Skip to main content
CrashStats

Birmingham road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,549 road traffic collisions in Birmingham in 2001, and 6,067 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 26 were fatal and 479 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2000 (4,505), and casualties fell from 6,107.

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

Collisions in 2001
4,549
Up 1% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
6,067
Down 1% on 2000
Fatal collisions
26
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
479
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Birmingham in 2001

0.6% of collisions in Birmingham in 2001 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Birmingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal260.6%
  • Serious47911%
  • Slight4,04489%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal270.4%
  • Serious5509.1%
  • Slight5,49090%

Birmingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Birmingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 4,597 in 1980. 2001 is highlighted, with 4,549, up 1% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday663 (15%)
  • Tuesday654 (14%)
  • Wednesday696 (15%)
  • Thursday684 (15%)
  • Friday727 (16%)
  • Saturday599 (13%)
  • Sunday526 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59180 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5981 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59471 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59595 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59823 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:591,141 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59819 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59439 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January348 (7.7%)
  • February338 (7.4%)
  • March381 (8.4%)
  • April332 (7.3%)
  • May381 (8.4%)
  • June383 (8.4%)
  • July330 (7.3%)
  • August357 (7.8%)
  • September410 (9%)
  • October457 (10%)
  • November406 (8.9%)
  • December426 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,223 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,281 (28%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit18 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,513 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds578 (13%)
  • Fog or mist28 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other242 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded144 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry3,053 (67%)
  • Wet or damp1,406 (31%)
  • Frost or ice69 (1.5%)
  • Snow18 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (under 0.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 30 mph3,932 (86%)
  • 40 mph523 (11%)
  • 50 mph18 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph6 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph68 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,150 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway1,020 (22%)
  • Roundabout265 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road114 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Birmingham in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant3,936 (65%)
  • Pedestrian1,130 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist269 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist261 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant228 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant127 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant42 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant33 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5165 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 10301 (5%)
  • 11 to 15391 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20689 (11%)
  • 21 to 25805 (13%)
  • 26 to 351,451 (24%)
  • 36 to 45969 (16%)
  • 46 to 55536 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 65337 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 75182 (3%)
  • Over 75117 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded124 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider3,284 (54%)
  • Passenger1,653 (27%)
  • Pedestrian1,130 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car6,813 (81%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes370 (4.4%)
  • Motorcycle288 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach282 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle265 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes187 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car70 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle49 (0.6%)
  • Minibus45 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (under 0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Birmingham in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Birmingham

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Birmingham ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Birmingham had the most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
1st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
1st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
2nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Birmingham in 2001

Ladywood, Birmingham, B2 4DH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Birmingham in 2001, with 170 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Birmingham with the most crashes in 2001

The A4040 had the most collisions in Birmingham in 2001: 333, including 2 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Birmingham, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4040333435225
2ndA41265353127
3rdA38199258220
4thA4515221108
5thA34149202326
6thA454011716209
7thA4569614209
8thM687133113
9thA441819006
10thA51277910216
11thA43578120010
12thB41287711202
13thA452648507
14thA475410119
15thA453526506
16thA457516805
17thB4217466706
18thA4097416215
19thB4145416203
20thA4400385603

Towns in Birmingham: crashes in 2001

Birmingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 4,144.

Postcode districts in Birmingham: crashes in 2001

B11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Birmingham in 2001: 192.

Latest crashes in Birmingham in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Birmingham in 2001, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Birmingham road accidents in other years