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Birmingham road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,614 road traffic collisions in Birmingham in 2018, and 3,539 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 415 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2017 (2,724), and casualties fell from 3,664.

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

Collisions in 2018
2,614
Down 4% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
3,539
Down 3% on 2017
Fatal collisions
14
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
415
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Birmingham in 2018

0.5% of collisions in Birmingham in 2018 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Birmingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal140.5%
  • Serious41516%
  • Slight2,18584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal140.4%
  • Serious44813%
  • Slight3,07787%

Birmingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Birmingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 4,597 in 1980. 2018 is highlighted, with 2,614, down 4% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday357 (14%)
  • Tuesday413 (16%)
  • Wednesday370 (14%)
  • Thursday379 (14%)
  • Friday415 (16%)
  • Saturday367 (14%)
  • Sunday313 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59107 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5973 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59294 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59305 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59436 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59643 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59487 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59269 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January196 (7.5%)
  • February184 (7%)
  • March187 (7.2%)
  • April198 (7.6%)
  • May233 (8.9%)
  • June228 (8.7%)
  • July243 (9.3%)
  • August197 (7.5%)
  • September213 (8.1%)
  • October238 (9.1%)
  • November271 (10%)
  • December226 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,784 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit766 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown44 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,054 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds225 (8.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds24 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds13 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.2%)
  • Other64 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded200 (7.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry2,080 (80%)
  • Wet or damp482 (18%)
  • Snow31 (1.2%)
  • Frost or ice15 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph95 (3.6%)
  • 30 mph2,252 (86%)
  • 40 mph203 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph18 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph13 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph33 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,702 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway611 (23%)
  • Roundabout197 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road91 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Birmingham in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant2,331 (66%)
  • Pedestrian610 (17%)
  • Cyclist256 (7.2%)
  • Motorcyclist163 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant63 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant42 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)13 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider8 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 586 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 10110 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 15202 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20294 (8.3%)
  • 21 to 25413 (12%)
  • 26 to 35827 (23%)
  • 36 to 45562 (16%)
  • 46 to 55427 (12%)
  • 56 to 65247 (7%)
  • 66 to 75100 (2.8%)
  • Over 7559 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded212 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider2,024 (57%)
  • Passenger905 (26%)
  • Pedestrian610 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car4,116 (83%)
  • Pedal cycle259 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle172 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes127 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car90 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown63 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach53 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (1%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter8 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Birmingham in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Birmingham had the most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
1st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
1st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
1st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Birmingham in 2018

Ladywood, Birmingham, B2 4DH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Birmingham in 2018, with 92 collisions, 14 of them serious.

Roads in Birmingham with the most crashes in 2018

The A4040 had the most collisions in Birmingham in 2018: 176, including 2 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Birmingham, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4040176232230
2ndA454010716227
3rdA3893145113
4thA3473102114
5thA45517204
6thA414965013
7thM6447805
8thB41144360012
9thA456416105
10thA5127414318
11thA441405308
12thA452405115
13thB4128395908
14thA435344209
15thA47344806
16thB4124293905
17thB4100274003
18thB4145273803
19thB4217273404
20thA453263901

Towns in Birmingham: crashes in 2018

Birmingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 2,388.

Postcode districts in Birmingham: crashes in 2018

B8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Birmingham in 2018: 121.

Latest crashes in Birmingham in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Birmingham in 2018, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Birmingham road accidents in other years