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Birmingham road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,820 road traffic collisions in Birmingham in 2007, and 5,231 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 407 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2006 (3,809), and casualties rose from 5,209.

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

Collisions in 2007
3,820
Level with 2006
Casualties in 2007
5,231
Level with 2006
Fatal collisions
20
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
407
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Birmingham in 2007

0.5% of collisions in Birmingham in 2007 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Birmingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal200.5%
  • Serious40711%
  • Slight3,39389%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal240.5%
  • Serious4909.4%
  • Slight4,71790%

Birmingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Birmingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 4,597 in 1980. 2007 is highlighted, with 3,820, level with 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday564 (15%)
  • Tuesday546 (14%)
  • Wednesday588 (15%)
  • Thursday554 (15%)
  • Friday657 (17%)
  • Saturday494 (13%)
  • Sunday417 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59154 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5989 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59423 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59521 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59656 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59981 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59666 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59330 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January321 (8.4%)
  • February276 (7.2%)
  • March292 (7.6%)
  • April338 (8.8%)
  • May345 (9%)
  • June303 (7.9%)
  • July321 (8.4%)
  • August309 (8.1%)
  • September309 (8.1%)
  • October313 (8.2%)
  • November361 (9.5%)
  • December332 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,741 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,029 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown27 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,876 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds515 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds44 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other168 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded156 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry2,690 (70%)
  • Wet or damp1,080 (28%)
  • Frost or ice27 (0.7%)
  • Snow21 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph3,256 (85%)
  • 40 mph435 (11%)
  • 50 mph23 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph11 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph76 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,519 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway929 (24%)
  • Roundabout266 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road105 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Birmingham in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant3,268 (62%)
  • Pedestrian895 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist289 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist257 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant199 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant157 (3%)
  • Van occupant113 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant24 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5132 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 10218 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 15301 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20712 (14%)
  • 21 to 25729 (14%)
  • 26 to 351,064 (20%)
  • 36 to 45763 (15%)
  • 46 to 55482 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 65257 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 75127 (2.4%)
  • Over 75109 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded337 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider2,819 (54%)
  • Passenger1,517 (29%)
  • Pedestrian895 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car5,474 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes348 (5%)
  • Motorcycle306 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle253 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach244 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car209 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes145 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle23 (0.3%)
  • Minibus17 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Birmingham in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Birmingham had the most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
1st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
1st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
2nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Birmingham in 2007

Ladywood, Birmingham, B2 4DH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Birmingham in 2007, with 125 collisions, 16 of them serious.

Roads in Birmingham with the most crashes in 2007

The A4040 had the most collisions in Birmingham in 2007: 251, including 3 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Birmingham, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4040251342328
2ndA38159225112
3rdA41156222116
4thA454012216208
5thA34106145011
6thA458413708
7thA4568211206
8thA4417912107
9thM678116011
10thA4357390011
11thA5127699509
12thB4128548403
13thB4114527302
14thA457496307
15thB4124455919
16thA453446608
17thA4400416004
18thA452415305
19thB4121405214
20thB4217385714

Towns in Birmingham: crashes in 2007

Birmingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 3,452.

Postcode districts in Birmingham: crashes in 2007

B11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Birmingham in 2007: 190.

Latest crashes in Birmingham in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Birmingham in 2007, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Birmingham road accidents in other years