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Birmingham road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,756 road traffic collisions in Birmingham in 1993, and 5,002 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 40 were fatal and 613 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1992 (3,835), and casualties rose from 4,967.

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

Collisions in 1993
3,756
Down 2% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
5,002
Up 1% on 1992
Fatal collisions
40
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
613
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Birmingham in 1993

1.1% of collisions in Birmingham in 1993 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Birmingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal401.1%
  • Serious61316%
  • Slight3,10383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal410.8%
  • Serious71214%
  • Slight4,24985%

Birmingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Birmingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 4,597 in 1980. 1993 is highlighted, with 3,756, down 2% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday533 (14%)
  • Tuesday525 (14%)
  • Wednesday585 (16%)
  • Thursday542 (14%)
  • Friday667 (18%)
  • Saturday533 (14%)
  • Sunday371 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59133 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5953 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59380 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59499 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59640 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59952 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59663 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59436 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January283 (7.5%)
  • February250 (6.7%)
  • March304 (8.1%)
  • April313 (8.3%)
  • May359 (9.6%)
  • June307 (8.2%)
  • July300 (8%)
  • August293 (7.8%)
  • September315 (8.4%)
  • October321 (8.5%)
  • November336 (8.9%)
  • December375 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,592 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,119 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,790 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds610 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds54 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds44 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist25 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other167 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded41 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry2,248 (60%)
  • Wet or damp1,456 (39%)
  • Frost or ice38 (1%)
  • Snow12 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph5 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph3,151 (84%)
  • 40 mph525 (14%)
  • 50 mph12 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph15 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph45 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,638 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway808 (22%)
  • Roundabout220 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road81 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Birmingham in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant2,817 (56%)
  • Pedestrian1,272 (25%)
  • Cyclist311 (6.2%)
  • Motorcyclist254 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant150 (3%)
  • Van occupant129 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant25 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5220 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 10334 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 15408 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20651 (13%)
  • 21 to 25768 (15%)
  • 26 to 351,082 (22%)
  • 36 to 45559 (11%)
  • 46 to 55360 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 65262 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 75213 (4.3%)
  • Over 75145 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider2,319 (46%)
  • Passenger1,411 (28%)
  • Pedestrian1,272 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car5,031 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes419 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle306 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle258 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach187 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes138 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car44 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle39 (0.6%)
  • Minibus17 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded94 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Birmingham in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 in Birmingham

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Birmingham ranked among 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Birmingham had the most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
1st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
1st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
3rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
2nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Birmingham with the most crashes in 1993

The A4040 had the most collisions in Birmingham in 1993: 240, including 2 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Birmingham, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4040240320221
2ndA41219310338
3rdA38203278537
4thA34133194024
5thA441100130115
6thA43595125114
7thA512793124014
8thA4588121220
9thA45685107212
10thA454081104111
11thB41286283311
12thA453485619
13thA4400476405
14thA452477208
15thA474767010
16thB4148374607
17thA4097355517
18thM63470111
19thB4217313605
20thA457263903

Towns in Birmingham: crashes in 1993

Birmingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 3,380.

Postcode districts in Birmingham: crashes in 1993

B31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Birmingham in 1993: 213.

Latest crashes in Birmingham in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Birmingham in 1993, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Birmingham road accidents in other years