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Redditch road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 190 road traffic collisions in Redditch in 2003, and 260 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2002 (194), and casualties fell from 269.

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

Collisions in 2003
190
Down 2% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
260
Down 3% on 2002
Fatal collisions
2
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Redditch in 2003

1.1% of collisions in Redditch in 2003 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Redditch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious2915%
  • Slight15984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious3413%
  • Slight22486%

Redditch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redditch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 250 in 1998. 2003 is highlighted, with 190, down 2% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (16%)
  • Tuesday19 (10%)
  • Wednesday28 (15%)
  • Thursday26 (14%)
  • Friday32 (17%)
  • Saturday28 (15%)
  • Sunday26 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (7.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (10%)
  • February18 (9.5%)
  • March16 (8.4%)
  • April13 (6.8%)
  • May20 (11%)
  • June17 (8.9%)
  • July13 (6.8%)
  • August10 (5.3%)
  • September13 (6.8%)
  • October23 (12%)
  • November14 (7.4%)
  • December14 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight140 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (3.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds168 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (9.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry122 (64%)
  • Wet or damp60 (32%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.7%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph98 (52%)
  • 40 mph51 (27%)
  • 60 mph18 (9.5%)
  • 70 mph23 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway121 (64%)
  • Roundabout43 (23%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (4.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redditch in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant187 (72%)
  • Pedestrian27 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist11 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1015 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1517 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2045 (17%)
  • 21 to 2527 (10%)
  • 26 to 3563 (24%)
  • 36 to 4548 (18%)
  • 46 to 5519 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 654 (1.5%)
  • 66 to 758 (3.1%)
  • Over 757 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider179 (69%)
  • Passenger54 (21%)
  • Pedestrian27 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car261 (78%)
  • Motorcycle24 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redditch in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redditch had fewer road collisions than 332 of them in 2003.

Collisions
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
330th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
321st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Redditch in 2003

Headless Cross & Oakenshaw, Redditch, B98 7XQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Redditch in 2003, with 34 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Redditch with the most crashes in 2003

The A441 had the most collisions in Redditch in 2003: 23, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redditch, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA441233003
2ndA4023122014
3rdB4497111501
4thA41896901
5thA4486711
6thB40933702
7thB41843600
8thB40902201
9thB45042201

Towns in Redditch: crashes in 2003

Redditch itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 105.

Postcode districts in Redditch: crashes in 2003

B98 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redditch in 2003: 130.

Latest crashes in Redditch in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Redditch in 2003, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2003.

Severity

Redditch road accidents in other years