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Sandwell road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,023 road traffic collisions in Sandwell in 2006, and 1,366 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2005 (1,028), and casualties fell from 1,384.

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

Collisions in 2006
1,023
Level with 2005
Casualties in 2006
1,366
Down 1% on 2005
Fatal collisions
12
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Sandwell in 2006

1.2% of collisions in Sandwell in 2006 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Sandwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.2%
  • Serious10210%
  • Slight90989%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.9%
  • Serious1218.9%
  • Slight1,23390%

Sandwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sandwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,272 in 2001. 2006 is highlighted, with 1,023, level with 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday167 (16%)
  • Tuesday136 (13%)
  • Wednesday137 (13%)
  • Thursday149 (15%)
  • Friday191 (19%)
  • Saturday132 (13%)
  • Sunday111 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59136 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59128 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59175 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59250 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59162 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59111 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January85 (8.3%)
  • February86 (8.4%)
  • March73 (7.1%)
  • April62 (6.1%)
  • May92 (9%)
  • June77 (7.5%)
  • July103 (10%)
  • August81 (7.9%)
  • September83 (8.1%)
  • October100 (9.8%)
  • November91 (8.9%)
  • December90 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight723 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit288 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds811 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds134 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Other34 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry666 (65%)
  • Wet or damp350 (34%)
  • Snow5 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph810 (79%)
  • 40 mph154 (15%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph46 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway673 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway262 (26%)
  • Roundabout62 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sandwell in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant883 (65%)
  • Pedestrian208 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist98 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist72 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant26 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1042 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 15100 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20211 (15%)
  • 21 to 25166 (12%)
  • 26 to 35267 (20%)
  • 36 to 45225 (16%)
  • 46 to 55125 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6570 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7537 (2.7%)
  • Over 7528 (2%)
  • Not recorded69 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider787 (58%)
  • Passenger371 (27%)
  • Pedestrian208 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,443 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes108 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle104 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes85 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach47 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car36 (1.9%)
  • Minibus9 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sandwell in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sandwell had the 28th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
26th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sandwell in 2006

Soho & Victoria, Sandwell, B66 3PX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sandwell in 2006, with 54 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Sandwell with the most crashes in 2006

The A457 had the most collisions in Sandwell in 2006: 75, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sandwell, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA457759818
2ndA4123567806
3rdA461395111
4thM5355613
5thA41324402
6thA4031284614
7thA4034242712
8thA4100222502
9thB4169203313
10thB4136192401
11thM6193003
12thA4030182203
13thA34162202
14thA4037162012
15thA4196161902
16thA456162100
17thB4517162301
18thA4041141802
19thB4166121602
20thA4033111803

Towns in Sandwell: crashes in 2006

West Bromwich had the most collisions of any town in Sandwell in 2006: 260.

Postcode districts in Sandwell: crashes in 2006

B66 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sandwell in 2006: 149.

Latest crashes in Sandwell in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Sandwell in 2006, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Sandwell road accidents in other years