Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Sandwell, 16 Nov 2025, 19:39
- Volkswagen Golf and Ford Puma
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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Police recorded 344 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Smethwick ward, Sandwell, from 2001 to 2025, with 442 casualties. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 44 were serious.
In 2025 there were 14 collisions here, up from 10 in 2024.
50 of the 344 collisions here (15%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions here peaked at 26 in 2002, against an average of 14 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 23 |
| 2024 | 10 | 19 |
| 2023 | 12 | 15 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 |
| 2021 | 12 | 19 |
| 2020 | 7 | 11 |
| 2019 | 16 | 19 |
| 2018 | 13 | 17 |
| 2017 | 14 | 16 |
| 2016 | 11 | 11 |
| 2015 | 11 | 11 |
| 2014 | 11 | 15 |
| 2013 | 17 | 20 |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 10 | 14 |
| 2009 | 14 | 18 |
| 2008 | 18 | 23 |
| 2007 | 16 | 23 |
| 2006 | 18 | 22 |
| 2005 | 15 | 19 |
| 2004 | 24 | 26 |
| 2003 | 18 | 19 |
| 2002 | 26 | 37 |
| 2001 | 18 | 26 |
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near B67 6RJ.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Smethwick, Sandwell, B67 6RJ 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.
Of the built-up areas this hotspot reaches, Smethwick had the most collisions, 245 of 344.
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Bearwood, Sandwell, B66 4HY area, 1.1 km away, with 230 collisions.
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