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Redditch road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 219 road traffic collisions in Redditch in 1979, and 295 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 7,676 collisions in Redditch.

Collisions in 1979
219
Casualties in 1979
295
Fatal collisions
7
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Redditch in 1979

3.2% of collisions in Redditch in 1979 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Redditch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.2%
  • Serious5525%
  • Slight15772%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.4%
  • Serious7024%
  • Slight21874%

Redditch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redditch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 250 in 1998. 1979 is highlighted, with 219.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (13%)
  • Tuesday29 (13%)
  • Wednesday33 (15%)
  • Thursday31 (14%)
  • Friday44 (20%)
  • Saturday18 (8.2%)
  • Sunday35 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (7.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (8.2%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (7.8%)
  • February12 (5.5%)
  • March16 (7.3%)
  • April23 (11%)
  • May19 (8.7%)
  • June15 (6.8%)
  • July16 (7.3%)
  • August14 (6.4%)
  • September29 (13%)
  • October20 (9.1%)
  • November21 (9.6%)
  • December17 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight138 (63%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (3.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (2.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds159 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other14 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry131 (60%)
  • Wet or damp60 (27%)
  • Frost or ice18 (8.2%)
  • Snow10 (4.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph151 (69%)
  • 40 mph22 (10%)
  • 70 mph46 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway188 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (5.5%)
  • Roundabout12 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redditch in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant160 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (18%)
  • Pedestrian43 (15%)
  • Cyclist20 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2%)
  • 6 to 1022 (7.5%)
  • 11 to 1517 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2070 (24%)
  • 21 to 2547 (16%)
  • 26 to 3549 (17%)
  • 36 to 4525 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5526 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6519 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.7%)
  • Over 756 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider174 (59%)
  • Passenger78 (26%)
  • Pedestrian43 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car230 (65%)
  • Motorcycle53 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2.8%)
  • Minibus5 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redditch in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Redditch

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Redditch ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redditch had fewer road collisions than 332 of them in 1979.

Collisions
333rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
333rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
288th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
337th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Redditch with the most crashes in 1979

The A441 had the most collisions in Redditch in 1979: 45, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redditch, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4414565012
2ndA448101701
3rdA402391703
4thB409071102
5thB40937701
6thA40951100
7thA4351100
8thB40921100
9thB40951201
10thB40961100
11thB41841100
12thB44971100

Towns in Redditch: crashes in 1979

Redditch itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 149.

Postcode districts in Redditch: crashes in 1979

B98 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redditch in 1979: 109.

Latest crashes in Redditch in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Redditch in 1979, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

Redditch road accidents in other years