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Redditch road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 123 road traffic collisions in Redditch in 2019, and 167 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were up 38% on 2018 (89), and casualties rose from 107.

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

Collisions in 2019
123
Up 38% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
167
Up 56% on 2018
Fatal collisions
2
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Redditch in 2019

1.6% of collisions in Redditch in 2019 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Redditch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.6%
  • Serious2420%
  • Slight9779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious2515%
  • Slight14084%

Redditch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redditch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 250 in 1998. 2019 is highlighted, with 123, up 38% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (15%)
  • Tuesday10 (8.1%)
  • Wednesday26 (21%)
  • Thursday22 (18%)
  • Friday14 (11%)
  • Saturday18 (15%)
  • Sunday15 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (4.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (21%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5927 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (8.1%)
  • February10 (8.1%)
  • March10 (8.1%)
  • April9 (7.3%)
  • May12 (9.8%)
  • June12 (9.8%)
  • July7 (5.7%)
  • August11 (8.9%)
  • September12 (9.8%)
  • October11 (8.9%)
  • November11 (8.9%)
  • December8 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight100 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds105 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry82 (67%)
  • Wet or damp40 (33%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph82 (67%)
  • 40 mph29 (24%)
  • 60 mph4 (3.3%)
  • 70 mph7 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway92 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (11%)
  • Roundabout12 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (4.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redditch in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant106 (63%)
  • Pedestrian23 (14%)
  • Cyclist12 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (6%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1510 (6%)
  • 16 to 2018 (11%)
  • 21 to 2528 (17%)
  • 26 to 3533 (20%)
  • 36 to 4528 (17%)
  • 46 to 5515 (9%)
  • 56 to 6513 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7511 (6.6%)
  • Over 754 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider104 (62%)
  • Passenger40 (24%)
  • Pedestrian23 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car173 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle9 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redditch in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redditch had fewer road collisions than 308 of them in 2019.

Collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
300th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Redditch in 2019

Headless Cross & Oakenshaw, Redditch, B98 7XQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Redditch in 2019, with 21 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Redditch with the most crashes in 2019

The A441 had the most collisions in Redditch in 2019: 14, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redditch, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA441141602
2ndA4023101602
3rdB45046800
4thA41893301
5thB44973601
6thA4482300
7thB41842200
8thB40901100
9thB41601100

Towns in Redditch: crashes in 2019

Redditch itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 76.

Postcode districts in Redditch: crashes in 2019

B98 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redditch in 2019: 74.

Latest crashes in Redditch in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Redditch in 2019, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2019.

Severity

Redditch road accidents in other years