Mercedes C Class crash on an unclassified road in Sandwell, 12 Jul 2025, 19:10
- Mercedes C Class and Volkswagen Passat
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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Police recorded 230 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Bearwood ward, Sandwell, from 2001 to 2025, with 301 casualties. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 31 were serious.
In 2025 there were 3 collisions here, down from 8 in 2024.
32 of the 230 collisions here (14%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions here peaked at 20 in 2001, against an average of 9.2 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 | 8 | 9 |
| 2023 | 8 | 11 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 |
| 2021 | 8 | 11 |
| 2020 | 6 | 10 |
| 2019 | 5 | 7 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 |
| 2017 | 11 | 16 |
| 2016 | 8 | 15 |
| 2015 | 11 | 19 |
| 2014 | 6 | 7 |
| 2013 | 6 | 8 |
| 2012 | 5 | 7 |
| 2011 | 7 | 8 |
| 2010 | 8 | 10 |
| 2009 | 7 | 10 |
| 2008 | 15 | 19 |
| 2007 | 13 | 19 |
| 2006 | 18 | 19 |
| 2005 | 7 | 9 |
| 2004 | 13 | 16 |
| 2003 | 9 | 13 |
| 2002 | 14 | 18 |
| 2001 | 20 | 22 |
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near B66 4HY.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Bearwood, Sandwell, B66 4HY area accident hotspot
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Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.
All 230 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Smethwick.
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the North Edgbaston, Birmingham, B17 8DT area, 1 km away, with 911 collisions.
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