.8%)
  • April78 (7.7%)
  • May71 (7%)
  • June73 (7.2%)
  • July88 (8.7%)
  • August91 (9%)
  • September93 (9.2%)
  • October106 (11%)
  • November98 (9.7%)
  • December99 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight660 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit343 (34%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds144 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds26 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.2%)
  • Other827 (82%)

Road surface

  • Dry609 (60%)
  • Wet or damp310 (31%)
  • Snow90 (8.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph870 (86%)
  • 40 mph85 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph45 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway406 (40%)
  • Dual carriageway140 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road61 (6%)
  • Roundabout36 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded366 (36%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sandwell in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant541 (41%)
  • Pedestrian342 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist211 (16%)
  • Cyclist75 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant63 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)28 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 546 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 10113 (8.7%)
  • 11 to 15112 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20303 (23%)
  • 21 to 25176 (13%)
  • 26 to 35208 (16%)
  • 36 to 45112 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5588 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6590 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7540 (3.1%)
  • Over 7518 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider623 (48%)
  • Pedestrian342 (26%)
  • Passenger341 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car994 (62%)
  • Motorcycle225 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes122 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes84 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle64 (4%)
  • Bus or coach47 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Sandwell ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sandwell had the 78th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
78th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
75th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
82nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
84th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Sandwell with the most crashes in 1979

The A457 had the most collisions in Sandwell in 1979: 71, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sandwell, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4577186014
2ndA41235581112
3rdA41506038
4thA461424928
5thA4034334416
6thM5284415
7thA4031252905
8thB4169242903
9thA4037192405
10thA459192505
11thA456172716
12thA4041162123
13thA4030151805
14thB4136142104
15thB4171142404
16thA4100131502
17thB4149111203
18thA4092101203
19thM6101602
20thB416391104

Towns in Sandwell: crashes in 1979

Wolverhampton had 1 collision in 1979.

Postcode districts in Sandwell: crashes in 1979

WV10 had 1 collision in 1979.

Latest crashes in Sandwell in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Sandwell in 1979, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Sandwell road accidents in other years