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Birmingham road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,383 road traffic collisions in Birmingham in 2022, and 3,187 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 397 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2021 (2,137), and casualties rose from 2,831.

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

Collisions in 2022
2,383
Up 12% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
3,187
Up 13% on 2021
Fatal collisions
21
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
397
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Birmingham in 2022

0.9% of collisions in Birmingham in 2022 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Birmingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal210.9%
  • Serious39717%
  • Slight1,96582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal220.7%
  • Serious42613%
  • Slight2,73986%

Birmingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Birmingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 4,597 in 1980. 2022 is highlighted, with 2,383, up 12% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday346 (15%)
  • Tuesday338 (14%)
  • Wednesday318 (13%)
  • Thursday344 (14%)
  • Friday394 (17%)
  • Saturday357 (15%)
  • Sunday286 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59114 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5977 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59275 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59251 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59418 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59513 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59448 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59287 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January216 (9.1%)
  • February180 (7.6%)
  • March185 (7.8%)
  • April167 (7%)
  • May212 (8.9%)
  • June197 (8.3%)
  • July225 (9.4%)
  • August194 (8.1%)
  • September226 (9.5%)
  • October191 (8%)
  • November214 (9%)
  • December176 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,610 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit708 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown37 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit21 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,962 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds211 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other123 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded43 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,872 (79%)
  • Wet or damp459 (19%)
  • Frost or ice38 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (under 0.1%)
  • Snow1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph136 (5.7%)
  • 30 mph2,039 (86%)
  • 40 mph166 (7%)
  • 50 mph10 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph29 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,553 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway537 (23%)
  • Roundabout206 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road85 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Birmingham in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant2,003 (63%)
  • Pedestrian599 (19%)
  • Cyclist222 (7%)
  • Motorcyclist145 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant42 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant26 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant22 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider11 (0.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user5 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded69 (2.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 573 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1092 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 15148 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20322 (10%)
  • 21 to 25399 (13%)
  • 26 to 35647 (20%)
  • 36 to 45519 (16%)
  • 46 to 55386 (12%)
  • 56 to 65232 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7576 (2.4%)
  • Over 7552 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded241 (7.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,852 (58%)
  • Passenger736 (23%)
  • Pedestrian599 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car3,580 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle226 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle169 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes143 (3.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)79 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car50 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach47 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle40 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown27 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (0.6%)
  • Other14 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded52 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Birmingham in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Birmingham had the most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
1st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
1st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
4th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
2nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Birmingham in 2022

Ladywood, Birmingham, B2 4DH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Birmingham in 2022, with 67 collisions, 12 of them serious.

Roads in Birmingham with the most crashes in 2022

The A4040 had the most collisions in Birmingham in 2022: 146, including 2 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Birmingham, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4040146196221
2ndA38115161125
3rdA4540106148015
4thA417397013
5thA346279011
6thA5127435905
7thA4414148112
8thA45405633
9thA435385518
10thM6375902
11thB4114364814
12thB4128335215
13thB4124314404
14thA452303802
15thB4217303503
16thA47294604
17thA456263813
18thA453202911
19thA457192101
20thB4121192602

Towns in Birmingham: crashes in 2022

Birmingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 2,199.

Postcode districts in Birmingham: crashes in 2022

B23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Birmingham in 2022: 112.

Latest crashes in Birmingham in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Birmingham in 2022, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Birmingham road accidents in other years