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Redditch road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 234 road traffic collisions in Redditch in 1997, and 311 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1996 (223), and casualties rose from 304.

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

Collisions in 1997
234
Up 5% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
311
Up 2% on 1996
Fatal collisions
5
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Redditch in 1997

2.1% of collisions in Redditch in 1997 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Redditch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.1%
  • Serious3113%
  • Slight19885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.3%
  • Serious3311%
  • Slight27187%

Redditch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redditch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 250 in 1998. 1997 is highlighted, with 234, up 5% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (12%)
  • Tuesday26 (11%)
  • Wednesday28 (12%)
  • Thursday49 (21%)
  • Friday39 (17%)
  • Saturday38 (16%)
  • Sunday26 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (6%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.8%)
  • February14 (6%)
  • March27 (12%)
  • April21 (9%)
  • May19 (8.1%)
  • June14 (6%)
  • July21 (9%)
  • August19 (8.1%)
  • September28 (12%)
  • October13 (5.6%)
  • November22 (9.4%)
  • December20 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight152 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (5.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds186 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry134 (57%)
  • Wet or damp97 (41%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph128 (55%)
  • 40 mph58 (25%)
  • 60 mph21 (9%)
  • 70 mph27 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway177 (76%)
  • Roundabout34 (15%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redditch in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant197 (63%)
  • Pedestrian45 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist18 (5.8%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1037 (12%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2054 (17%)
  • 21 to 2543 (14%)
  • 26 to 3559 (19%)
  • 36 to 4540 (13%)
  • 46 to 5524 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6514 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.9%)
  • Over 756 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider173 (56%)
  • Passenger93 (30%)
  • Pedestrian45 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car323 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (4.3%)
  • Motorcycle16 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach15 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.2%)
  • Minibus5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redditch in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 in Redditch

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Redditch ranked among 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redditch had fewer road collisions than 330 of them in 1997.

Collisions
331st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
328th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Redditch with the most crashes in 1997

The A441 had the most collisions in Redditch in 1997: 26, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redditch, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA441263602
2ndA4023162012
3rdB4497162102
4thA44881010
5thA418961201
6thB418452200
7thB40903501
8thB40933301
9thB45043300
10thB41012300
11thB41601100

Towns in Redditch: crashes in 1997

Redditch itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 137.

Postcode districts in Redditch: crashes in 1997

B98 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redditch in 1997: 136.

Latest crashes in Redditch in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Redditch in 1997, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Redditch road accidents in other years