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Sandwell road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,074 road traffic collisions in Sandwell in 1991, and 1,441 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 213 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1990 (1,048), and casualties rose from 1,391.

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

Collisions in 1991
1,074
Up 2% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,441
Up 4% on 1990
Fatal collisions
17
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
213
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Sandwell in 1991

1.6% of collisions in Sandwell in 1991 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Sandwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal171.6%
  • Serious21320%
  • Slight84479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.2%
  • Serious24117%
  • Slight1,18382%

Sandwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sandwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,272 in 2001. 1991 is highlighted, with 1,074, up 2% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday156 (15%)
  • Tuesday154 (14%)
  • Wednesday143 (13%)
  • Thursday150 (14%)
  • Friday190 (18%)
  • Saturday161 (15%)
  • Sunday120 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59126 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59157 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59197 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59252 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59182 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59106 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January82 (7.6%)
  • February61 (5.7%)
  • March99 (9.2%)
  • April97 (9%)
  • May78 (7.3%)
  • June100 (9.3%)
  • July92 (8.6%)
  • August96 (8.9%)
  • September96 (8.9%)
  • October87 (8.1%)
  • November99 (9.2%)
  • December87 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight782 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit281 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds825 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds139 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other54 (5%)
  • Not recorded11 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry614 (57%)
  • Wet or damp427 (40%)
  • Frost or ice30 (2.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph839 (78%)
  • 40 mph179 (17%)
  • 50 mph21 (2%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph31 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway731 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway251 (23%)
  • Roundabout70 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sandwell in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant784 (54%)
  • Pedestrian376 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist97 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist88 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant40 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 571 (4.9%)
  • 6 to 1096 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 15117 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20257 (18%)
  • 21 to 25235 (16%)
  • 26 to 35226 (16%)
  • 36 to 45150 (10%)
  • 46 to 5598 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6584 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7556 (3.9%)
  • Over 7551 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider680 (47%)
  • Passenger385 (27%)
  • Pedestrian376 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,356 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes128 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle102 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle89 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes82 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach53 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle29 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sandwell in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sandwell had the 59th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
59th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
50th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
44th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Sandwell with the most crashes in 1991

The A457 had the most collisions in Sandwell in 1991: 63, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sandwell, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4576382118
2ndA41236210018
3rdA4616194213
4thA41567708
5thA40314055211
6thA4034273412
7thA4030252705
8thA4100253305
9thA456223714
10thM6223602
11thA4041213406
12thB4169182305
13thM5183103
14thA4037172313
15thA34141704
16thB4167121904
17thB4149101701
18thA403591112
19thB41638904
20thB417181002

Towns in Sandwell: crashes in 1991

West Bromwich had the most collisions of any town in Sandwell in 1991: 291.

Postcode districts in Sandwell: crashes in 1991

B70 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sandwell in 1991: 143.

Latest crashes in Sandwell in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Sandwell in 1991, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1991.

Severity

Sandwell road accidents in other years