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Redditch road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 178 road traffic collisions in Redditch in 2007, and 236 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 2006 (151), and casualties rose from 183.

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

Collisions in 2007
178
Up 18% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
236
Up 29% on 2006
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Redditch in 2007

0.6% of collisions in Redditch in 2007 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Redditch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious2514%
  • Slight15285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious2611%
  • Slight20989%

Redditch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redditch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 250 in 1998. 2007 is highlighted, with 178, up 18% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (13%)
  • Tuesday28 (16%)
  • Wednesday20 (11%)
  • Thursday28 (16%)
  • Friday34 (19%)
  • Saturday22 (12%)
  • Sunday22 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (10%)
  • February12 (6.7%)
  • March9 (5.1%)
  • April20 (11%)
  • May14 (7.9%)
  • June18 (10%)
  • July9 (5.1%)
  • August13 (7.3%)
  • September14 (7.9%)
  • October16 (9%)
  • November19 (11%)
  • December16 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight130 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds128 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other8 (4.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry114 (64%)
  • Wet or damp58 (33%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph107 (60%)
  • 40 mph41 (23%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph9 (5.1%)
  • 70 mph20 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway129 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (13%)
  • Roundabout17 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redditch in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant168 (71%)
  • Pedestrian26 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist11 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 107 (3%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2057 (24%)
  • 21 to 2528 (12%)
  • 26 to 3549 (21%)
  • 36 to 4527 (11%)
  • 46 to 5526 (11%)
  • 56 to 6518 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 755 (2.1%)
  • Over 758 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider161 (68%)
  • Passenger49 (21%)
  • Pedestrian26 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car251 (79%)
  • Motorcycle18 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redditch in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redditch had fewer road collisions than 329 of them in 2007.

Collisions
330th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
331st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Redditch in 2007

Central, Redditch, B98 8DU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Redditch in 2007, with 29 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Redditch with the most crashes in 2007

The A441 had the most collisions in Redditch in 2007: 25, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redditch, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA441253201
2ndA4023101301
3rdA4487802
4thB45046700
5thB44975800
6thA41892410
7thB41012201
8thB41842201
9thA40251101
10thB40901101
11thB41601200

Towns in Redditch: crashes in 2007

Redditch itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 111.

Postcode districts in Redditch: crashes in 2007

B98 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redditch in 2007: 102.

Latest crashes in Redditch in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Redditch in 2007, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 23 December 2007.

Severity

Redditch road accidents in other years