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Birmingham road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,505 road traffic collisions in Birmingham in 2000, and 6,107 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 541 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1999 (4,155), and casualties rose from 5,656.

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

Collisions in 2000
4,505
Up 8% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
6,107
Up 8% on 1999
Fatal collisions
24
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
541
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Birmingham in 2000

0.5% of collisions in Birmingham in 2000 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Birmingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal240.5%
  • Serious54112%
  • Slight3,94087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal240.4%
  • Serious62210%
  • Slight5,46189%

Birmingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Birmingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 4,597 in 1980. 2000 is highlighted, with 4,505, up 8% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday675 (15%)
  • Tuesday661 (15%)
  • Wednesday632 (14%)
  • Thursday689 (15%)
  • Friday734 (16%)
  • Saturday614 (14%)
  • Sunday500 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59180 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5978 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59479 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59609 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59824 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:591,135 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59769 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59431 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January375 (8.3%)
  • February340 (7.5%)
  • March319 (7.1%)
  • April375 (8.3%)
  • May426 (9.5%)
  • June313 (6.9%)
  • July328 (7.3%)
  • August369 (8.2%)
  • September379 (8.4%)
  • October456 (10%)
  • November403 (8.9%)
  • December422 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,143 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,333 (30%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,226 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds823 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds35 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist12 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.2%)
  • Other273 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded101 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry2,651 (59%)
  • Wet or damp1,804 (40%)
  • Frost or ice29 (0.6%)
  • Snow13 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (0.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 30 mph3,904 (87%)
  • 40 mph486 (11%)
  • 50 mph23 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph12 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph78 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,191 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway939 (21%)
  • Roundabout255 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road120 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Birmingham in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant3,933 (64%)
  • Pedestrian1,179 (19%)
  • Cyclist322 (5.3%)
  • Motorcyclist281 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant185 (3%)
  • Van occupant88 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant39 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant31 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)28 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5166 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 10292 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 15469 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20754 (12%)
  • 21 to 25847 (14%)
  • 26 to 351,486 (24%)
  • 36 to 45873 (14%)
  • 46 to 55511 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 65317 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 75193 (3.2%)
  • Over 75148 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded51 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider3,197 (52%)
  • Passenger1,731 (28%)
  • Pedestrian1,179 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car6,605 (81%)
  • Pedal cycle325 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes301 (3.7%)
  • Motorcycle289 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach273 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes182 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle97 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car62 (0.8%)
  • Minibus37 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (under 0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Birmingham in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in Birmingham

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

How Birmingham ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Birmingham had the most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
1st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
1st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
2nd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Birmingham with the most crashes in 2000

The A4040 had the most collisions in Birmingham in 2000: 318, including 38 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Birmingham, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4040318422038
2ndA41224309021
3rdA38169242327
4thA45144181216
5thA34137185213
6thA456117158013
7thA45409913308
8thA43595120114
9thA51279413518
10thA44190127111
11thM67911913
12thB41287511308
13thB4217638818
14thA475983011
15thA452537507
16thA457437214
17thA4097415918
18thB4145415602
19thA453345007
20thB4124344408

Towns in Birmingham: crashes in 2000

Birmingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 4,038.

Postcode districts in Birmingham: crashes in 2000

B5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Birmingham in 2000: 190.

Latest crashes in Birmingham in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Birmingham in 2000, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Birmingham road accidents in other years