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Sandwell road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,049 road traffic collisions in Sandwell in 1988, and 1,377 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 246 were serious.

Collisions were up 27% on 1987 (824), and casualties rose from 1,066.

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

Collisions in 1988
1,049
Up 27% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,377
Up 29% on 1987
Fatal collisions
20
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
246
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Sandwell in 1988

1.9% of collisions in Sandwell in 1988 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Sandwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal201.9%
  • Serious24623%
  • Slight78375%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal211.5%
  • Serious29621%
  • Slight1,06077%

Sandwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sandwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,272 in 2001. 1988 is highlighted, with 1,049, up 27% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday154 (15%)
  • Tuesday133 (13%)
  • Wednesday151 (14%)
  • Thursday165 (16%)
  • Friday176 (17%)
  • Saturday154 (15%)
  • Sunday116 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59109 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59147 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59166 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59275 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59185 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59126 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January81 (7.7%)
  • February68 (6.5%)
  • March96 (9.2%)
  • April61 (5.8%)
  • May80 (7.6%)
  • June86 (8.2%)
  • July90 (8.6%)
  • August79 (7.5%)
  • September98 (9.3%)
  • October104 (9.9%)
  • November121 (12%)
  • December85 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight711 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit325 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds782 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds159 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other44 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry589 (56%)
  • Wet or damp441 (42%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.1%)
  • Snow4 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph819 (78%)
  • 40 mph175 (17%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph44 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway705 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway273 (26%)
  • Roundabout49 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sandwell in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant608 (44%)
  • Pedestrian430 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist142 (10%)
  • Cyclist95 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant50 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 559 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 10113 (8.2%)
  • 11 to 15113 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20260 (19%)
  • 21 to 25192 (14%)
  • 26 to 35203 (15%)
  • 36 to 45153 (11%)
  • 46 to 5590 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6580 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7569 (5%)
  • Over 7545 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider626 (45%)
  • Pedestrian430 (31%)
  • Passenger321 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,225 (69%)
  • Motorcycle155 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes135 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle95 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes91 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach30 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle25 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sandwell in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sandwell had the 67th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
67th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
63rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
51st
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
51st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Sandwell with the most crashes in 1988

The A457 had the most collisions in Sandwell in 1988: 87, including 2 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sandwell, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45787102225
2ndA41236289018
3rdA4615264117
4thA41425509
5thA40314154213
6thA4034273405
7thM5274416
8thA34245328
9thA456223324
10thB4171213316
11thA4100202303
12thB4136192814
13thM6182305
14thB4169171804
15thA4037141505
16thA4041131802
17thA459121404
18thA4035111701
19thA4182111502
20thB415791002

Towns in Sandwell: crashes in 1988

West Bromwich had the most collisions of any town in Sandwell in 1988: 304.

Postcode districts in Sandwell: crashes in 1988

B70 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sandwell in 1988: 160.

Latest crashes in Sandwell in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Sandwell in 1988, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Sandwell road accidents in other years