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Sandwell road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 995 road traffic collisions in Sandwell in 2007, and 1,350 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2006 (1,023), and casualties fell from 1,366.

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

Collisions in 2007
995
Down 3% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
1,350
Down 1% on 2006
Fatal collisions
2
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Sandwell in 2007

0.2% of collisions in Sandwell in 2007 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Sandwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious10911%
  • Slight88489%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.1%
  • Serious1239.1%
  • Slight1,22591%

Sandwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sandwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,272 in 2001. 2007 is highlighted, with 995, down 3% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday147 (15%)
  • Tuesday142 (14%)
  • Wednesday148 (15%)
  • Thursday164 (16%)
  • Friday162 (16%)
  • Saturday129 (13%)
  • Sunday103 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59127 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59156 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59164 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59261 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59162 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5982 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January86 (8.6%)
  • February54 (5.4%)
  • March97 (9.7%)
  • April72 (7.2%)
  • May76 (7.6%)
  • June93 (9.3%)
  • July106 (11%)
  • August66 (6.6%)
  • September76 (7.6%)
  • October85 (8.5%)
  • November95 (9.5%)
  • December89 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight736 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit253 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds768 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds139 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other35 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded24 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry668 (67%)
  • Wet or damp315 (32%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.6%)
  • Snow5 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph793 (80%)
  • 40 mph131 (13%)
  • 50 mph14 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph54 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway678 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway234 (24%)
  • Roundabout71 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sandwell in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant841 (62%)
  • Pedestrian213 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist75 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant51 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant36 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant31 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1048 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1587 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20189 (14%)
  • 21 to 25168 (12%)
  • 26 to 35279 (21%)
  • 36 to 45200 (15%)
  • 46 to 55126 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6598 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7534 (2.5%)
  • Over 7522 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded79 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider779 (58%)
  • Passenger358 (27%)
  • Pedestrian213 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,403 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes91 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle89 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes81 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach66 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car41 (2.2%)
  • Minibus12 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sandwell in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sandwell had the 26th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
26th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sandwell in 2007

Soho & Victoria, Sandwell, B66 3PX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sandwell in 2007, with 54 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Sandwell with the most crashes in 2007

The A4123 had the most collisions in Sandwell in 2007: 51, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sandwell, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4123517614
2ndA457506906
3rdA41456404
4thM5375403
5thA461354203
6thA4100324405
7thA4031274503
8thA4034273503
9thB4169273000
10thA456233802
11thA4030192102
12thA4037192703
13thM6192700
14thA4092172301
15thA4041152604
16thA34131601
17thA4196131701
18thA4033101202
19thB417191703
20thB418291401

Towns in Sandwell: crashes in 2007

West Bromwich had the most collisions of any town in Sandwell in 2007: 225.

Postcode districts in Sandwell: crashes in 2007

B66 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sandwell in 2007: 139.

Latest crashes in Sandwell in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Sandwell in 2007, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Sandwell road accidents in other years