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Sandwell road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 614 road traffic collisions in Sandwell in 2024, and 811 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 129 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2023 (574), and casualties rose from 794.

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

Collisions in 2024
614
Up 7% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
811
Up 2% on 2023
Fatal collisions
9
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
129
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Sandwell in 2024

1.5% of collisions in Sandwell in 2024 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Sandwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious12921%
  • Slight47678%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.1%
  • Serious14117%
  • Slight66182%

Sandwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sandwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,272 in 2001. 2024 is highlighted, with 614, up 7% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 614
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (14%)
  • Tuesday81 (13%)
  • Wednesday96 (16%)
  • Thursday86 (14%)
  • Friday87 (14%)
  • Saturday102 (17%)
  • Sunday74 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59142 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59117 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (7.8%)
  • February46 (7.5%)
  • March42 (6.8%)
  • April54 (8.8%)
  • May58 (9.4%)
  • June53 (8.6%)
  • July50 (8.1%)
  • August43 (7%)
  • September44 (7.2%)
  • October53 (8.6%)
  • November65 (11%)
  • December58 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight390 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit204 (33%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds502 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry452 (74%)
  • Wet or damp157 (26%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph50 (8.1%)
  • 30 mph458 (75%)
  • 40 mph81 (13%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph17 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway416 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway139 (23%)
  • Roundabout45 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sandwell in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant497 (61%)
  • Pedestrian181 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist35 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1560 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2062 (7.6%)
  • 21 to 2593 (11%)
  • 26 to 35178 (22%)
  • 36 to 45144 (18%)
  • 46 to 5589 (11%)
  • 56 to 6567 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.6%)
  • Over 7521 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded20 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider451 (56%)
  • Pedestrian181 (22%)
  • Passenger179 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car876 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (4.5%)
  • Motorcycle44 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car34 (3.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)15 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sandwell in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sandwell had the 36th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
29th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sandwell in 2024

Blackheath, Sandwell, B65 0NE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sandwell in 2024, with 30 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Sandwell with the most crashes in 2024

The A457 had the most collisions in Sandwell in 2024: 41, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sandwell, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA457415615
2ndA4031273905
3rdA41274013
4thA4123263307
5thA461222905
6thA4037182406
7thA4030161705
8thA4034151912
9thB4169131413
10thM5131802
11thB4149111602
12thA4100101103
13thB4517101321
14thA419691405
15thB41369901
16thB417191203
17thM691501
18thB41828902
19thA40927703
20thA42526700

Towns in Sandwell: crashes in 2024

West Bromwich had the most collisions of any town in Sandwell in 2024: 151.

Postcode districts in Sandwell: crashes in 2024

B66 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sandwell in 2024: 95.

Latest crashes in Sandwell in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Sandwell in 2024, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2024.

Severity

Sandwell road accidents in other years