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Birmingham road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,809 road traffic collisions in Birmingham in 2006, and 5,209 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 43 were fatal and 391 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2005 (4,084), and casualties fell from 5,481.

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

Collisions in 2006
3,809
Down 7% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
5,209
Down 5% on 2005
Fatal collisions
43
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
391
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Birmingham in 2006

1.1% of collisions in Birmingham in 2006 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Birmingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal431.1%
  • Serious39110%
  • Slight3,37589%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal490.9%
  • Serious4418.5%
  • Slight4,71991%

Birmingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Birmingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 4,597 in 1980. 2006 is highlighted, with 3,809, down 7% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday574 (15%)
  • Tuesday552 (14%)
  • Wednesday562 (15%)
  • Thursday569 (15%)
  • Friday625 (16%)
  • Saturday496 (13%)
  • Sunday431 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59141 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5987 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59391 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59526 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59691 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59945 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59660 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59368 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January308 (8.1%)
  • February278 (7.3%)
  • March306 (8%)
  • April291 (7.6%)
  • May334 (8.8%)
  • June329 (8.6%)
  • July332 (8.7%)
  • August289 (7.6%)
  • September332 (8.7%)
  • October353 (9.3%)
  • November310 (8.1%)
  • December347 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,724 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,036 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown27 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,847 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds485 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds47 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds46 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist20 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.2%)
  • Other202 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded154 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry2,647 (69%)
  • Wet or damp1,139 (30%)
  • Frost or ice18 (0.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph3,304 (87%)
  • 40 mph425 (11%)
  • 50 mph17 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph45 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,504 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway903 (24%)
  • Roundabout280 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road120 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Birmingham in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant3,352 (64%)
  • Pedestrian893 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist291 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist210 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant162 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant148 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant104 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5138 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 10224 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 15310 (6%)
  • 16 to 20673 (13%)
  • 21 to 25739 (14%)
  • 26 to 351,045 (20%)
  • 36 to 45790 (15%)
  • 46 to 55481 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 65218 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 75152 (2.9%)
  • Over 75119 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded320 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider2,868 (55%)
  • Passenger1,448 (28%)
  • Pedestrian893 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car5,566 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes317 (4.5%)
  • Motorcycle303 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach223 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car221 (3.1%)
  • Pedal cycle213 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes176 (2.5%)
  • Minibus26 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle25 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Birmingham in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Birmingham had the most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
1st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
1st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
3rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
2nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Birmingham in 2006

Ladywood, Birmingham, B2 4DH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Birmingham in 2006, with 122 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Birmingham with the most crashes in 2006

The A4040 had the most collisions in Birmingham in 2006: 211, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Birmingham, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4040211294019
2ndA41139189214
3rdA38137190411
4thA4540130189016
5thA458611527
6thA51278611416
7thA348511206
8thA456689704
9thB4128649326
10thA441637727
11thA452618406
12thA4355269110
13thB4114487410
14thM6467014
15thA453415805
16thB4124406103
17thB4217396711
18thB4145365201
19thA457355314
20thB4121323914

Towns in Birmingham: crashes in 2006

Birmingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 3,406.

Postcode districts in Birmingham: crashes in 2006

B8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Birmingham in 2006: 193.

Latest crashes in Birmingham in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Birmingham in 2006, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Birmingham road accidents in other years