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Sandwell road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,175 road traffic collisions in Sandwell in 2002, and 1,549 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 152 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2001 (1,272), and casualties fell from 1,702.

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

Collisions in 2002
1,175
Down 8% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
1,549
Down 9% on 2001
Fatal collisions
8
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
152
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Sandwell in 2002

0.7% of collisions in Sandwell in 2002 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Sandwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious15213%
  • Slight1,01586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.5%
  • Serious17111%
  • Slight1,37088%

Sandwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sandwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,272 in 2001. 2002 is highlighted, with 1,175, down 8% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday186 (16%)
  • Tuesday158 (13%)
  • Wednesday184 (16%)
  • Thursday158 (13%)
  • Friday202 (17%)
  • Saturday163 (14%)
  • Sunday124 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59110 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59143 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59216 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59320 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59220 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5999 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January104 (8.9%)
  • February119 (10%)
  • March88 (7.5%)
  • April92 (7.8%)
  • May94 (8%)
  • June91 (7.7%)
  • July96 (8.2%)
  • August82 (7%)
  • September93 (7.9%)
  • October113 (9.6%)
  • November105 (8.9%)
  • December98 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight818 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit349 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds870 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds210 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other40 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded22 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry738 (63%)
  • Wet or damp425 (36%)
  • Oil or diesel7 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph947 (81%)
  • 40 mph156 (13%)
  • 50 mph20 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph51 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway832 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway259 (22%)
  • Roundabout64 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sandwell in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant989 (64%)
  • Pedestrian252 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist77 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant61 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant44 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1087 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 15103 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20175 (11%)
  • 21 to 25194 (13%)
  • 26 to 35359 (23%)
  • 36 to 45237 (15%)
  • 46 to 55150 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6590 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7540 (2.6%)
  • Over 7531 (2%)
  • Not recorded39 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider879 (57%)
  • Passenger418 (27%)
  • Pedestrian252 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,710 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes116 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle85 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes82 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach50 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle26 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.5%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sandwell in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sandwell had the 38th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
38th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sandwell in 2002

West Bromwich Central, Sandwell, B70 8TQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sandwell in 2002, with 60 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Sandwell with the most crashes in 2002

The A457 had the most collisions in Sandwell in 2002: 72, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sandwell, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA457728909
2ndA41638207
3rdA4123617909
4thA4615883011
5thA4031345306
6thM5314524
7thA4030303312
8thB4169253302
9thA4100243003
10thA4034222703
11thA34212300
12thM6203211
13thA4041184003
14thA4037172814
15thA456162701
16thA459151500
17thA4182131401
18thB4171111604
19thB4167101901
20thA40358811

Towns in Sandwell: crashes in 2002

West Bromwich had the most collisions of any town in Sandwell in 2002: 284.

Postcode districts in Sandwell: crashes in 2002

B66 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sandwell in 2002: 160.

Latest crashes in Sandwell in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Sandwell in 2002, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Sandwell road accidents in other years