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Sandwell road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,048 road traffic collisions in Sandwell in 1990, and 1,391 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 214 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1989 (1,078), and casualties fell from 1,421.

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

Collisions in 1990
1,048
Down 3% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,391
Down 2% on 1989
Fatal collisions
24
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
214
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Sandwell in 1990

2.3% of collisions in Sandwell in 1990 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Sandwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal242.3%
  • Serious21420%
  • Slight81077%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal241.7%
  • Serious27420%
  • Slight1,09379%

Sandwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sandwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,272 in 2001. 1990 is highlighted, with 1,048, down 3% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday164 (16%)
  • Tuesday147 (14%)
  • Wednesday160 (15%)
  • Thursday159 (15%)
  • Friday180 (17%)
  • Saturday135 (13%)
  • Sunday103 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59142 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59119 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59181 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59275 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59175 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59109 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January94 (9%)
  • February86 (8.2%)
  • March75 (7.2%)
  • April82 (7.8%)
  • May101 (9.6%)
  • June91 (8.7%)
  • July103 (9.8%)
  • August75 (7.2%)
  • September76 (7.3%)
  • October108 (10%)
  • November90 (8.6%)
  • December67 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight751 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit284 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds808 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds132 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds27 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other36 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry681 (65%)
  • Wet or damp354 (34%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph850 (81%)
  • 40 mph136 (13%)
  • 50 mph19 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph39 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway730 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway240 (23%)
  • Roundabout54 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sandwell in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant668 (48%)
  • Pedestrian360 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist126 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist104 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant54 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant49 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 554 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1097 (7%)
  • 11 to 15114 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20249 (18%)
  • 21 to 25229 (16%)
  • 26 to 35221 (16%)
  • 36 to 45138 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5592 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6586 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7567 (4.8%)
  • Over 7544 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider659 (47%)
  • Passenger372 (27%)
  • Pedestrian360 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,275 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes136 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle129 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle102 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes89 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach54 (3%)
  • Other vehicle30 (1.6%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sandwell in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sandwell had the 71st most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
71st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
67th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
36th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
61st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Sandwell with the most crashes in 1990

The A457 had the most collisions in Sandwell in 1990: 64, including 3 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sandwell, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4576410337
2ndA41235985310
3rdA4615367017
4thA41405705
5thA4034344406
6thA4031263608
7thA4100232615
8thM5233011
9thA4030202104
10thB4169193023
11thM6193801
12thA34162103
13thA4035162107
14thA4037161604
15thA4041162813
16thA456152205
17thB4136132201
18thB4171131602
19thA459111104
20thB4166111504

Towns in Sandwell: crashes in 1990

West Bromwich had the most collisions of any town in Sandwell in 1990: 260.

Postcode districts in Sandwell: crashes in 1990

B70 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sandwell in 1990: 149.

Latest crashes in Sandwell in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Sandwell in 1990, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Sandwell road accidents in other years