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Birmingham road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,307 road traffic collisions in Birmingham in 2025, and 2,985 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 418 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2024 (2,296), and casualties fell from 3,055.

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

Collisions in 2025
2,307
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
2,985
Down 2% on 2024
Fatal collisions
23
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
418
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Birmingham in 2025

1% of collisions in Birmingham in 2025 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Birmingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal231%
  • Serious41818%
  • Slight1,86681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal230.8%
  • Serious45015%
  • Slight2,51284%

Birmingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Birmingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 4,597 in 1980. 2025 is highlighted, with 2,307, level with 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2,307
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday321 (14%)
  • Tuesday311 (13%)
  • Wednesday341 (15%)
  • Thursday343 (15%)
  • Friday388 (17%)
  • Saturday326 (14%)
  • Sunday277 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5991 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5977 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59268 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59266 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59336 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59547 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59456 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59266 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January201 (8.7%)
  • February167 (7.2%)
  • March175 (7.6%)
  • April197 (8.5%)
  • May195 (8.5%)
  • June189 (8.2%)
  • July173 (7.5%)
  • August169 (7.3%)
  • September181 (7.8%)
  • October201 (8.7%)
  • November252 (11%)
  • December207 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,490 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit761 (33%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown27 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,925 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds278 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.3%)
  • Other39 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded32 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,744 (76%)
  • Wet or damp528 (23%)
  • Frost or ice24 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph235 (10%)
  • 30 mph1,860 (81%)
  • 40 mph173 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph14 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph6 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph19 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,515 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway537 (23%)
  • Roundabout167 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road88 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Birmingham in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,780 (60%)
  • Pedestrian699 (23%)
  • Cyclist155 (5.2%)
  • Motorcyclist140 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant101 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant45 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (0.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded21 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 553 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 10102 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 15157 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20290 (9.7%)
  • 21 to 25380 (13%)
  • 26 to 35673 (23%)
  • 36 to 45519 (17%)
  • 46 to 55369 (12%)
  • 56 to 65229 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 75101 (3.4%)
  • Over 7554 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded58 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,603 (54%)
  • Pedestrian699 (23%)
  • Passenger683 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car3,400 (81%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes180 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car177 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle172 (4.1%)
  • Motorcycle159 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach42 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)23 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown10 (0.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Birmingham in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Birmingham had the most road collisions in 2025.

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

Accident hotspots in Birmingham in 2025

Bordesley Green, Birmingham, B10 0BW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Birmingham in 2025, with 59 collisions, 13 of them serious.

Roads in Birmingham with the most crashes in 2025

The A4040 had the most collisions in Birmingham in 2025: 137, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Birmingham, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4040137181121
2ndA4540105145112
3rdA38100131016
4thA416581311
5thA345678111
6thA51274159111
7thB4124416207
8thA45394814
9thB4128335809
10thA435314104
11thA441293908
12thB4114293413
13thA453263604
14thB4144242705
15thA452222802
16thB4100222909
17thB4217223313
18thA456212409
19thA47192601
20thB4145192105

Towns in Birmingham: crashes in 2025

Birmingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 2,115.

Postcode districts in Birmingham: crashes in 2025

B12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Birmingham in 2025: 104.

Latest crashes in Birmingham in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Birmingham in 2025, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Birmingham road accidents in other years