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Birmingham road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,084 road traffic collisions in Birmingham in 2005, and 5,481 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 31 were fatal and 418 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2004 (4,032), and casualties rose from 5,398.

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

Collisions in 2005
4,084
Up 1% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
5,481
Up 2% on 2004
Fatal collisions
31
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
418
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Birmingham in 2005

0.8% of collisions in Birmingham in 2005 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Birmingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal310.8%
  • Serious41810%
  • Slight3,63589%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal340.6%
  • Serious4878.9%
  • Slight4,96090%

Birmingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Birmingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 4,597 in 1980. 2005 is highlighted, with 4,084, up 1% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday606 (15%)
  • Tuesday602 (15%)
  • Wednesday612 (15%)
  • Thursday582 (14%)
  • Friday639 (16%)
  • Saturday576 (14%)
  • Sunday467 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59172 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5968 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59416 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59507 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59732 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:591,018 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59769 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59402 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January363 (8.9%)
  • February305 (7.5%)
  • March274 (6.7%)
  • April343 (8.4%)
  • May365 (8.9%)
  • June322 (7.9%)
  • July332 (8.1%)
  • August338 (8.3%)
  • September359 (8.8%)
  • October345 (8.4%)
  • November379 (9.3%)
  • December359 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,891 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,137 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit18 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,106 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds464 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds54 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds30 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds28 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other246 (6%)
  • Not recorded147 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry2,901 (71%)
  • Wet or damp1,124 (28%)
  • Frost or ice49 (1.2%)
  • Snow7 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph3,537 (87%)
  • 40 mph446 (11%)
  • 50 mph14 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph13 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph55 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,708 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway995 (24%)
  • Roundabout258 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road122 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Birmingham in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant3,435 (63%)
  • Pedestrian978 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist304 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist272 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant192 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant134 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant101 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)29 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant26 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5142 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 10221 (4%)
  • 11 to 15329 (6%)
  • 16 to 20732 (13%)
  • 21 to 25810 (15%)
  • 26 to 351,085 (20%)
  • 36 to 45858 (16%)
  • 46 to 55489 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 65249 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 75146 (2.7%)
  • Over 75131 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded289 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider3,023 (55%)
  • Passenger1,480 (27%)
  • Pedestrian978 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car5,974 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes338 (4.5%)
  • Motorcycle327 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle275 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach228 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car202 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes156 (2.1%)
  • Minibus29 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle19 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Birmingham in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Birmingham had the most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
1st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
1st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
2nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Birmingham in 2005

Ladywood, Birmingham, B2 4DH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Birmingham in 2005, with 143 collisions, 12 of them serious.

Roads in Birmingham with the most crashes in 2005

The A4040 had the most collisions in Birmingham in 2005: 250, including 2 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Birmingham, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4040250356232
2ndA38173234116
3rdA41157209211
4thA4540132188110
5thA512710815209
6thA34104143110
7thA44180119110
8thA45779907
9thA4566710009
10thA435607307
11thM6569418
12thA452547205
13thA457516304
14thB4114496704
15thB4128496903
16thB4124486503
17thB4145486311
18thA4400476303
19thA453396314
20thB4121353912

Towns in Birmingham: crashes in 2005

Birmingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 3,642.

Postcode districts in Birmingham: crashes in 2005

B11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Birmingham in 2005: 195.

Latest crashes in Birmingham in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Birmingham in 2005, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Birmingham road accidents in other years