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Redditch road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 194 road traffic collisions in Redditch in 2002, and 269 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2001 (234), and casualties fell from 320.

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

Collisions in 2002
194
Down 17% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
269
Down 16% on 2001
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Redditch in 2002

None of the collisions in Redditch in 2002 were fatal and 17% were serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Redditch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3317%
  • Slight16183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4115%
  • Slight22885%

Redditch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redditch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 250 in 1998. 2002 is highlighted, with 194, down 17% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (16%)
  • Tuesday26 (13%)
  • Wednesday25 (13%)
  • Thursday35 (18%)
  • Friday38 (20%)
  • Saturday25 (13%)
  • Sunday14 (7.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (9.8%)
  • February17 (8.8%)
  • March8 (4.1%)
  • April12 (6.2%)
  • May13 (6.7%)
  • June25 (13%)
  • July15 (7.7%)
  • August8 (4.1%)
  • September12 (6.2%)
  • October29 (15%)
  • November20 (10%)
  • December16 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight135 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds159 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry130 (67%)
  • Wet or damp61 (31%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)
  • Mud1 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph97 (50%)
  • 40 mph58 (30%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph18 (9.3%)
  • 70 mph20 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway135 (70%)
  • Roundabout28 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (5.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redditch in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant184 (68%)
  • Pedestrian29 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist11 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2042 (16%)
  • 21 to 2544 (16%)
  • 26 to 3548 (18%)
  • 36 to 4545 (17%)
  • 46 to 5527 (10%)
  • 56 to 6521 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.5%)
  • Over 757 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider172 (64%)
  • Passenger68 (25%)
  • Pedestrian29 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car269 (78%)
  • Motorcycle23 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach13 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redditch in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Redditch ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redditch had fewer road collisions than 334 of them in 2002.

Collisions
335th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
336th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 10 other areas
Serious collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Redditch in 2002

Central, Redditch, B98 8DU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Redditch in 2002, with 30 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Redditch with the most crashes in 2002

The A441 had the most collisions in Redditch in 2002: 18, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redditch, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA441182302
2ndB4497132101
3rdA44891503
4thA418971003
5thA402361100
6thB45044600
7thB40903703
8thB40963300
9thA4352201
10thB41842200
11thA381100
12thA4221100
13thB41011200
14thB41601100
15thB41891300
16thB45051100

Towns in Redditch: crashes in 2002

Redditch itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 110.

Postcode districts in Redditch: crashes in 2002

B98 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redditch in 2002: 102.

Latest crashes in Redditch in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Redditch in 2002, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Severity

Redditch road accidents in other years