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Sandwell road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,033 road traffic collisions in Sandwell in 1980, and 1,339 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 329 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1979 (1,009), and casualties rose from 1,306.

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

Collisions in 1980
1,033
Up 2% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,339
Up 3% on 1979
Fatal collisions
17
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
329
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Sandwell in 1980

1.6% of collisions in Sandwell in 1980 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Sandwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal171.6%
  • Serious32932%
  • Slight68767%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.3%
  • Serious40130%
  • Slight92069%

Sandwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sandwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,272 in 2001. 1980 is highlighted, with 1,033, up 2% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday127 (12%)
  • Tuesday141 (14%)
  • Wednesday152 (15%)
  • Thursday150 (15%)
  • Friday204 (20%)
  • Saturday151 (15%)
  • Sunday108 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59118 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59122 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59214 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59261 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59145 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59118 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January67 (6.5%)
  • February73 (7.1%)
  • March94 (9.1%)
  • April88 (8.5%)
  • May79 (7.6%)
  • June103 (10%)
  • July75 (7.3%)
  • August72 (7%)
  • September93 (9%)
  • October102 (9.9%)
  • November101 (9.8%)
  • December86 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight739 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit286 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds716 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds173 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds31 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other78 (7.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry626 (61%)
  • Wet or damp374 (36%)
  • Frost or ice27 (2.6%)
  • Snow6 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph864 (84%)
  • 40 mph108 (10%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph46 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway752 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway220 (21%)
  • Roundabout38 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sandwell in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant537 (40%)
  • Pedestrian380 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist251 (19%)
  • Cyclist69 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant44 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 548 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 10114 (8.5%)
  • 11 to 15113 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20318 (24%)
  • 21 to 25180 (13%)
  • 26 to 35185 (14%)
  • 36 to 45112 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5591 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6597 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7554 (4%)
  • Over 7527 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider632 (47%)
  • Pedestrian380 (28%)
  • Passenger327 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,033 (62%)
  • Motorcycle261 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes110 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes81 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach46 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle46 (2.8%)
  • Minibus12 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sandwell in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Sandwell

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Sandwell ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sandwell had the 73rd most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
73rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
71st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
35th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Sandwell with the most crashes in 1980

The A41 and A457 had the most collisions in Sandwell in 1980, with 57 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sandwell, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA415773124
2ndA4575786216
3rdA41234876014
4thA4614562015
5thA40313545015
6thA4100263819
7thA40342534013
8thM5243904
9thA4041192808
10thA456182613
11thA34172314
12thM6173305
13thA4030161804
14thA4037161803
15thA459162008
16thB4169152106
17thB4136121903
18thA4182111912
19thB4149101202
20thA403591003

Towns in Sandwell: crashes in 1980

West Bromwich had the most collisions of any town in Sandwell in 1980: 277.

Postcode districts in Sandwell: crashes in 1980

B70 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sandwell in 1980: 159.

Latest crashes in Sandwell in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Sandwell in 1980, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Sandwell road accidents in other years