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Sandwell road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 529 road traffic collisions in Sandwell in 2011, and 752 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were down 24% on 2010 (698), and casualties fell from 1,027.

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

Collisions in 2011
529
Down 24% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
752
Down 27% on 2010
Fatal collisions
9
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Sandwell in 2011

1.7% of collisions in Sandwell in 2011 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Sandwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious9418%
  • Slight42681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.6%
  • Serious10414%
  • Slight63685%

Sandwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sandwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,272 in 2001. 2011 is highlighted, with 529, down 24% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (17%)
  • Tuesday80 (15%)
  • Wednesday85 (16%)
  • Thursday88 (17%)
  • Friday88 (17%)
  • Saturday59 (11%)
  • Sunday41 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59138 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59101 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (7.8%)
  • February43 (8.1%)
  • March57 (11%)
  • April48 (9.1%)
  • May38 (7.2%)
  • June43 (8.1%)
  • July37 (7%)
  • August48 (9.1%)
  • September43 (8.1%)
  • October47 (8.9%)
  • November42 (7.9%)
  • December42 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight380 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit138 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds413 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other29 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded20 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry396 (75%)
  • Wet or damp129 (24%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph416 (79%)
  • 40 mph74 (14%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph32 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway354 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway109 (21%)
  • Roundabout51 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sandwell in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant461 (61%)
  • Pedestrian134 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist46 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1541 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2086 (11%)
  • 21 to 25106 (14%)
  • 26 to 35164 (22%)
  • 36 to 45106 (14%)
  • 46 to 5587 (12%)
  • 56 to 6540 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.5%)
  • Over 7521 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded32 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider406 (54%)
  • Passenger212 (28%)
  • Pedestrian134 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car715 (75%)
  • Motorcycle56 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach23 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sandwell in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sandwell had the 81st most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
81st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sandwell in 2011

West Bromwich Central, Sandwell, B70 8TQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sandwell in 2011, with 26 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Sandwell with the most crashes in 2011

The A461 had the most collisions in Sandwell in 2011: 28, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sandwell, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA461284404
2ndA457244011
3rdA4123233608
4thM5193100
5thA41182501
6thA456182202
7thA4034152114
8thM6141402
9thA4037131801
10thB4169121303
11thA34101700
12thA41008802
13thA425281301
14thA40307700
15thA403171422
16thA41967903
17thB414971202
18thB45177700
19thB41716803
20thA40925501

Towns in Sandwell: crashes in 2011

West Bromwich had the most collisions of any town in Sandwell in 2011: 138.

Postcode districts in Sandwell: crashes in 2011

B70 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sandwell in 2011: 71.

Latest crashes in Sandwell in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Sandwell in 2011, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Sandwell road accidents in other years