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Sandwell road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,058 road traffic collisions in Sandwell in 1984, and 1,341 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 282 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1983 (1,068), and casualties fell from 1,350.

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

Collisions in 1984
1,058
Down 1% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,341
Down 1% on 1983
Fatal collisions
20
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
282
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Sandwell in 1984

1.9% of collisions in Sandwell in 1984 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Sandwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal201.9%
  • Serious28227%
  • Slight75671%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal241.8%
  • Serious32524%
  • Slight99274%

Sandwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sandwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,272 in 2001. 1984 is highlighted, with 1,058, down 1% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday132 (12%)
  • Tuesday156 (15%)
  • Wednesday169 (16%)
  • Thursday144 (14%)
  • Friday206 (19%)
  • Saturday142 (13%)
  • Sunday109 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59116 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59123 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59217 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59299 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59151 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59112 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January91 (8.6%)
  • February75 (7.1%)
  • March76 (7.2%)
  • April72 (6.8%)
  • May87 (8.2%)
  • June69 (6.5%)
  • July85 (8%)
  • August84 (7.9%)
  • September108 (10%)
  • October109 (10%)
  • November109 (10%)
  • December93 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight787 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit269 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds800 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds140 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other53 (5%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry654 (62%)
  • Wet or damp374 (35%)
  • Frost or ice23 (2.2%)
  • Snow7 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph854 (81%)
  • 40 mph146 (14%)
  • 50 mph13 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph42 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway773 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway209 (20%)
  • Roundabout57 (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 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant497 (37%)
  • Pedestrian403 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist201 (15%)
  • Cyclist120 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant23 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 559 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 10140 (10%)
  • 11 to 15160 (12%)
  • 16 to 20277 (21%)
  • 21 to 25148 (11%)
  • 26 to 35181 (13%)
  • 36 to 45129 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5581 (6%)
  • 56 to 6562 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7568 (5.1%)
  • Over 7536 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider630 (47%)
  • Pedestrian403 (30%)
  • Passenger308 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,085 (64%)
  • Motorcycle217 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle121 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes107 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes91 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach45 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle16 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sandwell in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in Sandwell

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Sandwell ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sandwell had the 69th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
69th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
69th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
42nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Sandwell with the most crashes in 1984

The A457 had the most collisions in Sandwell in 1984: 62, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sandwell, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4576273216
2ndA4615282212
3rdA415169113
4thA41234875121
5thA4031323808
6thA4034293716
7thA4041263929
8thM5223202
9thB4136213314
10thB4169182314
11thA4100162504
12thA456162124
13thM6162804
14thA459151503
15thB4167141404
16thA4037131413
17thB4171121304
18thA4035111206
19thA34101604
20thB4149101204

Towns in Sandwell: crashes in 1984

West Bromwich had the most collisions of any town in Sandwell in 1984: 307.

Postcode districts in Sandwell: crashes in 1984

B70 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sandwell in 1984: 160.

Latest crashes in Sandwell in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Sandwell in 1984, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Sandwell road accidents in other years