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Redditch road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 165 road traffic collisions in Redditch in 2004, and 224 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 21 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2003 (190), and casualties fell from 260.

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

Collisions in 2004
165
Down 13% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
224
Down 14% on 2003
Fatal collisions
2
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
21
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Redditch in 2004

1.2% of collisions in Redditch in 2004 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Redditch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious2113%
  • Slight14286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious229.8%
  • Slight20089%

Redditch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redditch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 250 in 1998. 2004 is highlighted, with 165, down 13% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (15%)
  • Tuesday21 (13%)
  • Wednesday16 (9.7%)
  • Thursday23 (14%)
  • Friday30 (18%)
  • Saturday26 (16%)
  • Sunday25 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (9.7%)
  • February11 (6.7%)
  • March9 (5.5%)
  • April11 (6.7%)
  • May19 (12%)
  • June12 (7.3%)
  • July16 (9.7%)
  • August13 (7.9%)
  • September14 (8.5%)
  • October17 (10%)
  • November17 (10%)
  • December10 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight117 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds126 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry99 (60%)
  • Wet or damp59 (36%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (1.8%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph84 (51%)
  • 40 mph53 (32%)
  • 60 mph11 (6.7%)
  • 70 mph17 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway108 (65%)
  • Roundabout32 (19%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (5.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redditch in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant151 (67%)
  • Pedestrian26 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist8 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1011 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1518 (8%)
  • 16 to 2040 (18%)
  • 21 to 2526 (12%)
  • 26 to 3545 (20%)
  • 36 to 4532 (14%)
  • 46 to 5522 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6517 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 755 (2.2%)
  • Over 755 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider146 (65%)
  • Passenger52 (23%)
  • Pedestrian26 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car239 (79%)
  • Motorcycle21 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redditch in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redditch had fewer road collisions than 337 of them in 2004.

Collisions
338th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
341st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
329th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Redditch in 2004

Central, Redditch, B98 8DU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Redditch in 2004, with 27 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Redditch with the most crashes in 2004

The A441 had the most collisions in Redditch in 2004: 20, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redditch, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA441203004
2ndB4497142111
3rdA402381100
4thA44881000
5thB45045702
6thA41893300
7thB40933400
8thB41602200
9thB41842200
10thA4351100
11thB40901300
12thB40961200
13thB41011300
14thM51601

Towns in Redditch: crashes in 2004

Redditch itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 94.

Postcode districts in Redditch: crashes in 2004

B98 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redditch in 2004: 107.

Latest crashes in Redditch in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Redditch in 2004, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2004.

Severity

Redditch road accidents in other years