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Redditch road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 86 road traffic collisions in Redditch in 2020, and 112 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 17 were serious.

Collisions were down 30% on 2019 (123), and casualties fell from 167.

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

Collisions in 2020
86
Down 30% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
112
Down 33% on 2019
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
17
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Redditch in 2020

None of the collisions in Redditch in 2020 were fatal and 20% were serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Redditch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1720%
  • Slight6980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1715%
  • Slight9585%

Redditch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redditch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 250 in 1998. 2020 is highlighted, with 86, down 30% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 86
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (15%)
  • Tuesday12 (14%)
  • Wednesday11 (13%)
  • Thursday12 (14%)
  • Friday21 (24%)
  • Saturday8 (9.3%)
  • Sunday9 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:598 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5911 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5913 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5927 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (13%)
  • February6 (7%)
  • March5 (5.8%)
  • April3 (3.5%)
  • May4 (4.7%)
  • June4 (4.7%)
  • July8 (9.3%)
  • August9 (10%)
  • September8 (9.3%)
  • October11 (13%)
  • November10 (12%)
  • December7 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight60 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (3.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds70 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry48 (56%)
  • Wet or damp35 (41%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph53 (62%)
  • 40 mph25 (29%)
  • 60 mph4 (4.7%)
  • 70 mph4 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway69 (80%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (8.1%)
  • Roundabout6 (7%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (4.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redditch in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant73 (65%)
  • Pedestrian15 (13%)
  • Cyclist13 (12%)
  • Van occupant5 (4.5%)
  • Motorcyclist4 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 101 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 158 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 206 (5.4%)
  • 21 to 2516 (14%)
  • 26 to 3529 (26%)
  • 36 to 4517 (15%)
  • 46 to 5510 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 657 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7511 (9.8%)
  • Over 757 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider76 (68%)
  • Passenger21 (19%)
  • Pedestrian15 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car112 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (8.7%)
  • Motorcycle5 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redditch in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redditch had fewer road collisions than 313 of them in 2020.

Collisions
314th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
315th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 29 other areas
Serious collisions
318th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Redditch in 2020

Central, Redditch, B98 8DU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Redditch in 2020, with 19 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Redditch with the most crashes in 2020

The A441 had the most collisions in Redditch in 2020: 9.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redditch, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA44191200
2ndA40235801
3rdA41893401
4thB41843600
5thB44973301
6thB45042300
7thA4481100
8thB40961200
9thB41601100

Towns in Redditch: crashes in 2020

Redditch itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 56.

Postcode districts in Redditch: crashes in 2020

B98 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redditch in 2020: 51.

Latest crashes in Redditch in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Redditch in 2020, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Redditch road accidents in other years