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Sandwell road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 570 road traffic collisions in Sandwell in 2019, and 768 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2018 (613), and casualties fell from 825.

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

Collisions in 2019
570
Down 7% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
768
Down 7% on 2018
Fatal collisions
8
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Sandwell in 2019

1.4% of collisions in Sandwell in 2019 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Sandwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious8515%
  • Slight47784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious9412%
  • Slight66687%

Sandwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sandwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,272 in 2001. 2019 is highlighted, with 570, down 7% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 570
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (14%)
  • Tuesday92 (16%)
  • Wednesday89 (16%)
  • Thursday83 (15%)
  • Friday80 (14%)
  • Saturday89 (16%)
  • Sunday58 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (6.8%)
  • February43 (7.5%)
  • March48 (8.4%)
  • April42 (7.4%)
  • May47 (8.2%)
  • June45 (7.9%)
  • July39 (6.8%)
  • August42 (7.4%)
  • September48 (8.4%)
  • October47 (8.2%)
  • November76 (13%)
  • December54 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight382 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit171 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds419 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded41 (7.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry388 (68%)
  • Wet or damp173 (30%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph465 (82%)
  • 40 mph75 (13%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph15 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway384 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway150 (26%)
  • Roundabout28 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sandwell in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant486 (63%)
  • Pedestrian141 (18%)
  • Cyclist44 (5.7%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant28 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1549 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2061 (7.9%)
  • 21 to 2577 (10%)
  • 26 to 35172 (22%)
  • 36 to 45127 (17%)
  • 46 to 5595 (12%)
  • 56 to 6564 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3%)
  • Over 7519 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded44 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider454 (59%)
  • Passenger173 (23%)
  • Pedestrian141 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car847 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (4.2%)
  • Motorcycle42 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown13 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sandwell in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sandwell had the 55th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
51st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
80th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sandwell in 2019

Smethwick, Sandwell, B66 1DT area and West Bromwich Central, Sandwell, B70 6RJ area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Sandwell in 2019, with 29 collisions each.

Roads in Sandwell with the most crashes in 2019

The A457 had the most collisions in Sandwell in 2019: 36, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sandwell, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA457364806
2ndA4123325414
3rdA4031253512
4thA461253606
5thA41233324
6thA34121613
7thA4030121803
8thB4169121602
9thA4041111702
10thA4037101103
11thA4252101400
12thB4149101300
13thA403491300
14thB417191621
15thM591200
16thB413681201
17thM681100
18thA41007902
19thA40926701
20thB41826702

Towns in Sandwell: crashes in 2019

West Bromwich had the most collisions of any town in Sandwell in 2019: 149.

Postcode districts in Sandwell: crashes in 2019

B66 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sandwell in 2019: 86.

Latest crashes in Sandwell in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Sandwell in 2019, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Sandwell road accidents in other years