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Sandwell road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,090 road traffic collisions in Sandwell in 1996, and 1,474 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 193 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1995 (996), and casualties rose from 1,381.

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

Collisions in 1996
1,090
Up 9% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,474
Up 7% on 1995
Fatal collisions
12
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
193
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Sandwell in 1996

1.1% of collisions in Sandwell in 1996 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Sandwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.1%
  • Serious19318%
  • Slight88581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.8%
  • Serious23316%
  • Slight1,22983%

Sandwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sandwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,272 in 2001. 1996 is highlighted, with 1,090, up 9% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday157 (14%)
  • Tuesday154 (14%)
  • Wednesday163 (15%)
  • Thursday164 (15%)
  • Friday188 (17%)
  • Saturday142 (13%)
  • Sunday122 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59121 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59162 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59198 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59274 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59209 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5982 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January88 (8.1%)
  • February87 (8%)
  • March82 (7.5%)
  • April101 (9.3%)
  • May88 (8.1%)
  • June79 (7.2%)
  • July87 (8%)
  • August99 (9.1%)
  • September76 (7%)
  • October102 (9.4%)
  • November97 (8.9%)
  • December104 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight782 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit300 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds809 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds157 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other58 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry667 (61%)
  • Wet or damp382 (35%)
  • Frost or ice26 (2.4%)
  • Snow15 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph851 (78%)
  • 40 mph167 (15%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph52 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway749 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway243 (22%)
  • Roundabout69 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sandwell in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant917 (62%)
  • Pedestrian286 (19%)
  • Cyclist105 (7.1%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant50 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant35 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 570 (4.7%)
  • 6 to 1096 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 15140 (9.5%)
  • 16 to 20168 (11%)
  • 21 to 25178 (12%)
  • 26 to 35328 (22%)
  • 36 to 45197 (13%)
  • 46 to 55138 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6569 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7550 (3.4%)
  • Over 7540 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider740 (50%)
  • Passenger448 (30%)
  • Pedestrian286 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,516 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes108 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle104 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes83 (4.3%)
  • Motorcycle58 (3%)
  • Bus or coach53 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sandwell in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sandwell had the 56th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
50th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Sandwell with the most crashes in 1996

The A457 had the most collisions in Sandwell in 1996: 74, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sandwell, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45774111212
2ndA41526404
3rdA4615169011
4thA4123477906
5thM53347010
6thA4031325206
7thA4034304417
8thA34242904
9thA4100222913
10thA456203101
11thB4169202903
12thM6202801
13thA4030182006
14thA4037142305
15thA4041142505
16thB4136142201
17thB4171141503
18thB4163121713
19thA4182101000
20thB41499901

Towns in Sandwell: crashes in 1996

West Bromwich had the most collisions of any town in Sandwell in 1996: 308.

Postcode districts in Sandwell: crashes in 1996

B70 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sandwell in 1996: 158.

Latest crashes in Sandwell in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Sandwell in 1996, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Sandwell road accidents in other years