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Birmingham road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,155 road traffic collisions in Birmingham in 1999, and 5,656 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 34 were fatal and 572 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1998 (3,888), and casualties rose from 5,199.

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

Collisions in 1999
4,155
Up 7% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
5,656
Up 9% on 1998
Fatal collisions
34
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
572
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Birmingham in 1999

0.8% of collisions in Birmingham in 1999 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Birmingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal340.8%
  • Serious57214%
  • Slight3,54985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal380.7%
  • Serious64811%
  • Slight4,97088%

Birmingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Birmingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 4,597 in 1980. 1999 is highlighted, with 4,155, up 7% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday580 (14%)
  • Tuesday554 (13%)
  • Wednesday604 (15%)
  • Thursday634 (15%)
  • Friday711 (17%)
  • Saturday597 (14%)
  • Sunday475 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59149 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5960 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59447 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59574 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59735 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:591,066 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59712 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59412 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January359 (8.6%)
  • February287 (6.9%)
  • March317 (7.6%)
  • April334 (8%)
  • May310 (7.5%)
  • June332 (8%)
  • July334 (8%)
  • August326 (7.8%)
  • September410 (9.9%)
  • October354 (8.5%)
  • November419 (10%)
  • December373 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,941 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,196 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,005 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds725 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds35 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds30 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds21 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist14 (0.3%)
  • Other269 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded56 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry2,527 (61%)
  • Wet or damp1,561 (38%)
  • Frost or ice54 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.1%)
  • Snow4 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph3,596 (87%)
  • 40 mph457 (11%)
  • 50 mph14 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph14 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph71 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,869 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway920 (22%)
  • Roundabout257 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road109 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Birmingham in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant3,549 (63%)
  • Pedestrian1,123 (20%)
  • Cyclist337 (6%)
  • Motorcyclist255 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant218 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant89 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant35 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5177 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 10380 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 15394 (7%)
  • 16 to 20687 (12%)
  • 21 to 25726 (13%)
  • 26 to 351,389 (25%)
  • 36 to 45786 (14%)
  • 46 to 55454 (8%)
  • 56 to 65306 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 75202 (3.6%)
  • Over 75145 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider2,899 (51%)
  • Passenger1,634 (29%)
  • Pedestrian1,123 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car6,081 (81%)
  • Pedal cycle337 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes299 (4%)
  • Bus or coach265 (3.5%)
  • Motorcycle256 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes156 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car70 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle52 (0.7%)
  • Minibus34 (0.5%)
  • Tram2 (under 0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Birmingham in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Birmingham had the most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
1st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
1st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
2nd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Birmingham with the most crashes in 1999

The A4040 had the most collisions in Birmingham in 1999: 249, including 2 fatal and 42 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Birmingham, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4040249334242
2ndA41233311240
3rdA38158240131
4thA34127195111
5thA45106127112
6thA4359512428
7thA45694141011
8thA44188124319
9thA454088117017
10thA51277495013
11thM66910216
12thA452689318
13thB4128689619
14thA457537305
15thB4217517617
16thA40975071010
17thA453497217
18thA47466216
19thB4124385004
20thA4400375814

Towns in Birmingham: crashes in 1999

Birmingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 3,762.

Postcode districts in Birmingham: crashes in 1999

B5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Birmingham in 1999: 189.

Latest crashes in Birmingham in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Birmingham in 1999, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Birmingham road accidents in other years