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Sandwell road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,240 road traffic collisions in Sandwell in 2000, and 1,639 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 187 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1999 (1,165), and casualties rose from 1,522.

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

Collisions in 2000
1,240
Up 6% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
1,639
Up 8% on 1999
Fatal collisions
5
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
187
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Sandwell in 2000

0.4% of collisions in Sandwell in 2000 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Sandwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious18715%
  • Slight1,04885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.3%
  • Serious20212%
  • Slight1,43287%

Sandwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sandwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,272 in 2001. 2000 is highlighted, with 1,240, up 6% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday180 (15%)
  • Tuesday152 (12%)
  • Wednesday181 (15%)
  • Thursday205 (17%)
  • Friday227 (18%)
  • Saturday163 (13%)
  • Sunday132 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59140 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59161 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59227 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59345 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59219 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5999 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January100 (8.1%)
  • February83 (6.7%)
  • March105 (8.5%)
  • April111 (9%)
  • May106 (8.5%)
  • June87 (7%)
  • July102 (8.2%)
  • August101 (8.1%)
  • September97 (7.8%)
  • October104 (8.4%)
  • November140 (11%)
  • December104 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight913 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit321 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds878 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds249 (20%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other53 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded20 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry691 (56%)
  • Wet or damp536 (43%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph990 (80%)
  • 40 mph189 (15%)
  • 50 mph14 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph44 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway863 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway266 (21%)
  • Roundabout79 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sandwell in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,045 (64%)
  • Pedestrian310 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist79 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant37 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 547 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 10118 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 15128 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20189 (12%)
  • 21 to 25187 (11%)
  • 26 to 35374 (23%)
  • 36 to 45265 (16%)
  • 46 to 55146 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6580 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7545 (2.7%)
  • Over 7546 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider875 (53%)
  • Passenger454 (28%)
  • Pedestrian310 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,763 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes110 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes107 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle82 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle80 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach54 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle39 (1.7%)
  • Minibus11 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sandwell in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sandwell had the 39th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
36th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
35th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Sandwell with the most crashes in 2000

The A457 and A461 had the most collisions in Sandwell in 2000, with 68 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sandwell, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA457688709
2ndA46168113010
3rdA4123477207
4thA41455705
5thA4031365117
6thB4169334206
7thA4030324004
8thA4034294007
9thM5263301
10thM6243603
11thA4100233500
12thA456212902
13thA4035172202
14thB4171151810
15thB4163141703
16thB4166141801
17thA34131302
18thA4037131503
19thA4041131603
20thA4182121405

Towns in Sandwell: crashes in 2000

West Bromwich had the most collisions of any town in Sandwell in 2000: 321.

Postcode districts in Sandwell: crashes in 2000

B70 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sandwell in 2000: 178.

Latest crashes in Sandwell in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Sandwell in 2000, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Sandwell road accidents in other years