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Sandwell road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 611 road traffic collisions in Sandwell in 2016, and 827 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2015 (651), and casualties fell from 880.

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

Collisions in 2016
611
Down 6% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
827
Down 6% on 2015
Fatal collisions
8
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Sandwell in 2016

1.3% of collisions in Sandwell in 2016 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Sandwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious10617%
  • Slight49781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious12015%
  • Slight69985%

Sandwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sandwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,272 in 2001. 2016 is highlighted, with 611, down 6% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday98 (16%)
  • Tuesday76 (12%)
  • Wednesday88 (14%)
  • Thursday82 (13%)
  • Friday101 (17%)
  • Saturday90 (15%)
  • Sunday76 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59147 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59112 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (6.9%)
  • February58 (9.5%)
  • March46 (7.5%)
  • April50 (8.2%)
  • May53 (8.7%)
  • June46 (7.5%)
  • July52 (8.5%)
  • August58 (9.5%)
  • September45 (7.4%)
  • October63 (10%)
  • November59 (9.7%)
  • December39 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight438 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit159 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds472 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other25 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded38 (6.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry448 (73%)
  • Wet or damp146 (24%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded12 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (2%)
  • 30 mph477 (78%)
  • 40 mph71 (12%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph38 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway388 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway155 (25%)
  • Roundabout48 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sandwell in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant559 (68%)
  • Pedestrian139 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist37 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1535 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20106 (13%)
  • 21 to 25105 (13%)
  • 26 to 35173 (21%)
  • 36 to 45127 (15%)
  • 46 to 55102 (12%)
  • 56 to 6550 (6%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.1%)
  • Over 7519 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded24 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider487 (59%)
  • Passenger201 (24%)
  • Pedestrian139 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car924 (81%)
  • Motorcycle57 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown16 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sandwell in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sandwell had the 63rd most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
58th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sandwell in 2016

West Bromwich Central, Sandwell, B70 6RJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sandwell in 2016, with 35 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Sandwell with the most crashes in 2016

The A457 had the most collisions in Sandwell in 2016: 33, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sandwell, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA457334726
2ndM5315907
3rdA4123294524
4thA461253106
5thA41192703
6thA4031182303
7thA34162231
8thA4100131703
9thM6111300
10thA4037101302
11thB4169101901
12thA404181102
13thA40307701
14thA403471001
15thA40927801
16thA42527700
17thA41966601
18thA4566701
19thB41666701
20thB417161002

Towns in Sandwell: crashes in 2016

West Bromwich had the most collisions of any town in Sandwell in 2016: 157.

Postcode districts in Sandwell: crashes in 2016

B70 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sandwell in 2016: 86.

Latest crashes in Sandwell in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Sandwell in 2016, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Sandwell road accidents in other years