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Redditch road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 7,676 road traffic collisions in Redditch from 1979 to 2025, and 10,033 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 103 were fatal and 1,349 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 55 collisions, down 25% on 2024 (73), and casualties fell from 99 to 69.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
7,676
14th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
10,033
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
103
1.3% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
55
Down 25% on 2024

Crash severity in Redditch

1.3% of collisions in Redditch from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1031.3%
  • Serious1,34918%
  • Slight6,22481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1091.1%
  • Serious1,53015%
  • Slight8,39484%

Redditch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redditch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 250 in 1998. In 2025 there were 55, down 25% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 55
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
20255569
20247399
20237291
202277111
202194138
202086112
2019123167
201889107
2017123152
2016110133
2015112149
201497132
201394116
2012126168
2011165235
2010136179
2009180239
2008142191
2007178236
2006151183
2005177234
2004165224
2003190260
2002194269
2001234320
2000238331
1999220306
1998250319
1997234311
1996223304
1995240303
1994211271
1993195223
1992200252
1991168209
1990238305
1989218276
1988175210
1987178222
1986167231
1985183238
1984200245
1983193245
1982169215
1981142186
1980172222
1979219295

When and where crashes happen in Redditch

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,052 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,081 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,123 (15%)
  • Thursday1,169 (15%)
  • Friday1,290 (17%)
  • Saturday1,110 (14%)
  • Sunday851 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59300 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59108 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59993 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59897 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:591,370 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592,056 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,251 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59701 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January621 (8.1%)
  • February572 (7.5%)
  • March595 (7.8%)
  • April578 (7.5%)
  • May678 (8.8%)
  • June656 (8.5%)
  • July621 (8.1%)
  • August584 (7.6%)
  • September645 (8.4%)
  • October696 (9.1%)
  • November788 (10%)
  • December642 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight5,551 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,839 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting169 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown63 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit54 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds6,270 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds949 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds93 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds82 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist78 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds48 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.1%)
  • Other148 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry4,915 (64%)
  • Wet or damp2,425 (32%)
  • Frost or ice267 (3.5%)
  • Snow52 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep7 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel7 (0.1%)
  • Mud3 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph7 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph4,381 (57%)
  • 40 mph1,883 (25%)
  • 50 mph24 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph542 (7.1%)
  • 70 mph838 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway5,669 (74%)
  • Roundabout878 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway830 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road277 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded22 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Redditch

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant6,118 (61%)
  • Pedestrian1,395 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist1,098 (11%)
  • Cyclist768 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant234 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant225 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant92 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)38 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant28 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5246 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 10564 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 15625 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 201,997 (20%)
  • 21 to 251,434 (14%)
  • 26 to 351,925 (19%)
  • 36 to 451,309 (13%)
  • 46 to 55856 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 65537 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 75335 (3.3%)
  • Over 75202 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider6,401 (64%)
  • Passenger2,237 (22%)
  • Pedestrian1,395 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car9,947 (75%)
  • Motorcycle1,123 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle785 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes625 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach345 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes240 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car168 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle54 (0.4%)
  • Minibus40 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown9 (0.1%)
  • Other14 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Redditch

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

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 Redditch ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redditch had the 14th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
14th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
13th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
11th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
12th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
335thAdur8,26910,4141221,549
336thIsle of Anglesey8,05311,7592241,755
337thTorfaen7,94910,6791181,642
338thRedditch (this area)7,67610,0331031,349
339thEast Renfrewshire7,61810,0971561,816
340thTorridge7,1699,8751301,441
341stBlaenau Gwent6,8709,3921041,359

Accident hotspots in Redditch

Central, Redditch, B98 8DU area is the busiest accident hotspot in Redditch, with 520 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 71 of them serious.

Roads in Redditch with the most crashes

The A441 had the most collisions in Redditch from 1979 to 2025: 1,005, including 9 fatal and 174 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redditch, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4411,0051,3459174
2ndA4023358491763
3rdB4497319471152
4thA4483014091661
5thA4189153194634
6thB4184124171024
7thB4504114162212
8thB409073102421
9thB41016192111
10thB40935576112
11thA435445209
12thB4160304103
13thB4096253707
14thB4092162101
15thA42271001
16thA385501
17thB40955701
18thA40253301
19thA4913401
20thB41042201

Towns in Redditch

Redditch itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 4,565.

Postcode districts in Redditch

B98 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redditch from 1979 to 2025: 4,515.

Latest crashes in Redditch

Of the latest 24 crashes in Redditch, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 24 December 2025.

Severity