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Bromsgrove road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 13,360 road traffic collisions in Bromsgrove from 1979 to 2025, and 18,902 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 326 were fatal and 2,576 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 135 collisions, down 1% on 2024 (137), and casualties rose from 186 to 188.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
13,360
70th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
18,902
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
326
2.4% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
135
Down 1% on 2024

Crash severity in Bromsgrove

2.4% of collisions in Bromsgrove from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3262.4%
  • Serious2,57619%
  • Slight10,45878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3601.9%
  • Serious3,20217%
  • Slight15,34081%

Bromsgrove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bromsgrove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1980. In 2025 there were 135, down 1% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 135
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025135188
2024137186
2023151196
2022162205
2021173237
2020131189
2019145195
2018153220
2017168227
2016199290
2015181264
2014165215
2013197272
2012191273
2011253344
2010230305
2009237353
2008251356
2007242344
2006242326
2005241322
2004253374
2003270385
2002290428
2001289420
2000272374
1999371532
1998362510
1997380598
1996340475
1995329470
1994356511
1993308436
1992335472
1991348463
1990429611
1989397555
1988378528
1987374523
1986355533
1985401552
1984411580
1983416588
1982414592
1981415634
1980449653
1979434598

When and where crashes happen in Bromsgrove

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,844 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,917 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,904 (14%)
  • Thursday1,940 (15%)
  • Friday2,222 (17%)
  • Saturday1,905 (14%)
  • Sunday1,628 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59575 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59278 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,816 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,763 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,220 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,121 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,120 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,467 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,028 (7.7%)
  • February960 (7.2%)
  • March1,017 (7.6%)
  • April1,037 (7.8%)
  • May1,138 (8.5%)
  • June1,177 (8.8%)
  • July1,155 (8.6%)
  • August1,105 (8.3%)
  • September1,168 (8.7%)
  • October1,213 (9.1%)
  • November1,231 (9.2%)
  • December1,131 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight9,338 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,304 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,526 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown118 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit74 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds10,732 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,665 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds219 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist170 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds165 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds80 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds35 (0.3%)
  • Other277 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry8,320 (62%)
  • Wet or damp4,329 (32%)
  • Frost or ice518 (3.9%)
  • Snow136 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep49 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud3 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph20 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph5,162 (39%)
  • 40 mph1,706 (13%)
  • 50 mph284 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph3,245 (24%)
  • 70 mph2,938 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway9,242 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway3,110 (23%)
  • Roundabout781 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road197 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded30 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Bromsgrove

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant12,640 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist1,973 (10%)
  • Pedestrian1,719 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist1,177 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant646 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)278 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant199 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant103 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant69 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant66 (0.3%)
  • Other31 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5331 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 10598 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 151,051 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 203,680 (19%)
  • 21 to 252,634 (14%)
  • 26 to 353,504 (19%)
  • 36 to 452,615 (14%)
  • 46 to 551,955 (10%)
  • 56 to 651,266 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 75750 (4%)
  • Over 75508 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider12,075 (64%)
  • Passenger5,108 (27%)
  • Pedestrian1,719 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car18,505 (74%)
  • Motorcycle1,949 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,375 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,219 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle1,210 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach223 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle129 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car101 (0.4%)
  • Minibus71 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle26 (0.1%)
  • Other55 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Bromsgrove

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Bromsgrove

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 Bromsgrove ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bromsgrove had the 70th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
70th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
85th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 161st
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
73rd
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
279thLewes13,42318,5262592,865
280thVale of Glamorgan13,39518,3522572,177
281stUttlesford13,36518,9522743,141
282ndBromsgrove (this area)13,36018,9023262,576
283rdHigh Peak13,32918,9412882,754
284thThree Rivers13,30418,9631672,549
285thEast Ayrshire13,27218,4974033,591

Accident hotspots in Bromsgrove

Bromsgrove Central, Bromsgrove, B60 2NF area is the busiest accident hotspot in Bromsgrove, with 422 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 5 of them fatal.

Roads in Bromsgrove with the most crashes

The A38 had the most collisions in Bromsgrove from 1979 to 2025: 1,325, including 31 fatal and 243 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bromsgrove, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA381,3251,80031243
2ndM51,0331,65328168
3rdA4488421,22035147
4thB40918081,07917157
5thM427251,17421117
6thA45657784319109
7thA43555780632108
8thA49152283130112
9thA4414646561397
10thB4096431606885
11thB4551235330557
12thB4120191276533
13thB4184153208431
14thB4187114146329
15thB418883115224
16thA4505785014
17thB4185465106
18thB4101324824
19thB4090121600
20thA459112112

Towns in Bromsgrove

Bromsgrove itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 2,551.

Postcode districts in Bromsgrove

B61 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bromsgrove from 1979 to 2025: 4,003.

Latest crashes in Bromsgrove

Of the latest 24 crashes in Bromsgrove, 2 were fatal and 9 were serious. The most recent was on 22 December 2025.

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