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Sandwell road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Collisions in 1992
987
Down 8% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
1,282
Down 11% on 1991
Fatal collisions
20
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
166
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Sandwell in 1992

2% of collisions in Sandwell in 1992 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Sandwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal202%
  • Serious16617%
  • Slight80181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal231.8%
  • Serious18815%
  • Slight1,07184%

Sandwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sandwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,272 in 2001. 1992 is highlighted, with 987, down 8% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday120 (12%)
  • Tuesday126 (13%)
  • Wednesday145 (15%)
  • Thursday172 (17%)
  • Friday173 (18%)
  • Saturday143 (14%)
  • Sunday108 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59121 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59143 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59183 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59231 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59172 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5991 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January90 (9.1%)
  • February65 (6.6%)
  • March80 (8.1%)
  • April80 (8.1%)
  • May93 (9.4%)
  • June70 (7.1%)
  • July82 (8.3%)
  • August82 (8.3%)
  • September83 (8.4%)
  • October84 (8.5%)
  • November96 (9.7%)
  • December82 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight701 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit271 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds733 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds166 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other48 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry545 (55%)
  • Wet or damp419 (42%)
  • Frost or ice21 (2.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph777 (79%)
  • 40 mph159 (16%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph34 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway698 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway209 (21%)
  • Roundabout56 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sandwell in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant699 (55%)
  • Pedestrian321 (25%)
  • Cyclist91 (7.1%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant45 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 10104 (8.1%)
  • 11 to 15124 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 20194 (15%)
  • 21 to 25184 (14%)
  • 26 to 35228 (18%)
  • 36 to 45140 (11%)
  • 46 to 5589 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6576 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7559 (4.6%)
  • Over 7540 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider576 (45%)
  • Passenger385 (30%)
  • Pedestrian321 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,279 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes127 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle92 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle74 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes69 (4%)
  • Bus or coach44 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded23 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sandwell in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sandwell had the 67th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
67th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
66th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
38th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
67th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Sandwell with the most crashes in 1992

The A457 had the most collisions in Sandwell in 1992: 60, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sandwell, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4576073012
2ndA461475916
3rdA41435905
4thA4123415646
5thA40313548211
6thA4034294304
7thA34253016
8thB4169253302
9thA4041223504
10thM6203407
11thA4100182107
12thA4037151902
13thA4030141502
14thM5143013
15thB4136131402
16thB4171131703
17thA4035121811
18thA456121600
19thA4182111201
20thA459111220

Latest crashes in Sandwell in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Sandwell in 1992, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Sandwell road accidents in other years