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Bromsgrove road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 173 road traffic collisions in Bromsgrove in 2021, and 237 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were up 32% on 2020 (131), and casualties rose from 189.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,360 collisions in Bromsgrove.

Collisions in 2021
173
Up 32% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
237
Up 25% on 2020
Fatal collisions
4
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Bromsgrove in 2021

2.3% of collisions in Bromsgrove in 2021 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.4% and 19% in Bromsgrove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.3%
  • Serious3520%
  • Slight13477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.1%
  • Serious3816%
  • Slight19482%

Bromsgrove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bromsgrove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1980. 2021 is highlighted, with 173, up 32% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 173
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (10%)
  • Tuesday29 (17%)
  • Wednesday29 (17%)
  • Thursday29 (17%)
  • Friday26 (15%)
  • Saturday18 (10%)
  • Sunday24 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (6.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (6.9%)
  • February10 (5.8%)
  • March12 (6.9%)
  • April14 (8.1%)
  • May21 (12%)
  • June10 (5.8%)
  • July17 (9.8%)
  • August14 (8.1%)
  • September19 (11%)
  • October17 (9.8%)
  • November14 (8.1%)
  • December13 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight129 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds142 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (14%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry124 (72%)
  • Wet or damp40 (23%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph68 (39%)
  • 40 mph28 (16%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph31 (18%)
  • 70 mph43 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway103 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (29%)
  • Roundabout14 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bromsgrove in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant174 (73%)
  • Pedestrian19 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist15 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 107 (3%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2021 (8.9%)
  • 21 to 2532 (14%)
  • 26 to 3558 (24%)
  • 36 to 4539 (16%)
  • 46 to 5533 (14%)
  • 56 to 6516 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 757 (3%)
  • Over 758 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider162 (68%)
  • Passenger56 (24%)
  • Pedestrian19 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car238 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (11%)
  • Motorcycle16 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bromsgrove in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Bromsgrove ranked among 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bromsgrove had fewer road collisions than 214 of them in 2021.

Collisions
215th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
209th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
248th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bromsgrove in 2021

Bromsgrove Central, Bromsgrove, B60 2NF area and Rubery South, Bromsgrove, B61 0QN area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Bromsgrove in 2021, with 11 collisions each.

Roads in Bromsgrove with the most crashes in 2021

The A38 had the most collisions in Bromsgrove in 2021: 19, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bromsgrove, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38192405
2ndM42173214
3rdM5152403
4thA435142213
5thB4091121305
6thA44891300
7thA4417700
8thA45671002
9thB40965600
10thA4914400
11thB41874401
12thB41202200
13thA4501200
14thB41841501
15thB45511101

Towns in Bromsgrove: crashes in 2021

Bromsgrove itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 39.

Postcode districts in Bromsgrove: crashes in 2021

B61 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bromsgrove in 2021: 55.

Latest crashes in Bromsgrove in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Bromsgrove in 2021, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2021.

Severity

Bromsgrove road accidents in other years