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Redditch road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 238 road traffic collisions in Redditch in 1990, and 305 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1989 (218), and casualties rose from 276.

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

Collisions in 1990
238
Up 9% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
305
Up 11% on 1989
Fatal collisions
4
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Redditch in 1990

1.7% of collisions in Redditch in 1990 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Redditch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious4720%
  • Slight18779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious5719%
  • Slight24480%

Redditch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redditch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 250 in 1998. 1990 is highlighted, with 238, up 9% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (16%)
  • Tuesday28 (12%)
  • Wednesday34 (14%)
  • Thursday33 (14%)
  • Friday42 (18%)
  • Saturday37 (16%)
  • Sunday25 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (8.4%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8.8%)
  • February16 (6.7%)
  • March27 (11%)
  • April14 (5.9%)
  • May23 (9.7%)
  • June19 (8%)
  • July13 (5.5%)
  • August16 (6.7%)
  • September27 (11%)
  • October20 (8.4%)
  • November20 (8.4%)
  • December22 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight175 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds183 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry143 (60%)
  • Wet or damp91 (38%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph133 (56%)
  • 40 mph66 (28%)
  • 60 mph8 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph31 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway169 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (14%)
  • Roundabout29 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redditch in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant174 (57%)
  • Pedestrian54 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (14%)
  • Cyclist23 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (5.6%)
  • 6 to 1018 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1519 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2091 (30%)
  • 21 to 2536 (12%)
  • 26 to 3553 (17%)
  • 36 to 4529 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5515 (4.9%)
  • 56 to 6516 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.6%)
  • Over 753 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider178 (58%)
  • Passenger73 (24%)
  • Pedestrian54 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car288 (74%)
  • Motorcycle43 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach12 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redditch in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redditch had fewer road collisions than 334 of them in 1990.

Collisions
335th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
335th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
306th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
325th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Redditch with the most crashes in 1990

The A441 had the most collisions in Redditch in 1990: 30, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redditch, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA441303806
2ndA448111711
3rdA40237900
4thB44977702
5thA41894401
6thB40902401
7thB40932200
8thB41602200
9thB41842200
10thB45042200
11thB41011101

Towns in Redditch: crashes in 1990

Redditch itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 136.

Postcode districts in Redditch: crashes in 1990

B98 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redditch in 1990: 141.

Latest crashes in Redditch in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Redditch in 1990, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1990.

Severity

Redditch road accidents in other years