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Birmingham road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,032 road traffic collisions in Birmingham in 2004, and 5,398 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 434 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2003 (4,322), and casualties fell from 5,657.

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

Collisions in 2004
4,032
Down 7% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
5,398
Down 5% on 2003
Fatal collisions
25
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
434
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Birmingham in 2004

0.6% of collisions in Birmingham in 2004 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Birmingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal250.6%
  • Serious43411%
  • Slight3,57389%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal260.5%
  • Serious4818.9%
  • Slight4,89191%

Birmingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Birmingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 4,597 in 1980. 2004 is highlighted, with 4,032, down 7% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday530 (13%)
  • Tuesday600 (15%)
  • Wednesday588 (15%)
  • Thursday590 (15%)
  • Friday730 (18%)
  • Saturday574 (14%)
  • Sunday420 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59193 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5988 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59416 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59580 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59689 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59996 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59669 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59401 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January366 (9.1%)
  • February336 (8.3%)
  • March319 (7.9%)
  • April339 (8.4%)
  • May329 (8.2%)
  • June330 (8.2%)
  • July320 (7.9%)
  • August312 (7.7%)
  • September363 (9%)
  • October354 (8.8%)
  • November340 (8.4%)
  • December324 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,789 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,227 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (0.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,196 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds575 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other139 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded91 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry2,846 (71%)
  • Wet or damp1,128 (28%)
  • Frost or ice37 (0.9%)
  • Snow14 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (0.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph3,321 (82%)
  • 40 mph643 (16%)
  • 50 mph14 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph46 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,856 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway883 (22%)
  • Roundabout176 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road117 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Birmingham in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant3,536 (66%)
  • Pedestrian955 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist289 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant209 (3.9%)
  • Cyclist208 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant95 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant58 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant21 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5139 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 10224 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 15355 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20656 (12%)
  • 21 to 25734 (14%)
  • 26 to 351,157 (21%)
  • 36 to 45879 (16%)
  • 46 to 55438 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 65244 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 75153 (2.8%)
  • Over 75123 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded296 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider2,834 (53%)
  • Passenger1,609 (30%)
  • Pedestrian955 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car6,113 (82%)
  • Motorcycle309 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes292 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach256 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle207 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes151 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car80 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle32 (0.4%)
  • Minibus26 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Birmingham in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Birmingham had the most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
1st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
1st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
2nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Birmingham in 2004

Ladywood, Birmingham, B2 4DH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Birmingham in 2004, with 148 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Birmingham with the most crashes in 2004

The A4040 had the most collisions in Birmingham in 2004: 255, including 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Birmingham, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4040255347033
2ndA41197266118
3rdA38160223417
4thA4512118306
5thA34118174017
6thA456116149024
7thA512710513727
8thA454010114118
9thA44186111015
10thA4357910306
11thA47679918
12thB4128669203
13thA452527418
14thB4145508306
15thM6487216
16thA457476503
17thA4400456013
18thA453455706
19thA4097446405
20thB4124374715

Towns in Birmingham: crashes in 2004

Birmingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 3,610.

Postcode districts in Birmingham: crashes in 2004

B8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Birmingham in 2004: 183.

Latest crashes in Birmingham in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Birmingham in 2004, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Birmingham road accidents in other years