Skip to main content
CrashStats

Birmingham road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,876 road traffic collisions in Birmingham in 2010, and 4,092 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 28 were fatal and 346 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2009 (3,289), and casualties fell from 4,519.

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

Collisions in 2010
2,876
Down 13% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
4,092
Down 9% on 2009
Fatal collisions
28
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
346
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Birmingham in 2010

1% of collisions in Birmingham in 2010 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Birmingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal281%
  • Serious34612%
  • Slight2,50287%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal280.7%
  • Serious3899.5%
  • Slight3,67590%

Birmingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Birmingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 4,597 in 1980. 2010 is highlighted, with 2,876, down 13% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday436 (15%)
  • Tuesday490 (17%)
  • Wednesday408 (14%)
  • Thursday420 (15%)
  • Friday434 (15%)
  • Saturday417 (14%)
  • Sunday271 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59110 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5963 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59308 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59411 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59532 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59719 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59458 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59275 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January231 (8%)
  • February233 (8.1%)
  • March279 (9.7%)
  • April250 (8.7%)
  • May258 (9%)
  • June250 (8.7%)
  • July224 (7.8%)
  • August237 (8.2%)
  • September246 (8.6%)
  • October260 (9%)
  • November221 (7.7%)
  • December187 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,090 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit757 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,165 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds328 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds55 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist12 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other184 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded101 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,959 (68%)
  • Wet or damp741 (26%)
  • Frost or ice122 (4.2%)
  • Snow52 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph2,490 (87%)
  • 40 mph299 (10%)
  • 50 mph13 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph6 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph49 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,909 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway638 (22%)
  • Roundabout229 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road99 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Birmingham in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant2,599 (64%)
  • Pedestrian694 (17%)
  • Cyclist248 (6.1%)
  • Motorcyclist175 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant141 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant106 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant90 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 589 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 10188 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 15226 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20496 (12%)
  • 21 to 25565 (14%)
  • 26 to 35923 (23%)
  • 36 to 45662 (16%)
  • 46 to 55406 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 65215 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7597 (2.4%)
  • Over 7587 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded138 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider2,186 (53%)
  • Passenger1,212 (30%)
  • Pedestrian694 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car4,158 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes267 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle249 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car179 (3.4%)
  • Motorcycle178 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach143 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes86 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle24 (0.5%)
  • Minibus14 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Birmingham in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Birmingham had the most road collisions in 2010.

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 2010

Ladywood, Birmingham, B2 4DH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Birmingham in 2010, with 99 collisions, 14 of them serious.

Roads in Birmingham with the most crashes in 2010

The A4040 had the most collisions in Birmingham in 2010: 176, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Birmingham, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4040176273218
2ndA38119158212
3rdA4540103140011
4thA41101145210
5thA512787118310
6thA348112917
7thA435709106
8thA456410718
9thB4114588606
10thA452537315
11thA4565282112
12thB4217486505
13thM6487013
14thA441476408
15thB4128456912
16thB4121375215
17thB4124364905
18thA457284315
19thA4400264215
20thA453253506

Towns in Birmingham: crashes in 2010

Birmingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 2,579.

Postcode districts in Birmingham: crashes in 2010

B11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Birmingham in 2010: 146.

Latest crashes in Birmingham in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Birmingham in 2010, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Birmingham road accidents in other years