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West Bromwich Central, Sandwell, B70 8TQ area: accident hotspot

Police recorded 829 road collisions at this accident hotspot in West Bromwich Central ward, Sandwell, from 2001 to 2025, with 1,113 casualties. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 94 were serious.

In 2025 there were 29 collisions here, up from 18 in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
829
513th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
1,113
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Collisions in 2025
29
Up 61% on 2024

Crash severity at the B70 8TQ hotspot

96 of the 829 collisions here (12%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious9411%
  • Slight73388%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
2
Seriously injured
104
Slightly injured
1,007
All casualties
1,113

Accidents by year at the B70 8TQ hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 70 in 2001, against an average of 33 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the B70 8TQ hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 29
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252938
20241821
20232436
20221819
20211924
20202841
20192729
20182634
20172842
20163036
20152632
20142742
20132233
20122228
20112633
20102734
20094772
20084564
20073447
20063958
20054756
20044456
20034654
20026078
200170106

Map of crashes at the B70 8TQ hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near B70 8TQ.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the West Bromwich Central, Sandwell, B70 8TQ area accident hotspot

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 48 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the B70 8TQ hotspot

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.

Ward
West Bromwich Central
Council area
Sandwell
Nearest postcode to the centre
B70 8TQ
Postcode district
B70
Centre (latitude, longitude)
52.52188, -1.99898
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
5 December 2025
Rank by collisions
513th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the B70 8TQ hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A41, with 178 of 829, followed by the A4031 with 31.

Collisions at the B70 8TQ hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4117825809
2ndA4031313702
3rdA4196121301
4thA40353501

Towns near the B70 8TQ hotspot

All 829 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of West Bromwich.

Accident hotspots near B70 8TQ

The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Hateley Heath, Sandwell, B71 1PS area, 0.7 km away, with 93 collisions.

All 829 crashes at the B70 8TQ hotspot

Newest first, from 5 January 2001 to 5 December 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year