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Redditch road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 126 road traffic collisions in Redditch in 2012, and 168 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 16 were serious.

Collisions were down 24% on 2011 (165), and casualties fell from 235.

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

Collisions in 2012
126
Down 24% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
168
Down 29% on 2011
Fatal collisions
1
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
16
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Redditch in 2012

0.8% of collisions in Redditch in 2012 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Redditch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious1613%
  • Slight10987%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious1710%
  • Slight15089%

Redditch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redditch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 250 in 1998. 2012 is highlighted, with 126, down 24% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (9.5%)
  • Tuesday18 (14%)
  • Wednesday20 (16%)
  • Thursday22 (17%)
  • Friday19 (15%)
  • Saturday19 (15%)
  • Sunday16 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5931 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593 (2.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (6.3%)
  • February12 (9.5%)
  • March9 (7.1%)
  • April12 (9.5%)
  • May17 (13%)
  • June9 (7.1%)
  • July10 (7.9%)
  • August10 (7.9%)
  • September6 (4.8%)
  • October12 (9.5%)
  • November12 (9.5%)
  • December9 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight97 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds103 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry78 (62%)
  • Wet or damp38 (30%)
  • Frost or ice10 (7.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph70 (56%)
  • 40 mph27 (21%)
  • 60 mph11 (8.7%)
  • 70 mph17 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway91 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (13%)
  • Roundabout12 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redditch in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant109 (65%)
  • Pedestrian19 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (10%)
  • Cyclist12 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (3%)
  • 6 to 105 (3%)
  • 11 to 156 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2032 (19%)
  • 21 to 2529 (17%)
  • 26 to 3538 (23%)
  • 36 to 4522 (13%)
  • 46 to 558 (4.8%)
  • 56 to 6518 (11%)
  • 66 to 755 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider115 (68%)
  • Passenger34 (20%)
  • Pedestrian19 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car162 (74%)
  • Motorcycle18 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redditch in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redditch had fewer road collisions than 331 of them in 2012.

Collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
331st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
331st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Redditch in 2012

Central, Redditch, B98 8DU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Redditch in 2012, with 19 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Redditch with the most crashes in 2012

The A441 had the most collisions in Redditch in 2012: 12, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redditch, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA441121403
2ndA418991112
3rdA4487801
4thA40236800
5thB449761300
6thB41845502
7thB41014501
8thB45043600
9thB40902200
10thB40932400
11thB41601100

Towns in Redditch: crashes in 2012

Redditch itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 74.

Postcode districts in Redditch: crashes in 2012

B98 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redditch in 2012: 74.

Latest crashes in Redditch in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Redditch in 2012, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2012.

Severity

Redditch road accidents in other years