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Sandwell road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,028 road traffic collisions in Sandwell in 2005, and 1,384 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2004 (1,010), and casualties rose from 1,290.

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

Collisions in 2005
1,028
Up 2% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
1,384
Up 7% on 2004
Fatal collisions
3
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
9.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Sandwell in 2005

0.3% of collisions in Sandwell in 2005 were fatal and 9.1% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Sandwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious949.1%
  • Slight93191%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.2%
  • Serious1007.2%
  • Slight1,28193%

Sandwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sandwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,272 in 2001. 2005 is highlighted, with 1,028, up 2% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday156 (15%)
  • Tuesday142 (14%)
  • Wednesday156 (15%)
  • Thursday155 (15%)
  • Friday175 (17%)
  • Saturday134 (13%)
  • Sunday110 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59100 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59118 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59205 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59254 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59197 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59101 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January80 (7.8%)
  • February64 (6.2%)
  • March73 (7.1%)
  • April94 (9.1%)
  • May100 (9.7%)
  • June92 (8.9%)
  • July73 (7.1%)
  • August88 (8.6%)
  • September80 (7.8%)
  • October96 (9.3%)
  • November111 (11%)
  • December77 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight737 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit280 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds805 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds117 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other53 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded22 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry699 (68%)
  • Wet or damp318 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.6%)
  • Snow4 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph822 (80%)
  • 40 mph150 (15%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph51 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway685 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway242 (24%)
  • Roundabout74 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sandwell in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant911 (66%)
  • Pedestrian206 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist53 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant44 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant40 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1065 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1583 (6%)
  • 16 to 20172 (12%)
  • 21 to 25175 (13%)
  • 26 to 35313 (23%)
  • 36 to 45226 (16%)
  • 46 to 55119 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6575 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7523 (1.7%)
  • Over 7531 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded65 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider793 (57%)
  • Passenger385 (28%)
  • Pedestrian206 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,491 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes107 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle97 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes79 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach42 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (1%)
  • Minibus10 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sandwell in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sandwell had the 35th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
35th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sandwell in 2005

Tividale, Sandwell, DY4 7SY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sandwell in 2005, with 55 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Sandwell with the most crashes in 2005

The A4123 had the most collisions in Sandwell in 2005: 54, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sandwell, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4123546903
2ndA457516405
3rdA461467111
4thA41364501
5thM5365611
6thA4031344803
7thB4169283502
8thA4100274104
9thA4034242902
10thA4037243802
11thA456223401
12thA34212702
13thA4030162300
14thM6152304
15thA4196131500
16thA459131705
17thB4149121901
18thA4092111702
19thA4041101511
20thA403391301

Towns in Sandwell: crashes in 2005

West Bromwich had the most collisions of any town in Sandwell in 2005: 259.

Postcode districts in Sandwell: crashes in 2005

B69 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sandwell in 2005: 133.

Latest crashes in Sandwell in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Sandwell in 2005, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Sandwell road accidents in other years