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Sandwell road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 651 road traffic collisions in Sandwell in 2015, and 880 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2014 (629), and casualties fell from 910.

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

Collisions in 2015
651
Up 3% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
880
Down 3% on 2014
Fatal collisions
8
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Sandwell in 2015

1.2% of collisions in Sandwell in 2015 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Sandwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious9615%
  • Slight54784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious10712%
  • Slight76587%

Sandwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sandwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,272 in 2001. 2015 is highlighted, with 651, up 3% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday99 (15%)
  • Tuesday98 (15%)
  • Wednesday105 (16%)
  • Thursday107 (16%)
  • Friday97 (15%)
  • Saturday78 (12%)
  • Sunday67 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59104 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59151 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59122 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (10%)
  • February48 (7.4%)
  • March67 (10%)
  • April47 (7.2%)
  • May42 (6.5%)
  • June60 (9.2%)
  • July49 (7.5%)
  • August48 (7.4%)
  • September70 (11%)
  • October45 (6.9%)
  • November55 (8.4%)
  • December54 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight472 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit166 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds467 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other28 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded46 (7.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry468 (72%)
  • Wet or damp173 (27%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph504 (77%)
  • 40 mph96 (15%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph7 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph32 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway435 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway150 (23%)
  • Roundabout52 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sandwell in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant548 (62%)
  • Pedestrian151 (17%)
  • Cyclist58 (6.6%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1031 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1556 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2091 (10%)
  • 21 to 25120 (14%)
  • 26 to 35185 (21%)
  • 36 to 45126 (14%)
  • 46 to 55116 (13%)
  • 56 to 6556 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3%)
  • Over 7519 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded32 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider523 (59%)
  • Passenger206 (23%)
  • Pedestrian151 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car935 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle62 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car30 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sandwell in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Sandwell ranked among 351 areas in 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sandwell had the 54th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
55th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sandwell in 2015

Soho & Victoria, Sandwell, B66 3PX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sandwell in 2015, with 37 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Sandwell with the most crashes in 2015

The A457 had the most collisions in Sandwell in 2015: 40, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sandwell, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA457405905
2ndA41354414
3rdA4123325303
4thA461232705
5thM6213601
6thA4030192503
7thA4037192503
8thB4169182602
9thA4196152004
10thA4031141912
11thA4034141520
12thM5121400
13thA34101401
14thA4092101504
15thA404191903
16thA41008902
17thB413581201
18thB41828900
19thA4567902
20thB45176702

Towns in Sandwell: crashes in 2015

West Bromwich had the most collisions of any town in Sandwell in 2015: 144.

Postcode districts in Sandwell: crashes in 2015

B66 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sandwell in 2015: 105.

Latest crashes in Sandwell in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Sandwell in 2015, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Sandwell road accidents in other years