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Blackheath road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,039 road traffic collisions in Blackheath, Sandwell, from 1980 to 2025, and 1,304 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 194 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 16 collisions, down 20% on 2024 (20).

Collisions since 1980
1,039
735th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,304
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
9
9 people killed
Serious collisions
194
211 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
16
Down 20% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
27
Up 13% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Blackheath

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal90.9%
  • Serious19419%
  • Slight83680%

What the data shows

  • Blackheath had 153 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 16% fewer than the 183 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Blackheath were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 236 children under 16 were killed or injured in Blackheath, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in Blackheath.

Where Blackheath ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
735th
Most casualties
735th
Most fatal collisions
915th
Most serious collisions
718th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday163 (16%)
  • Tuesday150 (14%)
  • Wednesday139 (13%)
  • Thursday137 (13%)
  • Friday210 (20%)
  • Saturday154 (15%)
  • Sunday86 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight749 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit284 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway904 (87%)
  • Roundabout66 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road41 (3.9%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,019 (98%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph15 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds788 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds147 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other48 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant637 (49%)
  • Pedestrian357 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist146 (11%)
  • Cyclist87 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant32 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Blackheath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackheath, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in Blackheath peaked at 37 in 2000; 2025 had 16.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251627
20242024
20231927
20221114
20211113
20201216
20191416
20181518
20171113
20162432
20151213
20141317
2013911
20121113
20111820
20101622
20091619
20083452
20073446
20062021
20052837
20043137
20033341
20023041
20013441
20003745
19992637
19982230
19972835
19963538
19952124
19943644
19931419
19923133
19912025
19903236
19893238
19882840
19872529
198600
19852332
19843235
19832633
19822733
19813135
19802132

Map of recent crashes in Blackheath

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Blackheath

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Blackheath

The 24 most recent collisions in Blackheath happened between 19 August 2024 and 15 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Blackheath

The A4034 has the most collisions in Blackheath, 315 of 1,039 (30%), followed by the B4171 (167).

Collisions in Blackheath on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4034315419462
2ndB4171167206335
3rdA4100155186029
4thB41693140010
5thA4099253103
6thM5152302

Council areas covering Blackheath

Collisions in Blackheath were recorded in 2 council areas. Sandwell has 1,033 of 1,039 (99%).

Collisions in Blackheath by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSandwell1,0331,2979194
2ndDudley6700

Postcode district for Blackheath

Of the 1,039 collisions in Blackheath, 1,038 (99.9%) were in the B65 postcode district.