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Sandwell road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,148 road traffic collisions in Sandwell in 2003, and 1,501 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 116 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2002 (1,175), and casualties fell from 1,549.

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

Collisions in 2003
1,148
Down 2% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
1,501
Down 3% on 2002
Fatal collisions
19
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
116
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Sandwell in 2003

1.7% of collisions in Sandwell in 2003 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Sandwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal191.7%
  • Serious11610%
  • Slight1,01388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.3%
  • Serious1278.5%
  • Slight1,35590%

Sandwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sandwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,272 in 2001. 2003 is highlighted, with 1,148, down 2% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday188 (16%)
  • Tuesday158 (14%)
  • Wednesday165 (14%)
  • Thursday165 (14%)
  • Friday205 (18%)
  • Saturday159 (14%)
  • Sunday108 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59117 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59155 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59222 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59309 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59212 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5982 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January108 (9.4%)
  • February86 (7.5%)
  • March90 (7.8%)
  • April81 (7.1%)
  • May99 (8.6%)
  • June92 (8%)
  • July108 (9.4%)
  • August94 (8.2%)
  • September106 (9.2%)
  • October102 (8.9%)
  • November102 (8.9%)
  • December80 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight853 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit293 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds923 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds157 (14%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other42 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry815 (71%)
  • Wet or damp300 (26%)
  • Frost or ice27 (2.4%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph919 (80%)
  • 40 mph156 (14%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph64 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway798 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway262 (23%)
  • Roundabout66 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sandwell in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant994 (66%)
  • Pedestrian248 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist103 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist64 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant36 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1058 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 15101 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20179 (12%)
  • 21 to 25181 (12%)
  • 26 to 35331 (22%)
  • 36 to 45230 (15%)
  • 46 to 55140 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6577 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7563 (4.2%)
  • Over 7543 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded56 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider829 (55%)
  • Passenger424 (28%)
  • Pedestrian248 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,701 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes115 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle104 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes81 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (3%)
  • Bus or coach41 (1.9%)
  • Minibus12 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sandwell in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Sandwell ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sandwell had the 34th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
34th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
38th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sandwell in 2003

Langley, Sandwell, B69 4QN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sandwell in 2003, with 58 collisions, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in Sandwell with the most crashes in 2003

The A4123 had the most collisions in Sandwell in 2003: 63, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sandwell, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4123638218
2ndA457628815
3rdA461526501
4thA41496605
5thM5354934
6thA4034344903
7thA4030304402
8thB4169303311
9thM6294421
10thA4037283505
11thA4031243613
12thA4100212503
13thA4182182101
14thA4041162302
15thB4171151702
16thA34141900
17thA456131923
18thA459121303
19thA4035101702
20thB4173101301

Towns in Sandwell: crashes in 2003

West Bromwich had the most collisions of any town in Sandwell in 2003: 278.

Postcode districts in Sandwell: crashes in 2003

B66 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sandwell in 2003: 158.

Latest crashes in Sandwell in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Sandwell in 2003, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Sandwell road accidents in other years