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Sandwell road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,272 road traffic collisions in Sandwell in 2001, and 1,702 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 159 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2000 (1,240), and casualties rose from 1,639.

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

Collisions in 2001
1,272
Up 3% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,702
Up 4% on 2000
Fatal collisions
10
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
159
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Sandwell in 2001

0.8% of collisions in Sandwell in 2001 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Sandwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal100.8%
  • Serious15913%
  • Slight1,10387%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.7%
  • Serious18311%
  • Slight1,50789%

Sandwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sandwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,272 in 2001. 2001 is highlighted, with 1,272, up 3% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday181 (14%)
  • Tuesday176 (14%)
  • Wednesday188 (15%)
  • Thursday233 (18%)
  • Friday206 (16%)
  • Saturday182 (14%)
  • Sunday106 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59125 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59158 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59248 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59333 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59223 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59126 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January103 (8.1%)
  • February98 (7.7%)
  • March110 (8.6%)
  • April73 (5.7%)
  • May113 (8.9%)
  • June92 (7.2%)
  • July98 (7.7%)
  • August111 (8.7%)
  • September115 (9%)
  • October134 (11%)
  • November122 (9.6%)
  • December103 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight926 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit338 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,007 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds166 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Other51 (4%)
  • Not recorded27 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry794 (62%)
  • Wet or damp450 (35%)
  • Frost or ice20 (1.6%)
  • Snow6 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,007 (79%)
  • 40 mph195 (15%)
  • 50 mph17 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph6 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph47 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway867 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway276 (22%)
  • Roundabout97 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sandwell in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,141 (67%)
  • Pedestrian271 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist86 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist78 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant41 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 549 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1079 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 15122 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20226 (13%)
  • 21 to 25221 (13%)
  • 26 to 35411 (24%)
  • 36 to 45272 (16%)
  • 46 to 55139 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6577 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7559 (3.5%)
  • Over 7529 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider965 (57%)
  • Passenger466 (27%)
  • Pedestrian271 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,865 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes127 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes100 (4.2%)
  • Motorcycle85 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle80 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach66 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle20 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.5%)
  • Minibus10 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sandwell in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Sandwell

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Sandwell ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sandwell had the 30th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
31st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sandwell in 2001

West Bromwich Central, Sandwell, B70 8TQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sandwell in 2001, with 70 collisions, 13 of them serious.

Roads in Sandwell with the most crashes in 2001

The A457 had the most collisions in Sandwell in 2001: 72, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sandwell, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4577299010
2ndA41659305
3rdA4123659204
4thA461536604
5thA4030415213
6thA4031405506
7thM5365920
8thB4169323708
9thA4034303705
10thA4100293517
11thA4035213002
12thA4037212411
13thA4041203015
14thB4136203216
15thA34193002
16thA456192603
17thM6172701
18thA4182141500
19thB4171131401
20thA4033121400

Towns in Sandwell: crashes in 2001

West Bromwich had the most collisions of any town in Sandwell in 2001: 312.

Postcode districts in Sandwell: crashes in 2001

B66 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sandwell in 2001: 194.

Latest crashes in Sandwell in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Sandwell in 2001, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Sandwell road accidents in other years