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Redditch road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 142 road traffic collisions in Redditch in 2008, and 191 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 14 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2007 (178), and casualties fell from 236.

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

Collisions in 2008
142
Down 20% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
191
Down 19% on 2007
Fatal collisions
2
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
14
9.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Redditch in 2008

1.4% of collisions in Redditch in 2008 were fatal and 9.9% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Redditch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.4%
  • Serious149.9%
  • Slight12689%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious147.3%
  • Slight17592%

Redditch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redditch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 250 in 1998. 2008 is highlighted, with 142, down 20% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (16%)
  • Tuesday16 (11%)
  • Wednesday18 (13%)
  • Thursday23 (16%)
  • Friday25 (18%)
  • Saturday20 (14%)
  • Sunday17 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5917 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (9.9%)
  • February16 (11%)
  • March17 (12%)
  • April10 (7%)
  • May9 (6.3%)
  • June12 (8.5%)
  • July13 (9.2%)
  • August7 (4.9%)
  • September19 (13%)
  • October8 (5.6%)
  • November10 (7%)
  • December7 (4.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight104 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (27%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds116 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry95 (67%)
  • Wet or damp39 (27%)
  • Frost or ice7 (4.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph67 (47%)
  • 40 mph48 (34%)
  • 60 mph9 (6.3%)
  • 70 mph18 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway101 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (14%)
  • Roundabout18 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redditch in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant132 (69%)
  • Pedestrian24 (13%)
  • Cyclist11 (5.8%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1011 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1513 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2030 (16%)
  • 21 to 2532 (17%)
  • 26 to 3537 (19%)
  • 36 to 4524 (13%)
  • 46 to 5516 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6510 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 759 (4.7%)
  • Over 756 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider136 (71%)
  • Passenger31 (16%)
  • Pedestrian24 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car195 (79%)
  • Motorcycle12 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redditch in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redditch had fewer road collisions than 335 of them in 2008.

Collisions
336th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
334th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
338th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Redditch in 2008

Headless Cross & Oakenshaw, Redditch, B98 7XQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Redditch in 2008, with 26 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Redditch with the most crashes in 2008

The A441 had the most collisions in Redditch in 2008: 20, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redditch, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA441202802
2ndA4487901
3rdA40236600
4thB44976600
5thB45046700
6thB40932201
7thA41891100
8thA4351100
9thB40961100
10thB40981300
11thB41011100
12thB41601400
13thB41841100

Towns in Redditch: crashes in 2008

Redditch itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 86.

Postcode districts in Redditch: crashes in 2008

B98 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redditch in 2008: 75.

Latest crashes in Redditch in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Redditch in 2008, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Redditch road accidents in other years