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Sandwell road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 971 road traffic collisions in Sandwell in 2008, and 1,336 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2007 (995), and casualties fell from 1,350.

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

Collisions in 2008
971
Down 2% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
1,336
Down 1% on 2007
Fatal collisions
6
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
8.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Sandwell in 2008

0.6% of collisions in Sandwell in 2008 were fatal and 8.8% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Sandwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious858.8%
  • Slight88091%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.4%
  • Serious987.3%
  • Slight1,23292%

Sandwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sandwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,272 in 2001. 2008 is highlighted, with 971, down 2% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday152 (16%)
  • Tuesday158 (16%)
  • Wednesday135 (14%)
  • Thursday136 (14%)
  • Friday158 (16%)
  • Saturday125 (13%)
  • Sunday107 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5945 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59130 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59110 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59177 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59253 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59171 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January92 (9.5%)
  • February76 (7.8%)
  • March80 (8.2%)
  • April85 (8.8%)
  • May79 (8.1%)
  • June86 (8.9%)
  • July82 (8.4%)
  • August74 (7.6%)
  • September77 (7.9%)
  • October93 (9.6%)
  • November81 (8.3%)
  • December66 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight700 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit257 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds700 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds139 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other41 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded41 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry634 (65%)
  • Wet or damp316 (33%)
  • Frost or ice17 (1.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph757 (78%)
  • 40 mph134 (14%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph62 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway647 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway228 (23%)
  • Roundabout76 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sandwell in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant863 (65%)
  • Pedestrian210 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (6%)
  • Cyclist66 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant41 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant24 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1053 (4%)
  • 11 to 1590 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20188 (14%)
  • 21 to 25186 (14%)
  • 26 to 35257 (19%)
  • 36 to 45231 (17%)
  • 46 to 55136 (10%)
  • 56 to 6565 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7541 (3.1%)
  • Over 7527 (2%)
  • Not recorded39 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider782 (59%)
  • Passenger344 (26%)
  • Pedestrian210 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,394 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes107 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle87 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes59 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach41 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car37 (2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sandwell in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sandwell had the 28th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
25th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sandwell in 2008

Soho & Victoria, Sandwell, B66 3PX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sandwell in 2008, with 57 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Sandwell with the most crashes in 2008

The A457 had the most collisions in Sandwell in 2008: 57, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sandwell, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA457578807
2ndA41567003
3rdA4123517202
4thM5467401
5thA461334900
6thA4037284105
7thA4034243602
8thA4031222801
9thA4100223906
10thA4092192201
11thA34182110
12thM6172803
13thA4030152001
14thB4169151902
15thB4182141802
16thA4041131700
17thB4171131701
18thA456122103
19thA4033111900
20thA4196111100

Towns in Sandwell: crashes in 2008

West Bromwich had the most collisions of any town in Sandwell in 2008: 243.

Postcode districts in Sandwell: crashes in 2008

B70 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sandwell in 2008: 145.

Latest crashes in Sandwell in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Sandwell in 2008, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 28 December 2008.

Severity

Sandwell road accidents in other years