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Sandwell road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 600 road traffic collisions in Sandwell in 2025, and 784 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 120 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2024 (614), and casualties fell from 811.

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

Collisions in 2025
600
Down 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
784
Down 3% on 2024
Fatal collisions
4
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
120
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Sandwell in 2025

0.7% of collisions in Sandwell in 2025 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Sandwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious12020%
  • Slight47679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious12816%
  • Slight65283%

Sandwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sandwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,272 in 2001. 2025 is highlighted, with 600, down 2% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 600
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (15%)
  • Tuesday88 (15%)
  • Wednesday96 (16%)
  • Thursday91 (15%)
  • Friday96 (16%)
  • Saturday74 (12%)
  • Sunday64 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59157 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59112 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (7.2%)
  • February45 (7.5%)
  • March43 (7.2%)
  • April51 (8.5%)
  • May48 (8%)
  • June47 (7.8%)
  • July45 (7.5%)
  • August45 (7.5%)
  • September50 (8.3%)
  • October55 (9.2%)
  • November70 (12%)
  • December58 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight402 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit186 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds502 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry471 (79%)
  • Wet or damp125 (21%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph38 (6.3%)
  • 30 mph452 (75%)
  • 40 mph75 (13%)
  • 50 mph6 (1%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph26 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway405 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway133 (22%)
  • Roundabout46 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sandwell in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant455 (58%)
  • Pedestrian198 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist26 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1559 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2082 (10%)
  • 21 to 2576 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 35167 (21%)
  • 36 to 45109 (14%)
  • 46 to 55107 (14%)
  • 56 to 6572 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3.8%)
  • Over 7515 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded22 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider409 (52%)
  • Pedestrian198 (25%)
  • Passenger177 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car847 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle56 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (2.3%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (1.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)10 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sandwell in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sandwell had the 38th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sandwell in 2025

Soho & Victoria, Sandwell, B66 3PX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sandwell in 2025, with 32 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Sandwell with the most crashes in 2025

The A457 had the most collisions in Sandwell in 2025: 35, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sandwell, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA457354608
2ndA4123314324
3rdA4034182503
4thA41182302
5thM6182410
6thB4169172001
7thA4031162302
8thA461161906
9thA4037151703
10thM5141704
11thA3491202
12thA40309902
13thA410091602
14thA41969904
15thB414991502
16thA42527900
17thA40416702
18thB41366903
19thB45176604
20thA40925500

Towns in Sandwell: crashes in 2025

West Bromwich had the most collisions of any town in Sandwell in 2025: 141.

Postcode districts in Sandwell: crashes in 2025

B66 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sandwell in 2025: 87.

Latest crashes in Sandwell in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Sandwell in 2025, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Sandwell road accidents in other years