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Birmingham road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,623 road traffic collisions in Birmingham in 2019, and 3,551 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 406 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2018 (2,614), and casualties rose from 3,539.

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

Collisions in 2019
2,623
Level with 2018
Casualties in 2019
3,551
Level with 2018
Fatal collisions
14
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
406
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Birmingham in 2019

0.5% of collisions in Birmingham in 2019 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Birmingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal140.5%
  • Serious40615%
  • Slight2,20384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal140.4%
  • Serious44413%
  • Slight3,09387%

Birmingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Birmingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 4,597 in 1980. 2019 is highlighted, with 2,623, level with 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday347 (13%)
  • Tuesday384 (15%)
  • Wednesday390 (15%)
  • Thursday400 (15%)
  • Friday439 (17%)
  • Saturday374 (14%)
  • Sunday289 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59124 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5985 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59330 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59278 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59439 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59652 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59466 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59249 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January219 (8.3%)
  • February208 (7.9%)
  • March202 (7.7%)
  • April189 (7.2%)
  • May228 (8.7%)
  • June215 (8.2%)
  • July214 (8.2%)
  • August168 (6.4%)
  • September200 (7.6%)
  • October235 (9%)
  • November270 (10%)
  • December275 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,757 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit785 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown53 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,991 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds356 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.3%)
  • Other76 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded136 (5.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,860 (71%)
  • Wet or damp741 (28%)
  • Frost or ice14 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph75 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph2,343 (89%)
  • 40 mph147 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph15 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph11 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph32 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,823 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway567 (22%)
  • Roundabout145 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road88 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Birmingham in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant2,272 (64%)
  • Pedestrian650 (18%)
  • Cyclist251 (7.1%)
  • Motorcyclist130 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant98 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant74 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user5 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 585 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 10113 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 15207 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20320 (9%)
  • 21 to 25423 (12%)
  • 26 to 35801 (23%)
  • 36 to 45539 (15%)
  • 46 to 55461 (13%)
  • 56 to 65227 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 75102 (2.9%)
  • Over 7569 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded204 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider2,023 (57%)
  • Passenger878 (25%)
  • Pedestrian650 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car4,104 (83%)
  • Pedal cycle252 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes186 (3.7%)
  • Motorcycle144 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car115 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach55 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown30 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle20 (0.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Birmingham in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Birmingham had the most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
1st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
1st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
1st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Birmingham in 2019

Ladywood, Birmingham, B2 4DH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Birmingham in 2019, with 97 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Birmingham with the most crashes in 2019

The A4040 had the most collisions in Birmingham in 2019: 173, including 1 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Birmingham, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4040173237120
2ndA38112155119
3rdA454010214209
4thA3484111012
5thA4416180110
6thA41586725
7thA45466303
8thA452435104
9thA456415719
10thM6407405
11thA435374105
12thA5127365208
13thB4124366207
14thB4114355417
15thB4128344106
16thB4100334005
17thA47314503
18thA453274301
19thA457263506
20thB4145243203

Towns in Birmingham: crashes in 2019

Birmingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 2,399.

Postcode districts in Birmingham: crashes in 2019

B8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Birmingham in 2019: 132.

Latest crashes in Birmingham in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Birmingham in 2019, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Birmingham road accidents in other years