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Birmingham road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,322 road traffic collisions in Birmingham in 2003, and 5,657 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 35 were fatal and 456 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2002 (4,569), and casualties fell from 6,027.

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

Collisions in 2003
4,322
Down 5% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
5,657
Down 6% on 2002
Fatal collisions
35
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
456
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Birmingham in 2003

0.8% of collisions in Birmingham in 2003 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Birmingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal350.8%
  • Serious45611%
  • Slight3,83189%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal360.6%
  • Serious4898.6%
  • Slight5,13291%

Birmingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Birmingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 4,597 in 1980. 2003 is highlighted, with 4,322, down 5% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday641 (15%)
  • Tuesday604 (14%)
  • Wednesday645 (15%)
  • Thursday613 (14%)
  • Friday718 (17%)
  • Saturday600 (14%)
  • Sunday501 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59188 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5993 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59390 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59595 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59785 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:591,083 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59763 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59425 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January359 (8.3%)
  • February314 (7.3%)
  • March336 (7.8%)
  • April353 (8.2%)
  • May380 (8.8%)
  • June346 (8%)
  • July352 (8.1%)
  • August311 (7.2%)
  • September380 (8.8%)
  • October431 (10%)
  • November384 (8.9%)
  • December376 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,985 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,328 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,530 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds547 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds22 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist17 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (under 0.1%)
  • Other148 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded56 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry3,126 (72%)
  • Wet or damp1,098 (25%)
  • Frost or ice75 (1.7%)
  • Snow16 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph3,723 (86%)
  • 40 mph519 (12%)
  • 50 mph19 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph48 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,125 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway910 (21%)
  • Roundabout190 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road97 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Birmingham in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant3,586 (63%)
  • Pedestrian1,066 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist317 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist233 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant224 (4%)
  • Van occupant116 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant52 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant23 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5162 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 10244 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 15371 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20673 (12%)
  • 21 to 25696 (12%)
  • 26 to 351,234 (22%)
  • 36 to 45923 (16%)
  • 46 to 55499 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 65272 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 75172 (3%)
  • Over 75126 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded285 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider2,915 (52%)
  • Passenger1,676 (30%)
  • Pedestrian1,066 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car6,501 (81%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes344 (4.3%)
  • Motorcycle331 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach293 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle234 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes150 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car68 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle37 (0.5%)
  • Minibus28 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Birmingham in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Birmingham ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Birmingham had the most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
1st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
1st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
2nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Birmingham in 2003

Ladywood, Birmingham, B2 4DH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Birmingham in 2003, with 176 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Birmingham with the most crashes in 2003

The A4040 had the most collisions in Birmingham in 2003: 259, including 1 fatal and 38 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Birmingham, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4040259355138
2ndA41212282319
3rdA38166228023
4thA4513319706
5thA4540133176110
6thA34127165011
7thA5127104130011
8thA43510212339
9thA45695122011
10thB41288911717
11thA4418298017
12thA477410529
13thA4400637717
14thA453577928
15thA452557103
16thA457537505
17thM6507201
18thB4217456109
19thA4097446106
20thB4145365100

Towns in Birmingham: crashes in 2003

Birmingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 3,916.

Postcode districts in Birmingham: crashes in 2003

B8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Birmingham in 2003: 208.

Latest crashes in Birmingham in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Birmingham in 2003, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Birmingham road accidents in other years