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Birmingham road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,508 road traffic collisions in Birmingham in 2011, and 3,497 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 395 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2010 (2,876), and casualties fell from 4,092.

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

Collisions in 2011
2,508
Down 13% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
3,497
Down 15% on 2010
Fatal collisions
24
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
395
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Birmingham in 2011

1% of collisions in Birmingham in 2011 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Birmingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal241%
  • Serious39516%
  • Slight2,08983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal270.8%
  • Serious43813%
  • Slight3,03287%

Birmingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Birmingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 4,597 in 1980. 2011 is highlighted, with 2,508, down 13% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday362 (14%)
  • Tuesday391 (16%)
  • Wednesday370 (15%)
  • Thursday392 (16%)
  • Friday420 (17%)
  • Saturday330 (13%)
  • Sunday243 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5989 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5940 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59314 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59340 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59450 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59630 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59446 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59199 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January186 (7.4%)
  • February179 (7.1%)
  • March203 (8.1%)
  • April222 (8.9%)
  • May225 (9%)
  • June213 (8.5%)
  • July211 (8.4%)
  • August184 (7.3%)
  • September225 (9%)
  • October223 (8.9%)
  • November222 (8.9%)
  • December215 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,842 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit639 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,972 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds262 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds39 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other114 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded92 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,909 (76%)
  • Wet or damp574 (23%)
  • Frost or ice22 (0.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph2,180 (87%)
  • 40 mph260 (10%)
  • 50 mph11 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph45 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,665 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway554 (22%)
  • Roundabout200 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road88 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Birmingham in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant2,084 (60%)
  • Pedestrian658 (19%)
  • Cyclist264 (7.5%)
  • Motorcyclist212 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant91 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant84 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant74 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 593 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 10122 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 15189 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20446 (13%)
  • 21 to 25516 (15%)
  • 26 to 35729 (21%)
  • 36 to 45599 (17%)
  • 46 to 55369 (11%)
  • 56 to 65176 (5%)
  • 66 to 75108 (3.1%)
  • Over 7576 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded74 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,921 (55%)
  • Passenger918 (26%)
  • Pedestrian658 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car3,491 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle265 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes237 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle217 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car147 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach121 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes72 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle19 (0.4%)
  • Minibus13 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Birmingham in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Birmingham had the most road collisions in 2011.

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

Accident hotspots in Birmingham in 2011

Ladywood, Birmingham, B2 4DH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Birmingham in 2011, with 82 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Birmingham with the most crashes in 2011

The A4040 had the most collisions in Birmingham in 2011: 157, including 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Birmingham, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4040157216027
2ndA38114169124
3rdA454085121212
4thA3479112312
5thA51277992114
6thA41709208
7thA455810007
8thB4114528505
9thA4354556110
10thA456456519
11thM6436704
12thA441384409
13thA452344713
14thA453306006
15thB4124293808
16thB4128293705
17thB4121273402
18thB4217273514
19thA457253815
20thA4400192604

Towns in Birmingham: crashes in 2011

Birmingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 2,253.

Postcode districts in Birmingham: crashes in 2011

B8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Birmingham in 2011: 118.

Latest crashes in Birmingham in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Birmingham in 2011, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Birmingham road accidents in other years