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Sandwell road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,179 road traffic collisions in Sandwell in 1998, and 1,617 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 194 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1997 (1,045), and casualties rose from 1,405.

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

Collisions in 1998
1,179
Up 13% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,617
Up 15% on 1997
Fatal collisions
9
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
194
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Sandwell in 1998

0.8% of collisions in Sandwell in 1998 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Sandwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.8%
  • Serious19416%
  • Slight97683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.6%
  • Serious22614%
  • Slight1,38285%

Sandwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sandwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,272 in 2001. 1998 is highlighted, with 1,179, up 13% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday180 (15%)
  • Tuesday166 (14%)
  • Wednesday199 (17%)
  • Thursday197 (17%)
  • Friday184 (16%)
  • Saturday153 (13%)
  • Sunday100 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59146 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59145 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59239 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59295 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59205 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5997 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January78 (6.6%)
  • February76 (6.4%)
  • March101 (8.6%)
  • April107 (9.1%)
  • May87 (7.4%)
  • June110 (9.3%)
  • July90 (7.6%)
  • August92 (7.8%)
  • September88 (7.5%)
  • October118 (10%)
  • November124 (11%)
  • December108 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight865 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit306 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds837 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds239 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other65 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry644 (55%)
  • Wet or damp519 (44%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph953 (81%)
  • 40 mph163 (14%)
  • 50 mph15 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph45 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway830 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway241 (20%)
  • Roundabout75 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sandwell in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,017 (63%)
  • Pedestrian300 (19%)
  • Cyclist109 (6.7%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant49 (3%)
  • Van occupant46 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 556 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 10117 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 15111 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20223 (14%)
  • 21 to 25201 (12%)
  • 26 to 35372 (23%)
  • 36 to 45204 (13%)
  • 46 to 55144 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6585 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7555 (3.4%)
  • Over 7543 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider846 (52%)
  • Passenger471 (29%)
  • Pedestrian300 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,634 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes137 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle112 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes87 (4.1%)
  • Motorcycle73 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach56 (2.6%)
  • Minibus10 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sandwell in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sandwell had the 42nd most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
39th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Sandwell with the most crashes in 1998

The A461 had the most collisions in Sandwell in 1998: 73, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sandwell, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46173108017
2ndA41709307
3rdA4574970210
4thA40314067010
5thA4123405707
6thM5344904
7thB4169324303
8thA4030293603
9thA4034283910
10thA4100262904
11thA4037193004
12thA34172303
13thA4041163212
14thB4136162003
15thB4163152307
16thM6152001
17thA4033142002
18thB4171141801
19thA456131902
20thA459121703

Towns in Sandwell: crashes in 1998

West Bromwich had the most collisions of any town in Sandwell in 1998: 328.

Postcode districts in Sandwell: crashes in 1998

B70 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sandwell in 1998: 170.

Latest crashes in Sandwell in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Sandwell in 1998, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Sandwell road accidents in other years