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Sandwell road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,016 road traffic collisions in Sandwell in 1986, and 1,318 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 246 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1985 (996), and casualties rose from 1,288.

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

Collisions in 1986
1,016
Up 2% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,318
Up 2% on 1985
Fatal collisions
22
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
246
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Sandwell in 1986

2.2% of collisions in Sandwell in 1986 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Sandwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal222.2%
  • Serious24624%
  • Slight74874%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal241.8%
  • Serious29022%
  • Slight1,00476%

Sandwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sandwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,272 in 2001. 1986 is highlighted, with 1,016, up 2% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday168 (17%)
  • Tuesday133 (13%)
  • Wednesday144 (14%)
  • Thursday146 (14%)
  • Friday188 (19%)
  • Saturday151 (15%)
  • Sunday86 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59112 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59116 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59188 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59259 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59157 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59128 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January88 (8.7%)
  • February65 (6.4%)
  • March81 (8%)
  • April80 (7.9%)
  • May91 (9%)
  • June82 (8.1%)
  • July69 (6.8%)
  • August75 (7.4%)
  • September86 (8.5%)
  • October93 (9.2%)
  • November97 (9.5%)
  • December109 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight706 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit300 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds747 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds132 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds31 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other57 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry611 (60%)
  • Wet or damp358 (35%)
  • Frost or ice30 (3%)
  • Snow17 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph821 (81%)
  • 40 mph138 (14%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph49 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway712 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway210 (21%)
  • Roundabout58 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sandwell in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant551 (42%)
  • Pedestrian387 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist186 (14%)
  • Cyclist96 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (3%)
  • Van occupant38 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 553 (4%)
  • 6 to 1090 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 15117 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20277 (21%)
  • 21 to 25206 (16%)
  • 26 to 35185 (14%)
  • 36 to 45120 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5590 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6578 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7564 (4.9%)
  • Over 7538 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider603 (46%)
  • Pedestrian387 (29%)
  • Passenger328 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,109 (66%)
  • Motorcycle186 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes115 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle95 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes89 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach49 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle21 (1.3%)
  • Minibus10 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Sandwell ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sandwell had the 72nd most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
72nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
68th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
45th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
52nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Sandwell with the most crashes in 1986

The A457 had the most collisions in Sandwell in 1986: 67, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sandwell, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4576787216
2ndA461556829
3rdA41436216
4thA41233851011
5thA4034333606
6thA40313036012
7thM5264517
8thA4100233605
9thM6213515
10thA4037193708
11thA34182313
12thA4035182123
13thA4041172513
14thA456141715
15thB4169141515
16thB4171142404
17thA4030132105
18thB4149131602
19thA459121405
20thB4136111203

Latest crashes in Sandwell in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Sandwell in 1986, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Sandwell road accidents in other years