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Redditch road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 89 road traffic collisions in Redditch in 2018, and 107 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 17 were serious.

Collisions were down 28% on 2017 (123), and casualties fell from 152.

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

Collisions in 2018
89
Down 28% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
107
Down 30% on 2017
Fatal collisions
1
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
17
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Redditch in 2018

1.1% of collisions in Redditch in 2018 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Redditch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11.1%
  • Serious1719%
  • Slight7180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.9%
  • Serious1918%
  • Slight8781%

Redditch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redditch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 250 in 1998. 2018 is highlighted, with 89, down 28% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 89
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (11%)
  • Tuesday14 (16%)
  • Wednesday11 (12%)
  • Thursday16 (18%)
  • Friday17 (19%)
  • Saturday13 (15%)
  • Sunday8 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5912 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5916 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5925 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:599 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (3.4%)
  • February7 (7.9%)
  • March5 (5.6%)
  • April11 (12%)
  • May9 (10%)
  • June15 (17%)
  • July5 (5.6%)
  • August9 (10%)
  • September5 (5.6%)
  • October8 (9%)
  • November3 (3.4%)
  • December9 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight67 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds83 (93%)
  • Raining, no high winds5 (5.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry66 (74%)
  • Wet or damp23 (26%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph54 (61%)
  • 40 mph20 (22%)
  • 60 mph3 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph12 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway65 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (12%)
  • Roundabout7 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (6.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redditch in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant62 (58%)
  • Pedestrian17 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (11%)
  • Cyclist9 (8.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 104 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 158 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2018 (17%)
  • 21 to 2510 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3516 (15%)
  • 36 to 4520 (19%)
  • 46 to 5512 (11%)
  • 56 to 659 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 755 (4.7%)
  • Over 752 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider66 (62%)
  • Passenger24 (22%)
  • Pedestrian17 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car110 (70%)
  • Motorcycle12 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redditch in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redditch had fewer road collisions than 331 of them in 2018.

Collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
334th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
327th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Redditch in 2018

Headless Cross & Oakenshaw, Redditch, B98 7XQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Redditch in 2018, with 11 collisions.

Roads in Redditch with the most crashes in 2018

The A441 had the most collisions in Redditch in 2018: 10, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redditch, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA441101302
2ndA4485700
3rdB45044400
4thA40233300
5thB41843301
6thB44973500
7thB40902200
8thA41891300
9thB41011100

Towns in Redditch: crashes in 2018

Redditch had 55 collisions in 2018.

Postcode districts in Redditch: crashes in 2018

B98 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redditch in 2018: 55.

Latest crashes in Redditch in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Redditch in 2018, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2018.

Severity

Redditch road accidents in other years