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Birmingham road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,970 road traffic collisions in Birmingham in 2015, and 4,159 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 377 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2014 (2,628), and casualties rose from 3,584.

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

Collisions in 2015
2,970
Up 13% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
4,159
Up 16% on 2014
Fatal collisions
25
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
377
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Birmingham in 2015

0.8% of collisions in Birmingham in 2015 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Birmingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal250.8%
  • Serious37713%
  • Slight2,56886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal270.6%
  • Serious4109.9%
  • Slight3,72289%

Birmingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Birmingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 4,597 in 1980. 2015 is highlighted, with 2,970, up 13% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday405 (14%)
  • Tuesday414 (14%)
  • Wednesday432 (15%)
  • Thursday479 (16%)
  • Friday474 (16%)
  • Saturday411 (14%)
  • Sunday355 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59131 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5978 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59336 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59345 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59519 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59743 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59561 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59257 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January222 (7.5%)
  • February249 (8.4%)
  • March250 (8.4%)
  • April221 (7.4%)
  • May216 (7.3%)
  • June242 (8.1%)
  • July267 (9%)
  • August225 (7.6%)
  • September263 (8.9%)
  • October248 (8.4%)
  • November284 (9.6%)
  • December283 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,056 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit873 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,223 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds340 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds44 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds43 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other129 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded169 (5.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry2,168 (73%)
  • Wet or damp766 (26%)
  • Frost or ice21 (0.7%)
  • Snow5 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph2,617 (88%)
  • 40 mph263 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph21 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph6 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph44 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,929 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway700 (24%)
  • Roundabout251 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road78 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Birmingham in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant2,632 (63%)
  • Pedestrian716 (17%)
  • Cyclist278 (6.7%)
  • Motorcyclist260 (6.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant101 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant70 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant56 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)15 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 592 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 10164 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 15241 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20501 (12%)
  • 21 to 25600 (14%)
  • 26 to 35888 (21%)
  • 36 to 45669 (16%)
  • 46 to 55486 (12%)
  • 56 to 65224 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7598 (2.4%)
  • Over 7566 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded130 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider2,313 (56%)
  • Passenger1,130 (27%)
  • Pedestrian716 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car4,430 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle278 (5%)
  • Motorcycle271 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes191 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car133 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach90 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes67 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown34 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle31 (0.6%)
  • Minibus9 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Birmingham in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Birmingham ranked among 351 areas in 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Birmingham had the most road collisions in 2015.

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 2015

Bordesley Green, Birmingham, B10 0BW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Birmingham in 2015, with 92 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Birmingham with the most crashes in 2015

The A4040 had the most collisions in Birmingham in 2015: 182, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Birmingham, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4040182248121
2ndA38121175012
3rdA3493130011
4thA45408713113
5thA4186120216
6thA458111729
7thA51276098110
8thA441536508
9thA435486308
10thA456487314
11thM6437707
12thB4114416101
13thB4128405901
14thA47365203
15thA452355004
16thB4124355203
17thA453315003
18thB4121274115
19thA38(M)265020
20thB4145244103

Towns in Birmingham: crashes in 2015

Birmingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 2,709.

Postcode districts in Birmingham: crashes in 2015

B6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Birmingham in 2015: 135.

Latest crashes in Birmingham in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Birmingham in 2015, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Birmingham road accidents in other years