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Redditch road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 112 road traffic collisions in Redditch in 2015, and 149 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2014 (97), and casualties rose from 132.

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

Collisions in 2015
112
Up 15% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
149
Up 13% on 2014
Fatal collisions
2
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Redditch in 2015

1.8% of collisions in Redditch in 2015 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Redditch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.8%
  • Serious1917%
  • Slight9181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious2013%
  • Slight12785%

Redditch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redditch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 250 in 1998. 2015 is highlighted, with 112, up 15% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 112
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (20%)
  • Tuesday14 (13%)
  • Wednesday18 (16%)
  • Thursday18 (16%)
  • Friday11 (9.8%)
  • Saturday17 (15%)
  • Sunday12 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5911 (9.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5921 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (3.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (8%)
  • February8 (7.1%)
  • March11 (9.8%)
  • April11 (9.8%)
  • May12 (11%)
  • June8 (7.1%)
  • July11 (9.8%)
  • August7 (6.3%)
  • September7 (6.3%)
  • October6 (5.4%)
  • November12 (11%)
  • December10 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight82 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (3.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds98 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry79 (71%)
  • Wet or damp32 (29%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph69 (62%)
  • 40 mph34 (30%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph6 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway90 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redditch in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant93 (62%)
  • Pedestrian17 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (10%)
  • Cyclist14 (9.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant3 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (4.7%)
  • 6 to 108 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 157 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2016 (11%)
  • 21 to 2516 (11%)
  • 26 to 3535 (23%)
  • 36 to 4523 (15%)
  • 46 to 5517 (11%)
  • 56 to 6511 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 755 (3.4%)
  • Over 754 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider100 (67%)
  • Passenger32 (21%)
  • Pedestrian17 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car162 (76%)
  • Motorcycle16 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redditch in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Redditch ranked among 351 areas in 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redditch had fewer road collisions than 332 of them in 2015.

Collisions
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
327th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Redditch in 2015

Central, Redditch, B98 8DU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Redditch in 2015, with 28 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Redditch with the most crashes in 2015

The A441 had the most collisions in Redditch in 2015: 14, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redditch, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA441142211
2ndB449771103
3rdA402361201
4thB41843500
5thA41891100
6thA4481100
7thB40901100
8thB45041300

Towns in Redditch: crashes in 2015

Redditch itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 68.

Postcode districts in Redditch: crashes in 2015

B98 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redditch in 2015: 72.

Latest crashes in Redditch in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Redditch in 2015, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2015.

Severity

Redditch road accidents in other years