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Sandwell road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,068 road traffic collisions in Sandwell in 1983, and 1,350 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 289 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1982 (1,128), and casualties fell from 1,458.

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

Collisions in 1983
1,068
Down 5% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,350
Down 7% on 1982
Fatal collisions
18
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
289
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Sandwell in 1983

1.7% of collisions in Sandwell in 1983 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Sandwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal181.7%
  • Serious28927%
  • Slight76171%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.4%
  • Serious33725%
  • Slight99474%

Sandwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sandwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,272 in 2001. 1983 is highlighted, with 1,068, down 5% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday156 (15%)
  • Tuesday148 (14%)
  • Wednesday134 (13%)
  • Thursday171 (16%)
  • Friday199 (19%)
  • Saturday146 (14%)
  • Sunday114 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5999 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59139 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59205 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59277 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59179 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59117 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January98 (9.2%)
  • February80 (7.5%)
  • March80 (7.5%)
  • April81 (7.6%)
  • May94 (8.8%)
  • June82 (7.7%)
  • July98 (9.2%)
  • August86 (8.1%)
  • September84 (7.9%)
  • October108 (10%)
  • November74 (6.9%)
  • December103 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight754 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit312 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds814 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds132 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other60 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry693 (65%)
  • Wet or damp346 (32%)
  • Frost or ice21 (2%)
  • Snow7 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph893 (84%)
  • 40 mph133 (12%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph32 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway799 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway192 (18%)
  • Roundabout58 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sandwell in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant484 (36%)
  • Pedestrian406 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist234 (17%)
  • Cyclist126 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant44 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 568 (5%)
  • 6 to 10109 (8.1%)
  • 11 to 15125 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 20312 (23%)
  • 21 to 25166 (12%)
  • 26 to 35173 (13%)
  • 36 to 45120 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5589 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6596 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7553 (3.9%)
  • Over 7539 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider627 (46%)
  • Pedestrian406 (30%)
  • Passenger317 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,075 (62%)
  • Motorcycle242 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes149 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle129 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes66 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach51 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sandwell in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Sandwell

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Sandwell ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sandwell had the 60th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
63rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
39th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Sandwell with the most crashes in 1983

The A457 had the most collisions in Sandwell in 1983: 62, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sandwell, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA457627409
2ndA415581015
3rdA41234767713
4thA4614050016
5thA40343952212
6thA4031304308
7thA456273509
8thA4100222517
9thA459212406
10thB4136202502
11thM5203004
12thB4169192707
13thA4041172404
14thA4030161915
15thA4037151605
16thA34131407
17thA4035131613
18thB4149131706
19thB4171121804
20thM6101702

Towns in Sandwell: crashes in 1983

West Bromwich had the most collisions of any town in Sandwell in 1983: 292.

Postcode districts in Sandwell: crashes in 1983

B70 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sandwell in 1983: 138.

Latest crashes in Sandwell in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Sandwell in 1983, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Sandwell road accidents in other years