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Birmingham road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,216 road traffic collisions in Birmingham in 2012, and 3,071 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 351 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2011 (2,508), and casualties fell from 3,497.

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

Collisions in 2012
2,216
Down 12% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
3,071
Down 12% on 2011
Fatal collisions
22
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
351
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Birmingham in 2012

1% of collisions in Birmingham in 2012 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Birmingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal221%
  • Serious35116%
  • Slight1,84383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal240.8%
  • Serious37712%
  • Slight2,67087%

Birmingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Birmingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 4,597 in 1980. 2012 is highlighted, with 2,216, down 12% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday303 (14%)
  • Tuesday361 (16%)
  • Wednesday360 (16%)
  • Thursday334 (15%)
  • Friday347 (16%)
  • Saturday274 (12%)
  • Sunday237 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5985 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5963 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59277 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59258 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59380 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59567 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59389 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59197 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January165 (7.4%)
  • February151 (6.8%)
  • March196 (8.8%)
  • April171 (7.7%)
  • May187 (8.4%)
  • June176 (7.9%)
  • July163 (7.4%)
  • August197 (8.9%)
  • September207 (9.3%)
  • October244 (11%)
  • November178 (8%)
  • December181 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,564 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit627 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,542 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds345 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other146 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded122 (5.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,432 (65%)
  • Wet or damp738 (33%)
  • Frost or ice41 (1.9%)
  • Snow4 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph1,972 (89%)
  • 40 mph174 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph16 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph43 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,454 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway509 (23%)
  • Roundabout202 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road51 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Birmingham in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,791 (58%)
  • Pedestrian598 (19%)
  • Cyclist274 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist188 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant82 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant57 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant56 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 585 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 10109 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 15184 (6%)
  • 16 to 20363 (12%)
  • 21 to 25467 (15%)
  • 26 to 35640 (21%)
  • 36 to 45462 (15%)
  • 46 to 55376 (12%)
  • 56 to 65169 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7580 (2.6%)
  • Over 7566 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded70 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,694 (55%)
  • Passenger779 (25%)
  • Pedestrian598 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car3,150 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle276 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes196 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle190 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car120 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes72 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach65 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle23 (0.6%)
  • Minibus8 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Birmingham in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Birmingham had the most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
1st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
1st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
4th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
2nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Birmingham in 2012

Ladywood, Birmingham, B2 4DH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Birmingham in 2012, with 54 collisions, 12 of them serious.

Roads in Birmingham with the most crashes in 2012

The A4040 had the most collisions in Birmingham in 2012: 140, including 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Birmingham, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4040140188021
2ndA38118151218
3rdA4168100012
4thA4540629207
5thA345798210
6thA5127547717
7thA441466003
8thA453958110
9thM6396614
10thB4114386808
11thA435365205
12thA452355208
13thA456355015
14thB4128324504
15thA453294308
16thB4121294405
17thB4124294306
18thB4100212905
19thB4146212403
20thB4145172601

Towns in Birmingham: crashes in 2012

Birmingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 1,993.

Postcode districts in Birmingham: crashes in 2012

B31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Birmingham in 2012: 96.

Latest crashes in Birmingham in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Birmingham in 2012, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Birmingham road accidents in other years