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Redditch road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 177 road traffic collisions in Redditch in 2005, and 234 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 11 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2004 (165), and casualties rose from 224.

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

Collisions in 2005
177
Up 7% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
234
Up 4% on 2004
Fatal collisions
4
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
11
6.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Redditch in 2005

2.3% of collisions in Redditch in 2005 were fatal and 6.2% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Redditch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.3%
  • Serious116.2%
  • Slight16292%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.1%
  • Serious135.6%
  • Slight21692%

Redditch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redditch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 250 in 1998. 2005 is highlighted, with 177, up 7% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (16%)
  • Tuesday17 (9.6%)
  • Wednesday28 (16%)
  • Thursday26 (15%)
  • Friday23 (13%)
  • Saturday35 (20%)
  • Sunday19 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (9.6%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (6.8%)
  • February16 (9%)
  • March10 (5.6%)
  • April13 (7.3%)
  • May13 (7.3%)
  • June11 (6.2%)
  • July21 (12%)
  • August14 (7.9%)
  • September10 (5.6%)
  • October16 (9%)
  • November28 (16%)
  • December13 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight128 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (2.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds151 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry129 (73%)
  • Wet or damp41 (23%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.8%)
  • Snow2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph108 (61%)
  • 40 mph47 (27%)
  • 60 mph6 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph16 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway121 (68%)
  • Roundabout30 (17%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redditch in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant151 (65%)
  • Pedestrian32 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist12 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1514 (6%)
  • 16 to 2043 (18%)
  • 21 to 2531 (13%)
  • 26 to 3542 (18%)
  • 36 to 4538 (16%)
  • 46 to 5520 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6510 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7512 (5.1%)
  • Over 759 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider155 (66%)
  • Passenger47 (20%)
  • Pedestrian32 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car236 (77%)
  • Motorcycle17 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redditch in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redditch had fewer road collisions than 332 of them in 2005.

Collisions
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
345th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Redditch in 2005

Central, Redditch, B98 8DU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Redditch in 2005, with 28 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Redditch with the most crashes in 2005

The A441 had the most collisions in Redditch in 2005: 27, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redditch, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA441273704
2ndB449791000
3rdA44861101
4thA40234610
5thA41892200
6thB40902210
7thB40932500
8thB40962200
9thB45042310
10thA40251100
11thB41011100
12thB41601100
13thB41801100
14thB41841200

Towns in Redditch: crashes in 2005

Redditch itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 113.

Postcode districts in Redditch: crashes in 2005

B98 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redditch in 2005: 102.

Latest crashes in Redditch in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Redditch in 2005, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 24 December 2005.

Severity

Redditch road accidents in other years