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Sandwell road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,045 road traffic collisions in Sandwell in 1997, and 1,405 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 158 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1996 (1,090), and casualties fell from 1,474.

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

Collisions in 1997
1,045
Down 4% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,405
Down 5% on 1996
Fatal collisions
13
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
158
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Sandwell in 1997

1.2% of collisions in Sandwell in 1997 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Sandwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.2%
  • Serious15815%
  • Slight87484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal130.9%
  • Serious17613%
  • Slight1,21687%

Sandwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sandwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,272 in 2001. 1997 is highlighted, with 1,045, down 4% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday153 (15%)
  • Tuesday154 (15%)
  • Wednesday157 (15%)
  • Thursday170 (16%)
  • Friday181 (17%)
  • Saturday137 (13%)
  • Sunday93 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59123 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59157 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59186 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59266 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59197 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January74 (7.1%)
  • February76 (7.3%)
  • March76 (7.3%)
  • April64 (6.1%)
  • May95 (9.1%)
  • June96 (9.2%)
  • July80 (7.7%)
  • August73 (7%)
  • September80 (7.7%)
  • October123 (12%)
  • November108 (10%)
  • December100 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight768 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit272 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds770 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds196 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other32 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry647 (62%)
  • Wet or damp387 (37%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph810 (78%)
  • 40 mph171 (16%)
  • 50 mph13 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph8 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph43 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway715 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway236 (23%)
  • Roundabout57 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sandwell in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant889 (63%)
  • Pedestrian271 (19%)
  • Cyclist89 (6.3%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant24 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 548 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1082 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 15110 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20185 (13%)
  • 21 to 25202 (14%)
  • 26 to 35296 (21%)
  • 36 to 45189 (13%)
  • 46 to 55118 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6582 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7552 (3.7%)
  • Over 7541 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider740 (53%)
  • Passenger394 (28%)
  • Pedestrian271 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,487 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes100 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle90 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle70 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes69 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach38 (2%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sandwell in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 in Sandwell

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Slight

How Sandwell ranked among 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sandwell had the 63rd most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
57th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Sandwell with the most crashes in 1997

The A41 had the most collisions in Sandwell in 1997: 58, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sandwell, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41588207
2ndA457567515
3rdA4123547319
4thA461395408
5thB4169344517
6thM5335324
7thA4030294206
8thA456294004
9thA4031263706
10thA4100253711
11thA4034181903
12thA4037172214
13thB4171172202
14thM6172403
15thA34161903
16thA4182121602
17thA4033111702
18thA4041111714
19thA459111211
20thB4136111201

Towns in Sandwell: crashes in 1997

West Bromwich had the most collisions of any town in Sandwell in 1997: 280.

Postcode districts in Sandwell: crashes in 1997

B70 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sandwell in 1997: 145.

Latest crashes in Sandwell in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Sandwell in 1997, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Sandwell road accidents in other years