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Sandwell road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,078 road traffic collisions in Sandwell in 1989, and 1,421 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 221 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1988 (1,049), and casualties rose from 1,377.

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

Collisions in 1989
1,078
Up 3% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,421
Up 3% on 1988
Fatal collisions
16
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
221
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Sandwell in 1989

1.5% of collisions in Sandwell in 1989 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Sandwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.5%
  • Serious22121%
  • Slight84178%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.2%
  • Serious24918%
  • Slight1,15581%

Sandwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sandwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,272 in 2001. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,078, up 3% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday135 (13%)
  • Tuesday165 (15%)
  • Wednesday159 (15%)
  • Thursday161 (15%)
  • Friday186 (17%)
  • Saturday164 (15%)
  • Sunday108 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59126 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59124 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59207 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59278 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59193 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5990 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January95 (8.8%)
  • February82 (7.6%)
  • March95 (8.8%)
  • April88 (8.2%)
  • May78 (7.2%)
  • June92 (8.5%)
  • July94 (8.7%)
  • August93 (8.6%)
  • September83 (7.7%)
  • October82 (7.6%)
  • November97 (9%)
  • December99 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight777 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit283 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds832 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds136 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other50 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry675 (63%)
  • Wet or damp388 (36%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph833 (77%)
  • 40 mph164 (15%)
  • 50 mph15 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph63 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway733 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway267 (25%)
  • Roundabout58 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sandwell in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant720 (51%)
  • Pedestrian357 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist136 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist93 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant53 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 562 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 10112 (7.9%)
  • 11 to 1593 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20241 (17%)
  • 21 to 25232 (16%)
  • 26 to 35247 (17%)
  • 36 to 45139 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5599 (7%)
  • 56 to 6593 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7552 (3.7%)
  • Over 7551 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider687 (48%)
  • Passenger377 (27%)
  • Pedestrian357 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,356 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes147 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle142 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes109 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle94 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach36 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle21 (1.1%)
  • Minibus11 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sandwell in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sandwell had the 69th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
69th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
67th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
88th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Sandwell with the most crashes in 1989

The A4123 had the most collisions in Sandwell in 1989: 67, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sandwell, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA412367108119
2ndA41506709
3rdA4575060012
4thA461466618
5thM5416109
6thA4031355215
7thM6325207
8thA4034304219
9thA4100293416
10thA456253206
11thB4169192404
12thA4041182504
13thA4092181904
14thB4171172404
15thA34141922
16thB4136141404
17thA4030131302
18thB4149131813
19thA4033111502
20thA418291401

Towns in Sandwell: crashes in 1989

West Bromwich had the most collisions of any town in Sandwell in 1989: 275.

Postcode districts in Sandwell: crashes in 1989

B70 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sandwell in 1989: 151.

Latest crashes in Sandwell in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Sandwell in 1989, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Sandwell road accidents in other years