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Cradley Heath road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,171 road traffic collisions in Cradley Heath, Sandwell, from 1980 to 2025, and 2,747 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 31 were fatal and 432 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 39 collisions, up 95% on 2024 (20).

Collisions since 1980
2,171
431st highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,747
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
31
31 people killed
Serious collisions
432
491 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
39
Up 95% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
49
Up 96% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Cradley Heath

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal311.4%
  • Serious43220%
  • Slight1,70879%

What the data shows

  • Cradley Heath had 269 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 27% fewer than the 368 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Cradley Heath were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 494 children under 16 were killed or injured in Cradley Heath, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in Cradley Heath.

Where Cradley Heath ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
431st
Most casualties
430th
Most fatal collisions
333rd
Most serious collisions
385th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday299 (14%)
  • Tuesday304 (14%)
  • Wednesday330 (15%)
  • Thursday322 (15%)
  • Friday393 (18%)
  • Saturday320 (15%)
  • Sunday203 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,555 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit587 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,069 (95%)
  • Roundabout54 (2.5%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph2,133 (98%)
  • 40 mph24 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,640 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds325 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other100 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded45 (2.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,359 (49%)
  • Pedestrian652 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist344 (13%)
  • Cyclist195 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant79 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant54 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Cradley Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cradley Heath, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in Cradley Heath peaked at 81 in 2001; 2025 had 39.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 39
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253949
20242025
20232122
20223139
20213037
20202124
20192128
20182431
20172934
20163340
20151921
20143847
20132330
20122227
20112536
20104153
20094777
20084876
20075879
20064755
20056692
20044553
20037285
20026071
200181103
20004664
19995876
19986887
19976682
19965265
19955778
19945879
19935172
19925562
19916390
19905362
19896378
19886576
19875359
198612
19855460
19846583
19837792
19827184
19816576
19806986

Map of recent crashes in Cradley Heath

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Cradley Heath

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Cradley Heath

The 24 most recent collisions in Cradley Heath happened between 29 April and 4 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Cradley Heath

The A4100 has the most collisions in Cradley Heath, 640 of 2,171 (29%), followed by the A459 (348).

Collisions in Cradley Heath on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA410064083111114
2ndA459348415573
3rdB4173143189423
4thA4099222805

Council areas covering Cradley Heath

Collisions in Cradley Heath were recorded in 2 council areas. Sandwell has 2,141 of 2,171 (99%).

Collisions in Cradley Heath by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSandwell2,1412,71230424
2ndDudley293418

Postcode districts in Cradley Heath

Collisions in Cradley Heath were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by B64 (2,026) and B65 (137).