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Sandwell road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 639 road traffic collisions in Sandwell in 2017, and 915 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2016 (611), and casualties rose from 827.

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

Collisions in 2017
639
Up 5% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
915
Up 11% on 2016
Fatal collisions
7
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Sandwell in 2017

1.1% of collisions in Sandwell in 2017 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Sandwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious10516%
  • Slight52782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious11312%
  • Slight79587%

Sandwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sandwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,272 in 2001. 2017 is highlighted, with 639, up 5% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (13%)
  • Tuesday108 (17%)
  • Wednesday79 (12%)
  • Thursday99 (15%)
  • Friday106 (17%)
  • Saturday87 (14%)
  • Sunday76 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59164 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59133 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (8.9%)
  • February61 (9.5%)
  • March42 (6.6%)
  • April56 (8.8%)
  • May58 (9.1%)
  • June38 (5.9%)
  • July52 (8.1%)
  • August53 (8.3%)
  • September54 (8.5%)
  • October51 (8%)
  • November74 (12%)
  • December43 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight426 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit203 (32%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds482 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other26 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded39 (6.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry462 (72%)
  • Wet or damp161 (25%)
  • Snow9 (1.4%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph523 (82%)
  • 40 mph67 (10%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph26 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway443 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway141 (22%)
  • Roundabout41 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sandwell in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant598 (65%)
  • Pedestrian139 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist55 (6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1038 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1560 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2091 (9.9%)
  • 21 to 25112 (12%)
  • 26 to 35197 (22%)
  • 36 to 45138 (15%)
  • 46 to 55117 (13%)
  • 56 to 6562 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7526 (2.8%)
  • Over 7515 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded34 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider496 (54%)
  • Passenger280 (31%)
  • Pedestrian139 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car962 (79%)
  • Motorcycle59 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown17 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sandwell in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sandwell had the 54th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
49th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sandwell in 2017

Soho & Victoria, Sandwell, B66 3PX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sandwell in 2017, with 38 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Sandwell with the most crashes in 2017

The A4123 had the most collisions in Sandwell in 2017: 41, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sandwell, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4123416717
2ndA457405915
3rdA41304303
4thB4169182104
5thM5162311
6thA4031152702
7thA4037152002
8thM6153303
9thA4030142800
10thA461142401
11thA4100131805
12thA4196121501
13thA4041101402
14thA403491303
15thB414991801
16thB417191003
17thB418291200
18thA3471401
19thA40927801
20thA4596600

Towns in Sandwell: crashes in 2017

West Bromwich had the most collisions of any town in Sandwell in 2017: 160.

Postcode districts in Sandwell: crashes in 2017

B66 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sandwell in 2017: 94.

Latest crashes in Sandwell in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Sandwell in 2017, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Sandwell road accidents in other years