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Birmingham road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,289 road traffic collisions in Birmingham in 2009, and 4,519 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 29 were fatal and 360 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2008 (3,506), and casualties fell from 4,832.

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

Collisions in 2009
3,289
Down 6% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
4,519
Down 6% on 2008
Fatal collisions
29
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
360
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Birmingham in 2009

0.9% of collisions in Birmingham in 2009 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Birmingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal290.9%
  • Serious36011%
  • Slight2,90088%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal330.7%
  • Serious3908.6%
  • Slight4,09691%

Birmingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Birmingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 4,597 in 1980. 2009 is highlighted, with 3,289, down 6% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday486 (15%)
  • Tuesday486 (15%)
  • Wednesday551 (17%)
  • Thursday475 (14%)
  • Friday519 (16%)
  • Saturday450 (14%)
  • Sunday322 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59111 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5972 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59347 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59437 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59604 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59813 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59610 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59295 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January292 (8.9%)
  • February212 (6.4%)
  • March276 (8.4%)
  • April243 (7.4%)
  • May265 (8.1%)
  • June260 (7.9%)
  • July287 (8.7%)
  • August231 (7%)
  • September291 (8.8%)
  • October308 (9.4%)
  • November343 (10%)
  • December281 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,336 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit919 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,481 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds417 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds40 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds31 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other174 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded111 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry2,270 (69%)
  • Wet or damp895 (27%)
  • Frost or ice91 (2.8%)
  • Snow33 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph25 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph2,860 (87%)
  • 40 mph337 (10%)
  • 50 mph16 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph7 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph44 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,227 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway674 (20%)
  • Roundabout281 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road103 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Birmingham in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant2,825 (63%)
  • Pedestrian808 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist251 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist231 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant173 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant108 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant93 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5134 (3%)
  • 6 to 10157 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 15222 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20617 (14%)
  • 21 to 25675 (15%)
  • 26 to 35912 (20%)
  • 36 to 45732 (16%)
  • 46 to 55462 (10%)
  • 56 to 65221 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 75102 (2.3%)
  • Over 7593 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded192 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider2,422 (54%)
  • Passenger1,289 (29%)
  • Pedestrian808 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car4,711 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes315 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle262 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle233 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach208 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car169 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes102 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle19 (0.3%)
  • Minibus11 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Birmingham in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Birmingham had the most road collisions in 2009.

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 2009

Ladywood, Birmingham, B2 4DH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Birmingham in 2009, with 120 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Birmingham with the most crashes in 2009

The A4040 had the most collisions in Birmingham in 2009: 214, including 3 fatal and 35 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Birmingham, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4040214288335
2ndA4112216506
3rdA38120151212
4thA34116179115
5thA454010514509
6thA51278211117
7thA458111404
8thA441699006
9thA456679209
10thA435598129
11thB4128559706
12thA452548026
13thA4400467223
14thM6437612
15thB4114396403
16thB4121375303
17thA457364905
18thB4145356101
19thB4124344203
20thA453304014

Towns in Birmingham: crashes in 2009

Birmingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 2,985.

Postcode districts in Birmingham: crashes in 2009

B11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Birmingham in 2009: 184.

Latest crashes in Birmingham in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Birmingham in 2009, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Birmingham road accidents in other years