Skip to main content
CrashStats

Redditch road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 250 road traffic collisions in Redditch in 1998, and 319 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1997 (234), and casualties rose from 311.

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

Collisions in 1998
250
Up 7% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
319
Up 3% on 1997
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Redditch in 1998

0.4% of collisions in Redditch in 1998 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Redditch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3916%
  • Slight21084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4614%
  • Slight27285%

Redditch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redditch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 250 in 1998. 1998 is highlighted, with 250, up 7% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (11%)
  • Tuesday32 (13%)
  • Wednesday40 (16%)
  • Thursday24 (9.6%)
  • Friday47 (19%)
  • Saturday39 (16%)
  • Sunday40 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (4.4%)
  • February22 (8.8%)
  • March20 (8%)
  • April12 (4.8%)
  • May25 (10%)
  • June26 (10%)
  • July15 (6%)
  • August17 (6.8%)
  • September25 (10%)
  • October22 (8.8%)
  • November32 (13%)
  • December23 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight192 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds207 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry153 (61%)
  • Wet or damp94 (38%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph134 (54%)
  • 40 mph75 (30%)
  • 60 mph19 (7.6%)
  • 70 mph22 (8.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway182 (73%)
  • Roundabout46 (18%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redditch in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant213 (67%)
  • Pedestrian43 (13%)
  • Cyclist27 (8.5%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1019 (6%)
  • 11 to 1524 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2049 (15%)
  • 21 to 2532 (10%)
  • 26 to 3572 (23%)
  • 36 to 4542 (13%)
  • 46 to 5539 (12%)
  • 56 to 6518 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.1%)
  • Over 758 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider209 (66%)
  • Passenger67 (21%)
  • Pedestrian43 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car350 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach15 (3.4%)
  • Motorcycle15 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redditch in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redditch had fewer road collisions than 327 of them in 1998.

Collisions
328th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
329th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
300th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Redditch with the most crashes in 1998

The A441 had the most collisions in Redditch in 1998: 35, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redditch, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA441354605
2ndB4497203205
3rdA44881000
4thA40236800
5thB41845701
6thA41894502
7thB45044401
8thA4223501
9thA4352201
10thB40902200
11thB41602201
12thA381100
13thB40931100
14thB41011100

Towns in Redditch: crashes in 1998

Redditch itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 143.

Postcode districts in Redditch: crashes in 1998

B98 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redditch in 1998: 154.

Latest crashes in Redditch in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Redditch in 1998, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1998.

Severity

Redditch road accidents in other years