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Birmingham road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,724 road traffic collisions in Birmingham in 2017, and 3,664 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 369 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2016 (2,787), and casualties fell from 3,761.

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

Collisions in 2017
2,724
Down 2% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
3,664
Down 3% on 2016
Fatal collisions
25
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
369
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Birmingham in 2017

0.9% of collisions in Birmingham in 2017 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Birmingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal250.9%
  • Serious36914%
  • Slight2,33086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal300.8%
  • Serious40511%
  • Slight3,22988%

Birmingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Birmingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 4,597 in 1980. 2017 is highlighted, with 2,724, down 2% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday354 (13%)
  • Tuesday371 (14%)
  • Wednesday408 (15%)
  • Thursday419 (15%)
  • Friday438 (16%)
  • Saturday399 (15%)
  • Sunday335 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59108 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5978 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59303 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59311 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59453 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59708 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59482 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59281 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January230 (8.4%)
  • February209 (7.7%)
  • March213 (7.8%)
  • April211 (7.7%)
  • May239 (8.8%)
  • June229 (8.4%)
  • July237 (8.7%)
  • August231 (8.5%)
  • September254 (9.3%)
  • October216 (7.9%)
  • November264 (9.7%)
  • December191 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,860 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit804 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown36 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,071 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds257 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.2%)
  • Other107 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded227 (8.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry2,061 (76%)
  • Wet or damp594 (22%)
  • Frost or ice32 (1.2%)
  • Snow12 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded25 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph70 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph2,378 (87%)
  • 40 mph190 (7%)
  • 50 mph16 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph12 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph58 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,856 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway583 (21%)
  • Roundabout204 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road74 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Birmingham in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant2,388 (65%)
  • Pedestrian654 (18%)
  • Cyclist280 (7.6%)
  • Motorcyclist176 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant47 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant44 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant34 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)12 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 572 (2%)
  • 6 to 10132 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 15204 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20402 (11%)
  • 21 to 25480 (13%)
  • 26 to 35823 (22%)
  • 36 to 45587 (16%)
  • 46 to 55449 (12%)
  • 56 to 65195 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7597 (2.6%)
  • Over 7582 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded141 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider2,073 (57%)
  • Passenger937 (26%)
  • Pedestrian654 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car4,281 (82%)
  • Pedal cycle283 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle193 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes127 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car76 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach69 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown69 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle18 (0.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Birmingham in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Birmingham had the most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
1st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
1st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
3rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
1st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Birmingham in 2017

Ladywood, Birmingham, B2 4DH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Birmingham in 2017, with 95 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Birmingham with the most crashes in 2017

The A4040 had the most collisions in Birmingham in 2017: 172, including 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Birmingham, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4040172212026
2ndA38109156213
3rdA4540101136310
4thA418311216
5thA347710418
6thA5127577715
7thM6579714
8thA455272110
9thA435485912
10thA441445015
11thB4124415704
12thB4128416707
13thB4114374905
14thA452334005
15thA456325704
16thB4145304004
17thA453294505
18thB4100263602
19thB4217263804
20thB4121212904

Towns in Birmingham: crashes in 2017

Birmingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 2,497.

Postcode districts in Birmingham: crashes in 2017

B5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Birmingham in 2017: 132.

Latest crashes in Birmingham in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Birmingham in 2017, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Birmingham road accidents in other years