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Birmingham road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,569 road traffic collisions in Birmingham in 2002, and 6,027 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 35 were fatal and 440 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2001 (4,549), and casualties fell from 6,067.

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

Collisions in 2002
4,569
Level with 2001
Casualties in 2002
6,027
Down 1% on 2001
Fatal collisions
35
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
440
9.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Birmingham in 2002

0.8% of collisions in Birmingham in 2002 were fatal and 9.6% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Birmingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal350.8%
  • Serious4409.6%
  • Slight4,09490%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal380.6%
  • Serious5188.6%
  • Slight5,47191%

Birmingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Birmingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 4,597 in 1980. 2002 is highlighted, with 4,569, level with 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday658 (14%)
  • Tuesday675 (15%)
  • Wednesday657 (14%)
  • Thursday651 (14%)
  • Friday802 (18%)
  • Saturday626 (14%)
  • Sunday500 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59201 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5976 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59444 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59614 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59851 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:591,153 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59782 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59448 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January355 (7.8%)
  • February372 (8.1%)
  • March334 (7.3%)
  • April378 (8.3%)
  • May384 (8.4%)
  • June335 (7.3%)
  • July414 (9.1%)
  • August330 (7.2%)
  • September359 (7.9%)
  • October462 (10%)
  • November446 (9.8%)
  • December400 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,154 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,389 (30%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (0.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,367 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds860 (19%)
  • Fog or mist30 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.1%)
  • Other194 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded67 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry2,963 (65%)
  • Wet or damp1,564 (34%)
  • Frost or ice28 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (0.1%)
  • Snow4 (0.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.1%)
  • Mud2 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph3,981 (87%)
  • 40 mph503 (11%)
  • 50 mph20 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph6 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph56 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,235 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway1,020 (22%)
  • Roundabout219 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road95 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Birmingham in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant3,943 (65%)
  • Pedestrian1,090 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist324 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist231 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant199 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant122 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant58 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant28 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5148 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 10263 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 15398 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20646 (11%)
  • 21 to 25791 (13%)
  • 26 to 351,411 (23%)
  • 36 to 451,019 (17%)
  • 46 to 55508 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 65320 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 75209 (3.5%)
  • Over 75135 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded179 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider3,217 (53%)
  • Passenger1,720 (29%)
  • Pedestrian1,090 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car6,953 (82%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes375 (4.4%)
  • Motorcycle341 (4%)
  • Bus or coach257 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle234 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes165 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car88 (1%)
  • Other vehicle42 (0.5%)
  • Minibus38 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Birmingham in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Birmingham ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Birmingham had the most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
1st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
1st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
2nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Birmingham in 2002

Ladywood, Birmingham, B2 4DH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Birmingham in 2002, with 159 collisions, 19 of them serious.

Roads in Birmingham with the most crashes in 2002

The A4040 had the most collisions in Birmingham in 2002: 280, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Birmingham, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4040280352119
2ndA41215277220
3rdA38210261017
4thA45137184014
5thA34131193512
6thA4540128177010
7thA45611314319
8thB412899144310
9thA44198127012
10thA51278310907
11thA478010808
12thA4357610004
13thA4526686011
14thM6619823
15thA453567518
16thA4097527419
17thA4400497309
18thA457476023
19thB4217455203
20thB4284425100

Towns in Birmingham: crashes in 2002

Birmingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 4,117.

Postcode districts in Birmingham: crashes in 2002

B23 and B5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Birmingham in 2002, with 191 each.

Latest crashes in Birmingham in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Birmingham in 2002, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Birmingham road accidents in other years