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Sandwell road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,052 road traffic collisions in Sandwell in 1994, and 1,387 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 194 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1993 (981), and casualties rose from 1,296.

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

Collisions in 1994
1,052
Up 7% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
1,387
Up 7% on 1993
Fatal collisions
9
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
194
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Sandwell in 1994

0.9% of collisions in Sandwell in 1994 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Sandwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.9%
  • Serious19418%
  • Slight84981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal110.8%
  • Serious22816%
  • Slight1,14883%

Sandwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sandwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,272 in 2001. 1994 is highlighted, with 1,052, up 7% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday157 (15%)
  • Tuesday157 (15%)
  • Wednesday188 (18%)
  • Thursday148 (14%)
  • Friday162 (15%)
  • Saturday129 (12%)
  • Sunday111 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59108 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59164 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59204 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59259 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59192 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5994 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January79 (7.5%)
  • February74 (7%)
  • March86 (8.2%)
  • April81 (7.7%)
  • May92 (8.7%)
  • June98 (9.3%)
  • July102 (9.7%)
  • August71 (6.7%)
  • September85 (8.1%)
  • October100 (9.5%)
  • November96 (9.1%)
  • December88 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight772 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit274 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds766 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds204 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other47 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry629 (60%)
  • Wet or damp410 (39%)
  • Frost or ice9 (0.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph849 (81%)
  • 40 mph154 (15%)
  • 50 mph14 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph33 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway725 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway243 (23%)
  • Roundabout55 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sandwell in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant811 (58%)
  • Pedestrian297 (21%)
  • Cyclist104 (7.5%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant47 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 554 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1095 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 15101 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20172 (12%)
  • 21 to 25211 (15%)
  • 26 to 35303 (22%)
  • 36 to 45164 (12%)
  • 46 to 55126 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6574 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7542 (3%)
  • Over 7545 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider701 (51%)
  • Passenger389 (28%)
  • Pedestrian297 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,439 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes127 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle103 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes87 (4.5%)
  • Motorcycle72 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach44 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle18 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.6%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sandwell in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sandwell had the 57th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
57th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
54th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
141st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
46th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Sandwell with the most crashes in 1994

The A461 had the most collisions in Sandwell in 1994: 63, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sandwell, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4616386011
2ndA416086111
3rdA41235988211
4thA457435637
5thA4034344105
6thA4030333909
7thA4031314208
8thA34273505
9thA4100253101
10thB4169242903
11thA456223404
12thM5224309
13thB4171202815
14thM6172710
15thA4041162704
16thA4037142102
17thB4136141902
18thA4035121301
19thA4182101102
20thB4157101003

Towns in Sandwell: crashes in 1994

West Bromwich had the most collisions of any town in Sandwell in 1994: 294.

Postcode districts in Sandwell: crashes in 1994

B70 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sandwell in 1994: 147.

Latest crashes in Sandwell in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Sandwell in 1994, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Sandwell road accidents in other years