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Redditch road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 180 road traffic collisions in Redditch in 2009, and 239 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 15 were serious.

Collisions were up 27% on 2008 (142), and casualties rose from 191.

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

Collisions in 2009
180
Up 27% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
239
Up 25% on 2008
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
15
8.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Redditch in 2009

0.6% of collisions in Redditch in 2009 were fatal and 8.3% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Redditch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious158.3%
  • Slight16491%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious156.3%
  • Slight22393%

Redditch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redditch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 250 in 1998. 2009 is highlighted, with 180, up 27% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (11%)
  • Tuesday31 (17%)
  • Wednesday28 (16%)
  • Thursday25 (14%)
  • Friday31 (17%)
  • Saturday28 (16%)
  • Sunday18 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (11%)
  • February14 (7.8%)
  • March15 (8.3%)
  • April11 (6.1%)
  • May16 (8.9%)
  • June18 (10%)
  • July16 (8.9%)
  • August11 (6.1%)
  • September15 (8.3%)
  • October19 (11%)
  • November12 (6.7%)
  • December13 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight132 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds151 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry126 (70%)
  • Wet or damp41 (23%)
  • Frost or ice10 (5.6%)
  • Snow3 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph103 (57%)
  • 40 mph37 (21%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph14 (7.8%)
  • 70 mph25 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway132 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redditch in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant153 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (13%)
  • Pedestrian30 (13%)
  • Cyclist12 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1510 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2066 (28%)
  • 21 to 2527 (11%)
  • 26 to 3548 (20%)
  • 36 to 4531 (13%)
  • 46 to 5519 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6516 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.8%)
  • Over 752 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider165 (69%)
  • Passenger44 (18%)
  • Pedestrian30 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car248 (80%)
  • Motorcycle30 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redditch in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redditch had fewer road collisions than 319 of them in 2009.

Collisions
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
319th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
337th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Redditch in 2009

Central, Redditch, B98 8DU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Redditch in 2009, with 22 collisions.

Roads in Redditch with the most crashes in 2009

The A441 had the most collisions in Redditch in 2009: 25.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redditch, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA441253000
2ndA448111302
3rdA402381300
4thB450471100
5thA41893301
6thA4353302
7thB40903300
8thB41013311
9thB41843500
10thB44973700
11thA4912300
12thB40932200
13thB40961100
14thB41601200
15thB44051800

Towns in Redditch: crashes in 2009

Redditch itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 92.

Postcode districts in Redditch: crashes in 2009

B98 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redditch in 2009: 92.

Latest crashes in Redditch in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Redditch in 2009, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 26 December 2009.

Severity

Redditch road accidents in other years