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Sandwell road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 698 road traffic collisions in Sandwell in 2010, and 1,027 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were down 22% on 2009 (893), and casualties fell from 1,280.

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

Collisions in 2010
698
Down 22% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
1,027
Down 20% on 2009
Fatal collisions
6
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Sandwell in 2010

0.9% of collisions in Sandwell in 2010 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Sandwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious7911%
  • Slight61388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious1009.7%
  • Slight92190%

Sandwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sandwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,272 in 2001. 2010 is highlighted, with 698, down 22% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday109 (16%)
  • Tuesday90 (13%)
  • Wednesday94 (13%)
  • Thursday103 (15%)
  • Friday128 (18%)
  • Saturday104 (15%)
  • Sunday70 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59142 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59173 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59122 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (8%)
  • February66 (9.5%)
  • March66 (9.5%)
  • April69 (9.9%)
  • May61 (8.7%)
  • June64 (9.2%)
  • July58 (8.3%)
  • August58 (8.3%)
  • September47 (6.7%)
  • October51 (7.3%)
  • November56 (8%)
  • December46 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight516 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit166 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds505 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other46 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded33 (4.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry444 (64%)
  • Wet or damp201 (29%)
  • Frost or ice38 (5.4%)
  • Snow15 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph536 (77%)
  • 40 mph105 (15%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph46 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway461 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway163 (23%)
  • Roundabout57 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sandwell in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant693 (67%)
  • Pedestrian156 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist37 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1029 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1554 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20120 (12%)
  • 21 to 25154 (15%)
  • 26 to 35224 (22%)
  • 36 to 45174 (17%)
  • 46 to 5592 (9%)
  • 56 to 6570 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7530 (2.9%)
  • Over 7516 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded37 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider593 (58%)
  • Passenger278 (27%)
  • Pedestrian156 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,030 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes87 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle62 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach34 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (1.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sandwell in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sandwell had the 57th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
39th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sandwell in 2010

Soho & Victoria, Sandwell, B66 3PX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sandwell in 2010, with 32 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Sandwell with the most crashes in 2010

The A457 had the most collisions in Sandwell in 2010: 39, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sandwell, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA457396214
2ndA461344700
3rdA41284602
4thM5263804
5thA4123254804
6thA4031202802
7thM6202602
8thA4034182812
9thA4037182303
10thA456152905
11thB4169152001
12thA4100141602
13thA34131900
14thA4030132200
15thA4041121901
16thA4092101311
17thA419691402
18thA418281110
19thB41717900
20thB414961010

Towns in Sandwell: crashes in 2010

West Bromwich had the most collisions of any town in Sandwell in 2010: 176.

Postcode districts in Sandwell: crashes in 2010

B70 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sandwell in 2010: 88.

Latest crashes in Sandwell in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Sandwell in 2010, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Sandwell road accidents in other years