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Birmingham road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,296 road traffic collisions in Birmingham in 2024, and 3,055 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 459 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2023 (2,199), and casualties rose from 3,004.

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

Collisions in 2024
2,296
Up 4% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
3,055
Up 2% on 2023
Fatal collisions
23
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
459
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Birmingham in 2024

1% of collisions in Birmingham in 2024 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Birmingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal231%
  • Serious45920%
  • Slight1,81479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal240.8%
  • Serious51017%
  • Slight2,52183%

Birmingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Birmingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 4,597 in 1980. 2024 is highlighted, with 2,296, up 4% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 2,296
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday333 (15%)
  • Tuesday310 (14%)
  • Wednesday306 (13%)
  • Thursday338 (15%)
  • Friday372 (16%)
  • Saturday372 (16%)
  • Sunday265 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59112 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5963 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59253 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59241 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59395 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59577 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59403 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59252 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January189 (8.2%)
  • February165 (7.2%)
  • March154 (6.7%)
  • April185 (8.1%)
  • May218 (9.5%)
  • June190 (8.3%)
  • July190 (8.3%)
  • August182 (7.9%)
  • September196 (8.5%)
  • October203 (8.8%)
  • November233 (10%)
  • December191 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,507 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit722 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown32 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit22 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,887 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds313 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other48 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,744 (76%)
  • Wet or damp538 (23%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph185 (8.1%)
  • 30 mph1,860 (81%)
  • 40 mph202 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph11 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph10 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph28 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,520 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway559 (24%)
  • Roundabout141 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road76 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Birmingham in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,835 (60%)
  • Pedestrian615 (20%)
  • Cyclist214 (7%)
  • Motorcyclist158 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant103 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant34 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user8 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider6 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded35 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 562 (2%)
  • 6 to 1092 (3%)
  • 11 to 15186 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20312 (10%)
  • 21 to 25383 (13%)
  • 26 to 35671 (22%)
  • 36 to 45526 (17%)
  • 46 to 55386 (13%)
  • 56 to 65248 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7571 (2.3%)
  • Over 7550 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded68 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,710 (56%)
  • Passenger730 (24%)
  • Pedestrian615 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car3,356 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle223 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle183 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car147 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes142 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach51 (1.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)39 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle20 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown9 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded33 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Birmingham in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Birmingham had the most road collisions in 2024.

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 2024

Bordesley Green, Birmingham, B10 0BW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Birmingham in 2024, with 66 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Birmingham with the most crashes in 2024

The A4040 had the most collisions in Birmingham in 2024: 168, including 2 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Birmingham, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4040168227233
2ndA454099143018
3rdA3889130118
4thA417296114
5thA345873113
6thA45507325
7thA51274555117
8thB4124375115
9thB41143552010
10thB4128344907
11thA453314205
12thM6313805
13thA435293907
14thA47283813
15thA441272922
16thB4144254219
17thB4121243516
18thA452222705
19thA456212902
20thB4100213316

Towns in Birmingham: crashes in 2024

Birmingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 2,123.

Postcode districts in Birmingham: crashes in 2024

B6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Birmingham in 2024: 104.

Latest crashes in Birmingham in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Birmingham in 2024, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Birmingham road accidents in other years