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Birmingham road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,787 road traffic collisions in Birmingham in 2016, and 3,761 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 414 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2015 (2,970), and casualties fell from 4,159.

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

Collisions in 2016
2,787
Down 6% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
3,761
Down 10% on 2015
Fatal collisions
25
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
414
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Birmingham in 2016

0.9% of collisions in Birmingham in 2016 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Birmingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal250.9%
  • Serious41415%
  • Slight2,34884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal250.7%
  • Serious44912%
  • Slight3,28787%

Birmingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Birmingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 4,597 in 1980. 2016 is highlighted, with 2,787, down 6% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday388 (14%)
  • Tuesday405 (15%)
  • Wednesday445 (16%)
  • Thursday416 (15%)
  • Friday460 (17%)
  • Saturday349 (13%)
  • Sunday324 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59107 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5974 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59323 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59356 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59453 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59683 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59528 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59263 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January256 (9.2%)
  • February232 (8.3%)
  • March203 (7.3%)
  • April216 (7.8%)
  • May264 (9.5%)
  • June230 (8.3%)
  • July241 (8.6%)
  • August246 (8.8%)
  • September235 (8.4%)
  • October252 (9%)
  • November260 (9.3%)
  • December152 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,935 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit780 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown36 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit23 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,195 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds253 (9.1%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other108 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded187 (6.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry2,120 (76%)
  • Wet or damp583 (21%)
  • Frost or ice22 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded60 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph57 (2%)
  • 30 mph2,435 (87%)
  • 40 mph228 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph12 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph10 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph45 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,849 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway607 (22%)
  • Roundabout237 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road75 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Birmingham in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant2,369 (63%)
  • Pedestrian660 (18%)
  • Cyclist273 (7.3%)
  • Motorcyclist241 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant102 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant42 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant37 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user6 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)6 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 599 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 10126 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 15219 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20392 (10%)
  • 21 to 25544 (14%)
  • 26 to 35871 (23%)
  • 36 to 45538 (14%)
  • 46 to 55440 (12%)
  • 56 to 65208 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 75118 (3.1%)
  • Over 7570 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded136 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider2,135 (57%)
  • Passenger966 (26%)
  • Pedestrian660 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car4,307 (82%)
  • Pedal cycle278 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle263 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes126 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach77 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown51 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car50 (1%)
  • Other vehicle20 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter7 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Birmingham in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Birmingham had the most road collisions in 2016.

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

Accident hotspots in Birmingham in 2016

Ladywood, Birmingham, B2 4DH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Birmingham in 2016, with 87 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Birmingham with the most crashes in 2016

The A4040 had the most collisions in Birmingham in 2016: 160, including 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Birmingham, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4040160215024
2ndA38102143220
3rdA454091127019
4thA417710308
5thA346686010
6thA45608308
7thA456526215
8thA5127496226
9thM6477604
10thB4114436405
11thA4414052110
12thB4128354306
13thA435344114
14thA452303624
15thB4121303904
16thB4124274003
17thB4145263403
18thB4217263404
19thA47243203
20thA453233712

Towns in Birmingham: crashes in 2016

Birmingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 2,540.

Postcode districts in Birmingham: crashes in 2016

B11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Birmingham in 2016: 129.

Latest crashes in Birmingham in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Birmingham in 2016, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Birmingham road accidents in other years