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Sandwell road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 996 road traffic collisions in Sandwell in 1985, and 1,288 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 254 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1984 (1,058), and casualties fell from 1,341.

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

Collisions in 1985
996
Down 6% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
1,288
Down 4% on 1984
Fatal collisions
14
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
254
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Sandwell in 1985

1.4% of collisions in Sandwell in 1985 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Sandwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.4%
  • Serious25426%
  • Slight72873%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.1%
  • Serious28822%
  • Slight98677%

Sandwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sandwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,272 in 2001. 1985 is highlighted, with 996, down 6% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday159 (16%)
  • Tuesday137 (14%)
  • Wednesday124 (12%)
  • Thursday137 (14%)
  • Friday199 (20%)
  • Saturday136 (14%)
  • Sunday104 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59102 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59130 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59200 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59262 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59136 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59121 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January74 (7.4%)
  • February44 (4.4%)
  • March90 (9%)
  • April69 (6.9%)
  • May92 (9.2%)
  • June76 (7.6%)
  • July76 (7.6%)
  • August79 (7.9%)
  • September81 (8.1%)
  • October85 (8.5%)
  • November124 (12%)
  • December106 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight742 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit245 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds725 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds152 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds24 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Other45 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry572 (57%)
  • Wet or damp369 (37%)
  • Frost or ice28 (2.8%)
  • Snow27 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph778 (78%)
  • 40 mph147 (15%)
  • 50 mph14 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph50 (5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway697 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway212 (21%)
  • Roundabout60 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sandwell in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant529 (41%)
  • Pedestrian367 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist173 (13%)
  • Cyclist92 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant54 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant53 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 556 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 1089 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 15136 (11%)
  • 16 to 20265 (21%)
  • 21 to 25177 (14%)
  • 26 to 35176 (14%)
  • 36 to 45119 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5595 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6589 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7557 (4.4%)
  • Over 7529 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider578 (45%)
  • Pedestrian367 (28%)
  • Passenger343 (27%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,111 (67%)
  • Motorcycle170 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes128 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle91 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes85 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach54 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sandwell in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sandwell had the 74th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
70th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
109th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
56th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Sandwell with the most crashes in 1985

The A457 had the most collisions in Sandwell in 1985: 66, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sandwell, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4576689215
2ndA41236191021
3rdA415674013
4thA461435009
5thM5334525
6thA4031263806
7thA4034263309
8thA4041202525
9thA456162005
10thA459162113
11thM6162706
12thA4100151704
13thB4136151605
14thB4171153002
15thA34141824
16thA4030141803
17thA4037131804
18thB4169121611
19thB4167111603
20thA4033101303

Towns in Sandwell: crashes in 1985

West Bromwich had the most collisions of any town in Sandwell in 1985: 257.

Postcode districts in Sandwell: crashes in 1985

B70 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sandwell in 1985: 144.

Latest crashes in Sandwell in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Sandwell in 1985, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Sandwell road accidents in other years