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Sandwell road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 629 road traffic collisions in Sandwell in 2014, and 910 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 2013 (534), and casualties rose from 720.

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

Collisions in 2014
629
Up 18% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
910
Up 26% on 2013
Fatal collisions
10
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Sandwell in 2014

1.6% of collisions in Sandwell in 2014 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Sandwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious9315%
  • Slight52684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.1%
  • Serious11212%
  • Slight78887%

Sandwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sandwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,272 in 2001. 2014 is highlighted, with 629, up 18% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (14%)
  • Tuesday102 (16%)
  • Wednesday88 (14%)
  • Thursday86 (14%)
  • Friday100 (16%)
  • Saturday101 (16%)
  • Sunday67 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59174 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59106 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (9.5%)
  • February49 (7.8%)
  • March40 (6.4%)
  • April51 (8.1%)
  • May56 (8.9%)
  • June47 (7.5%)
  • July63 (10%)
  • August44 (7%)
  • September36 (5.7%)
  • October61 (9.7%)
  • November64 (10%)
  • December58 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight443 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit178 (28%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds445 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other33 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded36 (5.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry413 (66%)
  • Wet or damp209 (33%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph473 (75%)
  • 40 mph97 (15%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph46 (7.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway401 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway175 (28%)
  • Roundabout42 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sandwell in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant545 (60%)
  • Pedestrian152 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist47 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant40 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1036 (4%)
  • 11 to 1537 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2099 (11%)
  • 21 to 25154 (17%)
  • 26 to 35190 (21%)
  • 36 to 45132 (15%)
  • 46 to 55110 (12%)
  • 56 to 6565 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.1%)
  • Over 7521 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded24 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider497 (55%)
  • Passenger261 (29%)
  • Pedestrian152 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car879 (76%)
  • Motorcycle70 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach23 (2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sandwell in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sandwell had the 63rd most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
54th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sandwell in 2014

West Bromwich Central, Sandwell, B70 6RJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sandwell in 2014, with 32 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Sandwell with the most crashes in 2014

The A4123 had the most collisions in Sandwell in 2014: 41, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sandwell, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4123416118
2ndA457404907
3rdA461325016
4thM6274800
5thA41243603
6thA4031232904
7thM5213211
8thA4037192905
9thA456183323
10thA4196152701
11thA4030111603
12thA4041112500
13thB4169111701
14thA4100101102
15thB414991501
16thB451781003
17thA40347901
18thA4597702
19thB418271111
20thA346702

Towns in Sandwell: crashes in 2014

West Bromwich had the most collisions of any town in Sandwell in 2014: 153.

Postcode districts in Sandwell: crashes in 2014

B70 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sandwell in 2014: 89.

Latest crashes in Sandwell in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Sandwell in 2014, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Sandwell road accidents in other years