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Sandwell road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 596 road traffic collisions in Sandwell in 2021, and 806 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 2020 (504), and casualties rose from 657.

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

Collisions in 2021
596
Up 18% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
806
Up 23% on 2020
Fatal collisions
2
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Sandwell in 2021

0.3% of collisions in Sandwell in 2021 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Sandwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious9816%
  • Slight49683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious10413%
  • Slight70087%

Sandwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sandwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,272 in 2001. 2021 is highlighted, with 596, up 18% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (13%)
  • Tuesday100 (17%)
  • Wednesday81 (14%)
  • Thursday95 (16%)
  • Friday94 (16%)
  • Saturday87 (15%)
  • Sunday59 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59144 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59113 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (6.7%)
  • February43 (7.2%)
  • March36 (6%)
  • April49 (8.2%)
  • May56 (9.4%)
  • June52 (8.7%)
  • July50 (8.4%)
  • August38 (6.4%)
  • September56 (9.4%)
  • October55 (9.2%)
  • November60 (10%)
  • December61 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight395 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit181 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds474 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other28 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry441 (74%)
  • Wet or damp144 (24%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (3.2%)
  • 30 mph468 (79%)
  • 40 mph82 (14%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph20 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway396 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway137 (23%)
  • Roundabout45 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sandwell in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant541 (67%)
  • Pedestrian131 (16%)
  • Cyclist56 (6.9%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2%)
  • 6 to 1037 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1546 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2067 (8.3%)
  • 21 to 2595 (12%)
  • 26 to 35188 (23%)
  • 36 to 45134 (17%)
  • 46 to 5589 (11%)
  • 56 to 6556 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7522 (2.7%)
  • Over 758 (1%)
  • Not recorded48 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider482 (60%)
  • Passenger193 (24%)
  • Pedestrian131 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car927 (82%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (5%)
  • Motorcycle46 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown10 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)5 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sandwell in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sandwell had the 43rd most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
43rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
29th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
47th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Sandwell in 2021

Langley, Sandwell, B69 4QN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sandwell in 2021, with 30 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Sandwell with the most crashes in 2021

The A4123 had the most collisions in Sandwell in 2021: 45, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sandwell, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4123456107
2ndA457374802
3rdA461294203
4thA41162210
5thA4031151602
6thM6142202
7thA4092121401
8thB4517121602
9thA4034111802
10thA4100111303
11thA4030101002
12thA4037101602
13thA4252101601
14thB4169101203
15thM5101701
16thA404181303
17thA45681001
18thB41717901
19thA3461200
20thA403361001

Towns in Sandwell: crashes in 2021

West Bromwich had the most collisions of any town in Sandwell in 2021: 127.

Postcode districts in Sandwell: crashes in 2021

DY4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sandwell in 2021: 88.

Latest crashes in Sandwell in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Sandwell in 2021, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Sandwell road accidents in other years