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Sandwell road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 613 road traffic collisions in Sandwell in 2018, and 825 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2017 (639), and casualties fell from 915.

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

Collisions in 2018
613
Down 4% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
825
Down 10% on 2017
Fatal collisions
6
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Sandwell in 2018

1% of collisions in Sandwell in 2018 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Sandwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious9115%
  • Slight51684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious9612%
  • Slight72388%

Sandwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sandwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,272 in 2001. 2018 is highlighted, with 613, down 4% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday103 (17%)
  • Tuesday81 (13%)
  • Wednesday82 (13%)
  • Thursday96 (16%)
  • Friday103 (17%)
  • Saturday84 (14%)
  • Sunday64 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59154 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59124 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (7.8%)
  • February49 (8%)
  • March48 (7.8%)
  • April58 (9.5%)
  • May46 (7.5%)
  • June49 (8%)
  • July59 (9.6%)
  • August43 (7%)
  • September54 (8.8%)
  • October58 (9.5%)
  • November55 (9%)
  • December46 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight422 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit173 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds468 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (13%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2%)
  • Not recorded35 (5.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry450 (73%)
  • Wet or damp147 (24%)
  • Snow8 (1.3%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph23 (3.8%)
  • 30 mph493 (80%)
  • 40 mph57 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph30 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway417 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway144 (23%)
  • Roundabout31 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sandwell in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant549 (67%)
  • Pedestrian149 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist37 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1044 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1537 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2073 (8.8%)
  • 21 to 2586 (10%)
  • 26 to 35182 (22%)
  • 36 to 45125 (15%)
  • 46 to 55112 (14%)
  • 56 to 6578 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7522 (2.7%)
  • Over 759 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded40 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider478 (58%)
  • Passenger198 (24%)
  • Pedestrian149 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car944 (83%)
  • Motorcycle50 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown13 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sandwell in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sandwell had the 53rd most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
49th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sandwell in 2018

Soho & Victoria, Sandwell, B66 3PX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sandwell in 2018, with 37 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Sandwell with the most crashes in 2018

The A4123 had the most collisions in Sandwell in 2018: 33, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sandwell, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4123335403
2ndA457293815
3rdM6233801
4thA41202801
5thA4031182702
6thM5131901
7thA4100121802
8thA4196111212
9thA461111610
10thA34101300
11thA4030101012
12thA4034101603
13thA4092101001
14thA4182101500
15thA4252101401
16thA403791002
17thA404191903
18thB416991600
19thB418291201
20thB41498801

Towns in Sandwell: crashes in 2018

West Bromwich had the most collisions of any town in Sandwell in 2018: 163.

Postcode districts in Sandwell: crashes in 2018

B66 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sandwell in 2018: 95.

Latest crashes in Sandwell in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Sandwell in 2018, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Sandwell road accidents in other years