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Sandwell road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 893 road traffic collisions in Sandwell in 2009, and 1,280 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2008 (971), and casualties fell from 1,336.

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

Collisions in 2009
893
Down 8% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
1,280
Down 4% on 2008
Fatal collisions
7
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Sandwell in 2009

0.8% of collisions in Sandwell in 2009 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Sandwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious9210%
  • Slight79489%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.8%
  • Serious1028%
  • Slight1,16891%

Sandwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sandwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,272 in 2001. 2009 is highlighted, with 893, down 8% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday127 (14%)
  • Tuesday130 (15%)
  • Wednesday148 (17%)
  • Thursday131 (15%)
  • Friday154 (17%)
  • Saturday117 (13%)
  • Sunday86 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59113 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59120 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59185 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59208 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59135 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January89 (10%)
  • February68 (7.6%)
  • March64 (7.2%)
  • April55 (6.2%)
  • May66 (7.4%)
  • June71 (8%)
  • July80 (9%)
  • August67 (7.5%)
  • September73 (8.2%)
  • October91 (10%)
  • November96 (11%)
  • December73 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight643 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit241 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds675 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds116 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other37 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded32 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry599 (67%)
  • Wet or damp257 (29%)
  • Frost or ice22 (2.5%)
  • Snow14 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph701 (78%)
  • 40 mph130 (15%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph48 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway592 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway219 (25%)
  • Roundabout67 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sandwell in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant832 (65%)
  • Pedestrian181 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant53 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist49 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant44 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1%)
  • 6 to 1028 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1570 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20173 (14%)
  • 21 to 25182 (14%)
  • 26 to 35278 (22%)
  • 36 to 45235 (18%)
  • 46 to 55134 (10%)
  • 56 to 6575 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7534 (2.7%)
  • Over 7524 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded34 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider751 (59%)
  • Passenger348 (27%)
  • Pedestrian181 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,299 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes108 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle84 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach51 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (1.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sandwell in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sandwell had the 31st most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
27th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
59th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sandwell in 2009

West Bromwich Central, Sandwell, B70 6RJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sandwell in 2009, with 55 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Sandwell with the most crashes in 2009

The A457 had the most collisions in Sandwell in 2009: 63, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sandwell, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA457638713
2ndA461415903
3rdA4123405903
4thA41395300
5thM5357113
6thA4031294811
7thA4034243113
8thA4037172103
9thB4182172003
10thA4041162603
11thA34152301
12thA4030151901
13thA4100152401
14thB4169141402
15thA456131700
16thM6132110
17thA4092121300
18thA4196111202
19thB4125111401
20thB4171111601

Towns in Sandwell: crashes in 2009

West Bromwich had the most collisions of any town in Sandwell in 2009: 256.

Postcode districts in Sandwell: crashes in 2009

B70 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sandwell in 2009: 142.

Latest crashes in Sandwell in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Sandwell in 2009, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2009.

Severity

Sandwell road accidents in other years