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Birmingham road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,506 road traffic collisions in Birmingham in 2008, and 4,832 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 28 were fatal and 361 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2007 (3,820), and casualties fell from 5,231.

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

Collisions in 2008
3,506
Down 8% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
4,832
Down 8% on 2007
Fatal collisions
28
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
361
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Birmingham in 2008

0.8% of collisions in Birmingham in 2008 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Birmingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal280.8%
  • Serious36110%
  • Slight3,11789%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal290.6%
  • Serious4018.3%
  • Slight4,40291%

Birmingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Birmingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 4,597 in 1980. 2008 is highlighted, with 3,506, down 8% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday498 (14%)
  • Tuesday572 (16%)
  • Wednesday493 (14%)
  • Thursday495 (14%)
  • Friday544 (16%)
  • Saturday497 (14%)
  • Sunday407 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59147 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5978 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59391 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59451 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59633 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59884 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59615 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59307 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January312 (8.9%)
  • February291 (8.3%)
  • March273 (7.8%)
  • April287 (8.2%)
  • May301 (8.6%)
  • June264 (7.5%)
  • July318 (9.1%)
  • August273 (7.8%)
  • September308 (8.8%)
  • October300 (8.6%)
  • November282 (8%)
  • December297 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,500 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit967 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,611 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds457 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds50 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds44 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.3%)
  • Other187 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded137 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry2,448 (70%)
  • Wet or damp985 (28%)
  • Frost or ice66 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph26 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph3,006 (86%)
  • 40 mph399 (11%)
  • 50 mph13 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph57 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,363 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway798 (23%)
  • Roundabout232 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road112 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Birmingham in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant3,075 (64%)
  • Pedestrian808 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist244 (5%)
  • Cyclist229 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant163 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant159 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant95 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant33 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5129 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 10192 (4%)
  • 11 to 15247 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20660 (14%)
  • 21 to 25686 (14%)
  • 26 to 35957 (20%)
  • 36 to 45806 (17%)
  • 46 to 55436 (9%)
  • 56 to 65225 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 75138 (2.9%)
  • Over 7596 (2%)
  • Not recorded260 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider2,613 (54%)
  • Passenger1,411 (29%)
  • Pedestrian808 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car5,150 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes301 (4.6%)
  • Motorcycle257 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle232 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car218 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach206 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes108 (1.7%)
  • Minibus25 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle21 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Birmingham in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Birmingham had the most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
1st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
1st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
2nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Birmingham in 2008

Ladywood, Birmingham, B2 4DH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Birmingham in 2008, with 171 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Birmingham with the most crashes in 2008

The A4040 had the most collisions in Birmingham in 2008: 236, including 2 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Birmingham, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4040236332224
2ndA38134173010
3rdA41131171016
4thA3411014725
5thA454010412718
6thA4510015917
7thA512797119011
8thA4417912216
9thA4567096110
10thA452628713
11thM6589016
12thB4128529129
13thB4217518003
14thA435476427
15thA44004559010
16thA457435507
17thB4145428101
18thA453365407
19thB4114355504
20thB4100344812

Towns in Birmingham: crashes in 2008

Birmingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 3,186.

Postcode districts in Birmingham: crashes in 2008

B11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Birmingham in 2008: 201.

Latest crashes in Birmingham in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Birmingham in 2008, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Birmingham road accidents in other years