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Sandwell road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 474 road traffic collisions in Sandwell in 2012, and 622 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2011 (529), and casualties fell from 752.

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

Collisions in 2012
474
Down 10% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
622
Down 17% on 2011
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Sandwell in 2012

1.3% of collisions in Sandwell in 2012 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Sandwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious10222%
  • Slight36677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious10517%
  • Slight51182%

Sandwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sandwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,272 in 2001. 2012 is highlighted, with 474, down 10% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 474
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday68 (14%)
  • Wednesday71 (15%)
  • Thursday63 (13%)
  • Friday74 (16%)
  • Saturday73 (15%)
  • Sunday61 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (8.6%)
  • February27 (5.7%)
  • March43 (9.1%)
  • April34 (7.2%)
  • May36 (7.6%)
  • June38 (8%)
  • July37 (7.8%)
  • August44 (9.3%)
  • September42 (8.9%)
  • October34 (7.2%)
  • November50 (11%)
  • December48 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight328 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit138 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds309 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other27 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded43 (9.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry295 (62%)
  • Wet or damp170 (36%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph358 (76%)
  • 40 mph77 (16%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph30 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway303 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway127 (27%)
  • Roundabout36 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sandwell in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant344 (55%)
  • Pedestrian134 (22%)
  • Cyclist51 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2077 (12%)
  • 21 to 2591 (15%)
  • 26 to 35126 (20%)
  • 36 to 45112 (18%)
  • 46 to 5569 (11%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.4%)
  • Over 7514 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider348 (56%)
  • Passenger140 (23%)
  • Pedestrian134 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car641 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle50 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sandwell in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sandwell had the 91st most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
99th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sandwell in 2012

West Bromwich Central, Sandwell, B70 6RJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sandwell in 2012, with 30 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Sandwell with the most crashes in 2012

The A4123 had the most collisions in Sandwell in 2012: 25, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sandwell, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4123253105
2ndA457242714
3rdA41202913
4thM6162101
5thA4031152103
6thA461152312
7thM5152203
8thA4037122103
9thA4196121912
10thA34111300
11thA4034111603
12thA4569900
13thA404181403
14thA410081202
15thB41698802
16thB451781102
17thA40306604
18thA40926801
19thA418261101
20thB41636802

Towns in Sandwell: crashes in 2012

West Bromwich had the most collisions of any town in Sandwell in 2012: 139.

Postcode districts in Sandwell: crashes in 2012

B70 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sandwell in 2012: 68.

Latest crashes in Sandwell in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Sandwell in 2012, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Sandwell road accidents in other years