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Sandwell road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,010 road traffic collisions in Sandwell in 2004, and 1,290 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2003 (1,148), and casualties fell from 1,501.

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

Collisions in 2004
1,010
Down 12% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,290
Down 14% on 2003
Fatal collisions
15
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
9.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Sandwell in 2004

1.5% of collisions in Sandwell in 2004 were fatal and 9.7% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Sandwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.5%
  • Serious989.7%
  • Slight89789%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.4%
  • Serious1027.9%
  • Slight1,17091%

Sandwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sandwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,272 in 2001. 2004 is highlighted, with 1,010, down 12% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday140 (14%)
  • Tuesday151 (15%)
  • Wednesday157 (16%)
  • Thursday140 (14%)
  • Friday172 (17%)
  • Saturday142 (14%)
  • Sunday108 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59128 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59126 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59186 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59263 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59177 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5988 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January100 (9.9%)
  • February67 (6.6%)
  • March79 (7.8%)
  • April71 (7%)
  • May83 (8.2%)
  • June90 (8.9%)
  • July98 (9.7%)
  • August91 (9%)
  • September79 (7.8%)
  • October83 (8.2%)
  • November83 (8.2%)
  • December86 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight721 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit285 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds787 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds168 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other26 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry683 (68%)
  • Wet or damp305 (30%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.1%)
  • Snow6 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph793 (79%)
  • 40 mph179 (18%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph34 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway726 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway231 (23%)
  • Roundabout38 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sandwell in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant864 (67%)
  • Pedestrian203 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist61 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant31 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2%)
  • 6 to 1048 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 15104 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20154 (12%)
  • 21 to 25169 (13%)
  • 26 to 35241 (19%)
  • 36 to 45226 (18%)
  • 46 to 55125 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6581 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7531 (2.4%)
  • Over 7535 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded50 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider724 (56%)
  • Passenger363 (28%)
  • Pedestrian203 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,499 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes90 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle84 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes79 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach49 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.4%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sandwell in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sandwell had the 45th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
46th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
85th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sandwell in 2004

Soho & Victoria, Sandwell, B66 3PX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sandwell in 2004, with 67 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Sandwell with the most crashes in 2004

The A457 had the most collisions in Sandwell in 2004: 70, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sandwell, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4577095114
2ndA461476326
3rdA4123435415
4thA4031324303
5thA41324701
6thB4169303504
7thA4030273404
8thA4100273220
9thA4037253213
10thM5243401
11thA4034232803
12thB4136203302
13thA4041191915
14thA34152001
15thA456152111
16thB4171151701
17thA4182141601
18thM6111410
19thA403581100
20thB414981101

Towns in Sandwell: crashes in 2004

West Bromwich had the most collisions of any town in Sandwell in 2004: 256.

Postcode districts in Sandwell: crashes in 2004

B66 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sandwell in 2004: 176.

Latest crashes in Sandwell in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Sandwell in 2004, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Sandwell road accidents in other years