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Redditch road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 94 road traffic collisions in Redditch in 2021, and 138 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2020 (86), and casualties rose from 112.

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

Collisions in 2021
94
Up 9% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
138
Up 23% on 2020
Fatal collisions
2
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Redditch in 2021

2.1% of collisions in Redditch in 2021 were fatal and 34% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Redditch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal22.1%
  • Serious3234%
  • Slight6064%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.4%
  • Serious4331%
  • Slight9367%

Redditch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redditch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 250 in 1998. 2021 is highlighted, with 94, up 9% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (9.6%)
  • Tuesday16 (17%)
  • Wednesday18 (19%)
  • Thursday14 (15%)
  • Friday14 (15%)
  • Saturday9 (9.6%)
  • Sunday14 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5914 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5926 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:595 (5.3%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (4.3%)
  • February11 (12%)
  • March5 (5.3%)
  • April9 (9.6%)
  • May5 (5.3%)
  • June7 (7.4%)
  • July9 (9.6%)
  • August7 (7.4%)
  • September12 (13%)
  • October7 (7.4%)
  • November12 (13%)
  • December6 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight64 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds85 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (7.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Other1 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry58 (62%)
  • Wet or damp34 (36%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph48 (51%)
  • 40 mph23 (24%)
  • 60 mph9 (9.6%)
  • 70 mph13 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway61 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (19%)
  • Roundabout9 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (6.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redditch in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant91 (66%)
  • Pedestrian19 (14%)
  • Cyclist12 (8.7%)
  • Motorcyclist7 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant5 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1010 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 153 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2024 (17%)
  • 21 to 2520 (14%)
  • 26 to 3520 (14%)
  • 36 to 4524 (17%)
  • 46 to 5515 (11%)
  • 56 to 659 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 754 (2.9%)
  • Over 755 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider89 (64%)
  • Passenger30 (22%)
  • Pedestrian19 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car135 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle7 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redditch in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redditch had fewer road collisions than 312 of them in 2021.

Collisions
313th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
297th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
263rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Redditch in 2021

Central, Redditch, B98 8DU area and Headless Cross & Oakenshaw, Redditch, B98 7XQ area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Redditch in 2021, with 10 collisions each.

Roads in Redditch with the most crashes in 2021

The A441 had the most collisions in Redditch in 2021: 15, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redditch, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA441152213
2ndA402381103
3rdB449771504
4thA4484510
5thB41844502
6thB41012401
7thA41891100
8thB40901101
9thB40961101
10thB45041101

Towns in Redditch: crashes in 2021

Redditch itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 55.

Postcode districts in Redditch: crashes in 2021

B98 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redditch in 2021: 60.

Latest crashes in Redditch in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Redditch in 2021, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2021.

Severity

Redditch road accidents in other years