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Sandwell road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,165 road traffic collisions in Sandwell in 1999, and 1,522 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 172 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1998 (1,179), and casualties fell from 1,617.

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

Collisions in 1999
1,165
Down 1% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,522
Down 6% on 1998
Fatal collisions
13
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
172
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Sandwell in 1999

1.1% of collisions in Sandwell in 1999 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Sandwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.1%
  • Serious17215%
  • Slight98084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal140.9%
  • Serious19913%
  • Slight1,30986%

Sandwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sandwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,272 in 2001. 1999 is highlighted, with 1,165, down 1% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday173 (15%)
  • Tuesday164 (14%)
  • Wednesday203 (17%)
  • Thursday187 (16%)
  • Friday188 (16%)
  • Saturday143 (12%)
  • Sunday107 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59146 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59157 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59195 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59288 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59232 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59100 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January82 (7%)
  • February78 (6.7%)
  • March91 (7.8%)
  • April91 (7.8%)
  • May81 (7%)
  • June89 (7.6%)
  • July101 (8.7%)
  • August102 (8.8%)
  • September93 (8%)
  • October118 (10%)
  • November117 (10%)
  • December122 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight834 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit324 (28%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds859 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds197 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other60 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry694 (60%)
  • Wet or damp436 (37%)
  • Frost or ice27 (2.3%)
  • Snow5 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph921 (79%)
  • 40 mph170 (15%)
  • 50 mph13 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph53 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway783 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway256 (22%)
  • Roundabout89 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sandwell in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant955 (63%)
  • Pedestrian276 (18%)
  • Cyclist101 (6.6%)
  • Motorcyclist86 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant40 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 10115 (7.6%)
  • 11 to 15119 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20175 (11%)
  • 21 to 25208 (14%)
  • 26 to 35373 (25%)
  • 36 to 45214 (14%)
  • 46 to 55132 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6554 (3.5%)
  • 66 to 7544 (2.9%)
  • Over 7541 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider842 (55%)
  • Passenger404 (27%)
  • Pedestrian276 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,650 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes118 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle101 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes96 (4.5%)
  • Motorcycle86 (4%)
  • Bus or coach40 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle21 (1%)
  • Minibus11 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sandwell in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 in Sandwell

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Sandwell ranked among 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sandwell had the 43rd most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
46th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Sandwell with the most crashes in 1999

The A4123 had the most collisions in Sandwell in 1999: 60, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sandwell, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4123607907
2ndA461567004
3rdA41546408
4thA457547824
5thA4031354206
6thM5334204
7thA4034293802
8thA4030283404
9thB4169264207
10thA34213903
11thA4100192723
12thM6192504
13thA4037152202
14thA4035141703
15thB4171142204
16thA4041121702
17thA459121610
18thA456111601
19thA403391402
20thA418291000

Towns in Sandwell: crashes in 1999

West Bromwich had the most collisions of any town in Sandwell in 1999: 313.

Postcode districts in Sandwell: crashes in 1999

B70 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sandwell in 1999: 182.

Latest crashes in Sandwell in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Sandwell in 1999, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Sandwell road accidents in other years