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Birmingham road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,878 road traffic collisions in Birmingham in 1991, and 5,018 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 64 were fatal and 706 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1990 (4,046), and casualties fell from 5,184.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 163,817 collisions in Birmingham.

Collisions in 1991
3,878
Down 4% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
5,018
Down 3% on 1990
Fatal collisions
64
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
706
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Birmingham in 1991

1.7% of collisions in Birmingham in 1991 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Birmingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal641.7%
  • Serious70618%
  • Slight3,10880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal671.3%
  • Serious80516%
  • Slight4,14683%

Birmingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Birmingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 4,597 in 1980. 1991 is highlighted, with 3,878, down 4% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252,3072,985
20242,2963,055
20232,1993,004
20222,3833,187
20212,1372,831
20201,8022,417
20192,6233,551
20182,6143,539
20172,7243,664
20162,7873,761
20152,9704,159
20142,6283,584
20132,4453,315
20122,2163,071
20112,5083,497
20102,8764,092
20093,2894,519
20083,5064,832
20073,8205,231
20063,8095,209
20054,0845,481
20044,0325,398
20034,3225,657
20024,5696,027
20014,5496,067
20004,5056,107
19994,1555,656
19983,8885,199
19974,0595,449
19963,8085,038
19953,7274,938
19943,9375,154
19933,7565,002
19923,8354,967
19913,8785,018
19904,0465,184
19893,9335,006
19883,6144,584
19873,5644,471
19863,9525,035
19853,8754,820
19844,3625,390
19834,0284,979
19824,2995,337
19814,3005,445
19804,5975,758
19794,2045,305

When and where crashes happen in Birmingham in 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday564 (15%)
  • Tuesday564 (15%)
  • Wednesday548 (14%)
  • Thursday551 (14%)
  • Friday648 (17%)
  • Saturday553 (14%)
  • Sunday450 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59158 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5957 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59407 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59494 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59651 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59958 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59706 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59447 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January314 (8.1%)
  • February253 (6.5%)
  • March329 (8.5%)
  • April320 (8.3%)
  • May308 (7.9%)
  • June373 (9.6%)
  • July333 (8.6%)
  • August317 (8.2%)
  • September324 (8.4%)
  • October354 (9.1%)
  • November376 (9.7%)
  • December277 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,701 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,110 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown41 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,986 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds505 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds56 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds54 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds31 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist29 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other177 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded39 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry2,426 (63%)
  • Wet or damp1,306 (34%)
  • Frost or ice116 (3%)
  • Snow25 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 30 mph3,269 (84%)
  • 40 mph530 (14%)
  • 50 mph21 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph10 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph43 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,746 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway821 (21%)
  • Roundabout206 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road84 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded21 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Birmingham in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant2,560 (51%)
  • Pedestrian1,439 (29%)
  • Cyclist331 (6.6%)
  • Motorcyclist291 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant191 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant130 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant26 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5215 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 10401 (8%)
  • 11 to 15367 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20746 (15%)
  • 21 to 25768 (15%)
  • 26 to 35936 (19%)
  • 36 to 45526 (10%)
  • 46 to 55382 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 65311 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 75204 (4.1%)
  • Over 75162 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider2,201 (44%)
  • Pedestrian1,439 (29%)
  • Passenger1,378 (27%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car5,073 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes391 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle334 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle300 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach209 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes132 (2%)
  • Other vehicle98 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car49 (0.7%)
  • Minibus24 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Birmingham in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 in Birmingham

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Birmingham ranked among 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Birmingham had the most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
1st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
1st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
3rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
3rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Birmingham with the most crashes in 1991

The A4040 had the most collisions in Birmingham in 1991: 257, including 1 fatal and 45 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Birmingham, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4040257338145
2ndA38198272728
3rdA41195255127
4thA34129168326
5thA435103132325
6thA44196125312
7thA512796116117
8thA4578105514
9thA454077117115
10thA45674117115
11thA4536081212
12thA47597718
13thA452557238
14thB41285272010
15thM6467615
16thB4148426517
17thA457364215
18thB4145364215
19thB4217364407
20thA4400354408

Towns in Birmingham: crashes in 1991

Birmingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 3,499.

Postcode districts in Birmingham: crashes in 1991

B31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Birmingham in 1991: 190.

Latest crashes in Birmingham in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Birmingham in 1991, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Birmingham road accidents in other years