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Birmingham road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,628 road traffic collisions in Birmingham in 2014, and 3,584 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 368 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2013 (2,445), and casualties rose from 3,315.

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

Collisions in 2014
2,628
Up 7% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
3,584
Up 8% on 2013
Fatal collisions
10
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
368
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Birmingham in 2014

0.4% of collisions in Birmingham in 2014 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Birmingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal100.4%
  • Serious36814%
  • Slight2,25086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.3%
  • Serious38311%
  • Slight3,19189%

Birmingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Birmingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 4,597 in 1980. 2014 is highlighted, with 2,628, up 7% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday393 (15%)
  • Tuesday385 (15%)
  • Wednesday417 (16%)
  • Thursday415 (16%)
  • Friday407 (15%)
  • Saturday320 (12%)
  • Sunday291 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5994 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5967 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59323 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59314 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59438 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59691 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59474 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59227 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January212 (8.1%)
  • February213 (8.1%)
  • March218 (8.3%)
  • April191 (7.3%)
  • May217 (8.3%)
  • June195 (7.4%)
  • July220 (8.4%)
  • August222 (8.4%)
  • September229 (8.7%)
  • October239 (9.1%)
  • November231 (8.8%)
  • December241 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,850 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit747 (28%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,911 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds384 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds40 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds34 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (under 0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other135 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded120 (4.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,790 (68%)
  • Wet or damp815 (31%)
  • Frost or ice20 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph2,354 (90%)
  • 40 mph181 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph18 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph8 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph56 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,736 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway634 (24%)
  • Roundabout191 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road67 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Birmingham in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant2,125 (59%)
  • Pedestrian674 (19%)
  • Cyclist287 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist232 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant88 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant76 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant60 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 592 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 10145 (4%)
  • 11 to 15174 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20415 (12%)
  • 21 to 25508 (14%)
  • 26 to 35807 (23%)
  • 36 to 45565 (16%)
  • 46 to 55407 (11%)
  • 56 to 65186 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 75106 (3%)
  • Over 7577 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded102 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider2,016 (56%)
  • Passenger894 (25%)
  • Pedestrian674 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car3,717 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle290 (6%)
  • Motorcycle235 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes194 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car144 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes97 (2%)
  • Bus or coach92 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle19 (0.4%)
  • Minibus16 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Birmingham in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Birmingham had the most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
1st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
1st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
1st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Birmingham in 2014

Ladywood, Birmingham, B2 4DH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Birmingham in 2014, with 94 collisions, 14 of them serious.

Roads in Birmingham with the most crashes in 2014

The A4040 had the most collisions in Birmingham in 2014: 168, including 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Birmingham, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4040168236020
2ndA38118152028
3rdA4192128112
4thA45407810816
5thA3472113314
6thA45618008
7thM6569404
8thA441485808
9thA456486302
10thA51274863011
11thA435456005
12thB4124385307
13thB4128375213
14thB4114354806
15thA457344904
16thB4121334307
17thA452325106
18thA453294114
19thB4100263304
20thB4144202804

Towns in Birmingham: crashes in 2014

Birmingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 2,385.

Postcode districts in Birmingham: crashes in 2014

B8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Birmingham in 2014: 125.

Latest crashes in Birmingham in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Birmingham in 2014, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Birmingham road accidents in other years