Sandwell Borough Council

Reports

• Lots of litter

  Ashwood Close, The Ashes, Causeway Green, Sandwell, West Midlands, England, B69 4SD, United Kingdom. 12:24 today

• Drainage blocked

  M5, J&P Lewis (Metals) Ltd, Blakeley Hall, Oldbury, Sandwell, West Midlands, England, B70 7JR, United Kingdom. Closed 16:00, Thursday, last updated 13:34, Friday

• Leak under road surface

  Penncricket Lane, The Ashes, Causeway Green, Sandwell, West Midlands, England, B65 0RJ, United Kingdom. Closed 08:17, 10 May 2025, last updated 11:20, Tuesday

• Graffiti on m5 j1 road signs

  Birmingham Road, Smethwick, Sandwell, West Midlands, England, B70 6BU, United Kingdom. 19:42, 30 Nov 2024, last updated 16:28, 5 May 2025

• Pothole M5 southbound Between Jct 1 and jct 2

  M5, J&P Lewis (Metals) Ltd, Blakeley Hall, Oldbury, Sandwell, West Midlands, England, B70 7JR, United Kingdom. 07:40, 15 Apr 2025

• Bridge concrete

  Cakemore Road, The Ashes, Causeway Green, Sandwell, West Midlands, England, B65 0RB, United Kingdom. Closed 12:25, 5 Apr 2025, last updated 09:45, 14 Apr 2025

• Car bonnett in the middle lane

  Newton Road, Bird End, West Bromwich, Sandwell, West Midlands, England, B71 3SX, United Kingdom. Closed 18:52, 5 Apr 2025, last updated 12:46, 7 Apr 2025

• Spalled concrete

  Wilderness Lane, Hamstead, Sandwell, West Midlands, England, B43 6NG, United Kingdom. Closed 13:53, 22 Mar 2025, last updated 10:39, 24 Mar 2025

• Lorry loads of house clearance debris tipped

  Swan Bridge, The Ashes, Causeway Green, Sandwell, West Midlands, England, B69 4QW, United Kingdom. Closed 07:29, 11 Mar 2025, last updated 11:01, 12 Mar 2025

• Flytipping and dusty clumps of vegetation

  Oldbury Roundabout, Jarvis, Langley Village, Sandwell, West Midlands, England, B69 4LT, United Kingdom. Closed 16:57, 8 Mar 2025, last updated 10:26, 10 Mar 2025

• Furniture debris flytipped below M5 at Titford Lane, Oldbury, by the pools

  Swan Bridge, The Ashes, Causeway Green, Sandwell, West Midlands, England, B69 4QW, United Kingdom. Closed 09:43, 6 Mar 2025, last updated 16:01, 7 Mar 2025

• Lots of litter in the motorway embankment

  M5, Smethwick, Sandwell, West Midlands, England, B70 6BU, United Kingdom. Closed 16:37, 4 Mar 2025, last updated 08:33, 5 Mar 2025

• Lot of little on embankments

  M5, Smethwick, Sandwell, West Midlands, England, B70 6BU, United Kingdom. Closed 16:39, 11 Feb 2025, last updated 13:23, 12 Feb 2025

• Pothole

  M6, Hamstead, Sandwell, West Midlands, England, B43 6QB, United Kingdom. 05:34, 4 Feb 2025

• Pothole

  M5, Jarvis, Langley Village, Sandwell, West Midlands, England, B69 4RJ, United Kingdom. Closed 07:54, 27 Jan 2025, last updated 11:50, 27 Jan 2025

• M6 expansion joints of elevated section in north and southboud carriageways

  Tame Valley Viaduct, M6, The Delves, Walsall, West Midlands, England, WS5 4QF, United Kingdom. Closed 22:42, 22 Jan 2025, last updated 09:57, 24 Jan 2025

• Missing streetlighting

  Oldbury Roundabout, Jarvis, Langley Village, Sandwell, West Midlands, England, B69 4LT, United Kingdom. Closed 23:02, 19 Jan 2025, last updated 13:14, 21 Jan 2025

• Fencing panels missing and gaps in most panels on m5 link road

  M5, Yew Tree, Sandwell, West Midlands, England, B71 3QS, United Kingdom. Closed 13:11, 15 Jan 2025, last updated 11:04, 17 Jan 2025

• Uneven surface

  M6, Hamstead, Sandwell, West Midlands, England, B43 6HQ, United Kingdom. Closed 05:50, 3 Jan 2025, last updated 08:31, 7 Jan 2025

• Pothole

  M5, The Ashes, Causeway Green, Sandwell, West Midlands, England, B65 0QU, United Kingdom. Closed 16:40, 31 Dec 2024, last updated 08:43, 2 Jan 2025

• Leaning pine tree

  M5, West Smethwick, Smethwick, Sandwell, West Midlands, England, B70 6QX, United Kingdom. Closed 08:44, 10 Dec 2024, last updated 08:25, 16 Dec 2024

• Graffiti on bridge over m5 near junction 1 over sandwell valley

  M5, Bird End, Smethwick, Sandwell, West Midlands, England, B70 6TH, United Kingdom. Closed 19:40, 30 Nov 2024, last updated 10:40, 3 Dec 2024

• Distracting advertising

  Spon Lane Works, Houghton Street, West Smethwick, West Bromwich, Sandwell, West Midlands, England, B70 6BW, United Kingdom. Closed 20:47, 26 Nov 2024, last updated 15:56, 27 Nov 2024

• Several large potholes

  M5, Bird End, Sandwell, West Midlands, England, B71 3QH, United Kingdom. Closed 05:48, 25 Nov 2024, last updated 08:39, 25 Nov 2024

• Ravensden Road, Bedford. The electronic speed indicator sign is not working correctly.

  M6, Hamstead, Sandwell, West Midlands, England, B43 7ST, United Kingdom. Closed 20:08, 12 Nov 2024, last updated 08:02, 14 Nov 2024

• Incorrect speed displayed

  M6, Hamstead, Sandwell, West Midlands, England, B43 7ST, United Kingdom. Closed 14:35, 11 Nov 2024, last updated 11:00, 12 Nov 2024

• The pedestrian bridge just before J1 J exit slip southbound

  . Closed 12:11, 4 Nov 2024, last updated 11:18, 5 Nov 2024

• Graffiti on bridge support

  M5, The Ashes, Causeway Green, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B65 0RA, United Kingdom. Closed 19:28, 2 Oct 2024, last updated 14:52, 3 Oct 2024

• Graffiti on signage

  M5, The Ashes, Causeway Green, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B65 0RA, United Kingdom. 19:26, 2 Oct 2024

• Graffiti on signage to wolverhampton

  M5, The Ashes, Causeway Green, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B65 0RA, United Kingdom. Closed 08:17, 1 Oct 2024, last updated 14:37, 1 Oct 2024

• Graffii on bridge

  Newton Road, West Bromwich, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B71 3SX, United Kingdom. Closed 08:16, 1 Oct 2024, last updated 14:27, 1 Oct 2024

• Blocked drain or poor drainage

  M5, West Bromwich, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B71 3SU, United Kingdom. Closed 08:32, 26 Sep 2024, last updated 16:56, 26 Sep 2024

• Pothole

  Titford Road, Titford, Causeway Green, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B69 4QN, United Kingdom. 08:32, 26 Sep 2024

• Crash barriers knocked down

  West Bromwich Interchange, Smethwick, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B70 6RS, United Kingdom. Closed 07:21, 25 Sep 2024, last updated 15:18, 25 Sep 2024

• Traffic merging obscure variable speed limit.

  Tame Valley Viaduct, Snapdragon Drive, Yew Tree, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, WS5 4RF, United Kingdom. Closed 19:08, 13 Sep 2024, last updated 15:35, 16 Sep 2024

• M5 post 10.5 B sign above info board not working

  M5, The Ashes, Causeway Green, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B65 0RA, United Kingdom. 20:18, 19 Aug 2024

• Traffic light obscured by tree

  Oldbury Roundabout, Jarvis, Langley Village, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, United Kingdom. Closed 15:32, 22 Jul 2024, last updated 12:49, 25 Jul 2024

• Cyclist on motorway hard shoulder

  M5, Yew Tree, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B43 6JA, United Kingdom. Closed 13:39, 6 Jul 2024, last updated 13:14, 12 Jul 2024

• Dangerous road conditions

  Titford Road, Titford, Causeway Green, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B69 4QN, United Kingdom. Closed 10:51, 18 Jun 2024, last updated 14:58, 18 Jun 2024

• M5 junction 2 Northbound lane 3 (right hand lane)

  Oldbury Roundabout, Jarvis, Langley Village, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B69 4LT, United Kingdom. 08:45, 13 Jun 2024

• Lane 2

  Titford Road, Titford, Causeway Green, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B69 4QN, United Kingdom. Closed 13:51, 29 May 2024, last updated 15:22, 29 May 2024

• Litter and general debris

  M5, Jarvis, Langley Village, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B69 4RJ, United Kingdom. Closed 23:34, 21 May 2024, last updated 07:54, 23 May 2024

• Electronic advertising message board

  M5, Birchfield, Blakeley Hall, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B70 6BW, United Kingdom. 23:23, 14 May 2024, last updated 07:47, 15 May 2024

• Damaged electrical cable casing

  Wolverhampton Road, Birchley Island Retail Park, Jarvis, Causeway Green, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B69 4RJ, United Kingdom. 16:59, 9 Apr 2024, last updated 06:39, 14 May 2024

• Overgrown trees/ bushes

  M5, Springfield Industrial Estate, Birchfield, Blakeley Hall, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B69 4FN, United Kingdom. Closed 00:12, 5 May 2024, last updated 09:43, 9 May 2024

• Litter before marker post M5 B 3.0

  M5, Smethwick, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B70 6TQ, United Kingdom. Closed 09:15, 3 May 2024, last updated 13:23, 7 May 2024

• Street light replacement west Bromwich

  M5, Birchfield, Blakeley Hall, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B70 6BW, United Kingdom. 16:22, 1 May 2024, last updated 13:02, 2 May 2024

• Thay are wan out

  West Bromwich Interchange, Smethwick, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B71 4JW, United Kingdom. 16:20, 1 May 2024

• Deceased cat

  M6, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B43 7AB, United Kingdom. Closed 20:25, 22 Apr 2024, last updated 11:54, 1 May 2024

• Pothole

  M6, Hamstead, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B43 6NQ, United Kingdom. Closed 07:58, 25 Apr 2024, last updated 11:35, 26 Apr 2024

• Pothole 3rd lane M5 past junction 2 northbound

  M5, Birchfield, Oldbury, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B69 4JX, United Kingdom. Closed 08:12, 9 Apr 2024, last updated 07:49, 12 Apr 2024

• Graffiti on multiple 6mph signs

  Oldbury Ringway, Birchfield, Oldbury, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B69 2RW, United Kingdom. 13:18, 7 Apr 2024, last updated 10:28, 10 Apr 2024

• Big potholes in 1st lane all along the interchange from m6 to m5 north, further along there’s a very large pothole that’s deep and dangerous

  M5, Smethwick, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B70 6TQ, United Kingdom. Closed 09:37, 30 Mar 2024, last updated 15:54, 5 Apr 2024

• Collapses and Damaged Drain cover

  25 Birmingham Road, West Bromwich, B70 6RR. 15:16, 18 Sep 2022, last updated 07:44, 19 Mar 2024

• Pothole emerging M5 Jct 2 to jct1

  Oldbury Ringway, Birchfield, Oldbury, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B69 2RW, United Kingdom. 12:57, 18 Mar 2024

• Pot holes in second lane when going southbound on M5 as you enter from M6.

  M5, Smethwick, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B70 6TQ, United Kingdom. 08:10, 15 Mar 2024

• Potholes in lane 2 M5 southbound after junction 2

  M5, Titford, Causeway Green, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B69 4RJ, United Kingdom. 08:10, 15 Mar 2024

• M5 sb j1

  M5, Smethwick, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B70 6TQ, United Kingdom. Closed 23:37, 11 Mar 2024, last updated 13:23, 14 Mar 2024

• Powder spillage on road

  Great Barr Interchange, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B43 7AD, United Kingdom. Closed 12:54, 6 Mar 2024, last updated 13:10, 8 Mar 2024

• Incorrect speed limits signs

  M6, Great Barr, B43 7ST, England, United Kingdom. 18:00, 8 Oct 2022, last updated 21:33, 7 Mar 2024

• Lots of litter

  M5, Smethwick, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B70 6RB, United Kingdom. 15:33, 25 Feb 2024, last updated 11:12, 29 Feb 2024

• Pothole

  M5, Smethwick, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B70 6TQ, United Kingdom. 16:54, 18 Feb 2024, last updated 16:19, 23 Feb 2024

• Debris on carriageway plus pothole

  M5, Jarvis, Langley Village, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B69 4RJ, United Kingdom. 19:04, 22 Feb 2024, last updated 19:42, 22 Feb 2024

• M6 Junction 8 - M5 motorway merger -southbound up to the approach of Junction 2 M5.

  M5, West Bromwich, B71 3RT. 12:39, 24 Nov 2020, last updated 11:55, 18 Feb 2024

• Pothole

  Oldbury Roundabout, Jarvis, Langley Village, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B69 4LT, United Kingdom. 12:21, 11 Feb 2024, last updated 18:31, 17 Feb 2024

• Very Large potholes on slip road to enter M5 at junction 2 towards Halesowen.

  991 Wolverhampton Road, Langley, B69 4RJ, England, United Kingdom. 21:05, 3 Feb 2023, last updated 09:24, 16 Feb 2024

• Multiple lights each side not working

  M5, West Bromwich, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B71 3SU, United Kingdom. Closed 07:32, 11 Jan 2024, last updated 16:20, 19 Jan 2024

• Litter on slip road verges

  M5, Jarvis, Langley Village, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B69 4RJ, United Kingdom. Closed 21:03, 17 Jan 2024, last updated 12:07, 18 Jan 2024

• Deep Pothole

  M5, Smethwick, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B70 6RB, United Kingdom. Closed 18:19, 4 Jan 2024, last updated 11:55, 9 Jan 2024

• As you leave slip road M6 junction 7 southbound to join roundabout to go to Scott arms big pot hole

  Great Barr Interchange, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B43 6HE, United Kingdom. Closed 17:30, 8 Jan 2024, last updated 10:37, 9 Jan 2024

• Pothole

  M5, Smethwick, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B70 6RB, United Kingdom. Closed 08:46, 28 Dec 2023, last updated 12:01, 3 Jan 2024

• M5 J1 to J2 surface water drains blocked with vegetation

  M5, Smethwick, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B70 6TQ, United Kingdom. 08:23, 25 Sep 2023, last updated 21:31, 19 Dec 2023

• ALL drains on M5 between Jct 1 and Jct 2 blocked

  M5, Smethwick, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B70 6RB, United Kingdom. Closed 23:30, 9 Dec 2023, last updated 18:18, 12 Dec 2023

• Tyre

  West Bromwich Interchange, Smethwick, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B70 6RR, United Kingdom. Closed 18:51, 27 Nov 2023, last updated 14:44, 6 Dec 2023

• Traffic light on expressway to roundabout

  The Expressway, West Bromwich, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B70 6RR, United Kingdom. Closed 07:14, 21 Nov 2023, last updated 11:49, 22 Nov 2023

• M5 between 2 and 1 northbound

  M5, Birchfield, Blakeley Hall, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B70 6BW, United Kingdom. Closed 17:27, 9 Nov 2023, last updated 14:56, 13 Nov 2023

• Water coming THROUGH bridge

  M5, Titford, Causeway Green, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B69 4RJ, United Kingdom. Closed 20:53, 30 Oct 2023, last updated 14:52, 1 Nov 2023

• Just after the m5 junction continuing on m6 south towards junction 7

  M6, Yew Tree, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, WS5 4QL, United Kingdom. Closed 19:59, 28 Oct 2023, last updated 09:18, 31 Oct 2023

• M5 junction two northbound

  Oldbury Roundabout, Jarvis, Langley Village, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B69 4LT, United Kingdom. 10:58, 19 Oct 2023

• A1 M Junction 46 in lane 3 southbound

  M6, Hamstead, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B43 7AB, United Kingdom. 09:25, 20 Sep 2023

• Big metal pipe in fast lane

  M6, Hamstead, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B43 7AB, United Kingdom. 08:47, 20 Sep 2023

• All drain gratings blocked with grass J1 to J2

  Oldbury Ringway, Birchfield, Oldbury, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B69 4HZ, United Kingdom. 08:10, 9 Sep 2023

• Driver from your company

  M5, Birchfield, Oldbury, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B69 4JX, United Kingdom. Closed 17:31, 25 Jul 2023, last updated 08:40, 27 Jul 2023

• Fence been damaged under the motorway bridge next to aldi

  Wolverhampton Road / Motorway Bridge, Wolverhampton Road, Jarvis, Causeway Green, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B69 4RL, United Kingdom. 13:52, 13 Jul 2023

• Deep pothole on middle lane M6 J8 north band

  M6, Yew Tree, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, WS5 4AN, United Kingdom. 02:00, 28 Jun 2023

• M5 between j2 and M6

  CH Scrap Metal, M5, Birchfield, Oldbury, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B69 4JX, United Kingdom. Closed 21:37, 19 Jun 2023, last updated 14:18, 23 Jun 2023

• Safety Gate on canal protecting M5 not working

  M5, Yew Tree, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B71 3QT, United Kingdom. 10:13, 19 Jun 2023, last updated 12:53, 22 Jun 2023

• Road works sign 50, Variable speed sign 40, Camera caught 40.... Bad signage!

  M5, Yew Tree, Sandwell, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B43 6NQ, United Kingdom. 12:48, 6 Jun 2023, last updated 12:51, 7 Jun 2023

• Matrix signs M6 junction 8 northbound

  M6, Great Barr with Yew Tree, WS5 4SJ, England, United Kingdom. 06:24, 17 May 2023

• Rutted road

  M6, Palfrey, WS10 9QY, England, United Kingdom. 12:43, 27 Apr 2023, last updated 12:32, 5 May 2023

• M5 litter Birmingham

  M5, West Bromwich Central, B71 3SZ, England, United Kingdom. 10:28, 29 Apr 2023

• M5 Jct 1 motorway island

  M5, Saint Pauls, B71 4JJ, England, United Kingdom. 08:52, 25 Apr 2023

• Access door to north bound motorway

  M5, Langley, B65 0SG, England, United Kingdom. 17:05, 8 Apr 2023, last updated 13:38, 17 Apr 2023

• Very large and deep, pothole, northbound M5

  M5, Charlemont with Grove Vale, B71 3QL, England, United Kingdom. 17:26, 23 Mar 2023

• Large Pothole southbound

  M5, Charlemont with Grove Vale, B71 3QL, England, United Kingdom. 17:00, 17 Mar 2023, last updated 14:24, 22 Mar 2023

• Northbound just before you approach Junction 2 third lane

  991 Wolverhampton Road, Oldbury, B69 4RJ. 08:00, 8 Sep 2022, last updated 14:31, 19 Feb 2023

• M6 Northbound from Junction 7 when your on the slip road joining M5 Southbound

  M6, Birmingham, B43 6NF. 07:57, 20 Sep 2022, last updated 11:34, 3 Feb 2023

• M5 sliproad northbound connecting to M6 Junction 8 Northbound. Large pot hole in left hand lane

  M5, Charlemont with Grove Vale, B71 3QL, England, United Kingdom. 08:06, 16 Jan 2023, last updated 14:11, 18 Jan 2023

• M5 junction 2 southbound up to junction 3

  M5, Langley, B69 4RL, England, United Kingdom. 08:08, 16 Jan 2023, last updated 14:08, 18 Jan 2023

• Dangerous pothole

  M5, West Bromwich Central, B71 3SZ, England, United Kingdom. 17:50, 12 Jan 2023, last updated 14:39, 16 Jan 2023