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Birmingham road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,445 road traffic collisions in Birmingham in 2013, and 3,315 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 28 were fatal and 347 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2012 (2,216), and casualties rose from 3,071.

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

Collisions in 2013
2,445
Up 10% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
3,315
Up 8% on 2012
Fatal collisions
28
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
347
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Birmingham in 2013

1.1% of collisions in Birmingham in 2013 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Birmingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal281.1%
  • Serious34714%
  • Slight2,07085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal290.9%
  • Serious37311%
  • Slight2,91388%

Birmingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Birmingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 4,597 in 1980. 2013 is highlighted, with 2,445, up 10% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday371 (15%)
  • Tuesday398 (16%)
  • Wednesday381 (16%)
  • Thursday358 (15%)
  • Friday400 (16%)
  • Saturday291 (12%)
  • Sunday246 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5980 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5940 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59333 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59291 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59383 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59635 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59470 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59213 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January188 (7.7%)
  • February156 (6.4%)
  • March174 (7.1%)
  • April191 (7.8%)
  • May213 (8.7%)
  • June203 (8.3%)
  • July218 (8.9%)
  • August205 (8.4%)
  • September210 (8.6%)
  • October255 (10%)
  • November235 (9.6%)
  • December197 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,731 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit685 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,790 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds314 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds35 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds30 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.2%)
  • Other151 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded89 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,688 (69%)
  • Wet or damp681 (28%)
  • Frost or ice48 (2%)
  • Snow26 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph2,144 (88%)
  • 40 mph225 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph15 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph48 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,579 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway560 (23%)
  • Roundabout225 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road81 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Birmingham in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,940 (59%)
  • Pedestrian655 (20%)
  • Cyclist262 (7.9%)
  • Motorcyclist219 (6.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant75 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant70 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant61 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant21 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 580 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 10126 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 15170 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20397 (12%)
  • 21 to 25483 (15%)
  • 26 to 35693 (21%)
  • 36 to 45537 (16%)
  • 46 to 55385 (12%)
  • 56 to 65195 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7585 (2.6%)
  • Over 7575 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded89 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,846 (56%)
  • Passenger814 (25%)
  • Pedestrian655 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car3,428 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle264 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle230 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes225 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car106 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach89 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes84 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle28 (0.6%)
  • Minibus7 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Birmingham in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Birmingham had the most road collisions in 2013.

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

Accident hotspots in Birmingham in 2013

Ladywood, Birmingham, B2 4DH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Birmingham in 2013, with 82 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Birmingham with the most crashes in 2013

The A4040 had the most collisions in Birmingham in 2013: 160, including 3 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Birmingham, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4040160217319
2ndA38116143013
3rdA4187113010
4thA45408112908
5thA3471115113
6thA45559024
7thA441546219
8thA5127517316
9thM6497601
10thA456446919
11thB4128405305
12thA435384412
13thB4124364507
14thB4114344502
15thA452334108
16thB4121283607
17thB4217284323
18thB4144263805
19thA453253613
20thA457253600

Towns in Birmingham: crashes in 2013

Birmingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 2,221.

Postcode districts in Birmingham: crashes in 2013

B11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Birmingham in 2013: 108.

Latest crashes in Birmingham in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Birmingham in 2013, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Birmingham road accidents in other years