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Redditch road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 77 road traffic collisions in Redditch in 2022, and 111 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 17 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2021 (94), and casualties fell from 138.

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

Collisions in 2022
77
Down 18% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
111
Down 20% on 2021
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
17
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Redditch in 2022

None of the collisions in Redditch in 2022 were fatal and 22% were serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Redditch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1722%
  • Slight6078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1715%
  • Slight9485%

Redditch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redditch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 250 in 1998. 2022 is highlighted, with 77, down 18% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 77
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (13%)
  • Tuesday9 (12%)
  • Wednesday12 (16%)
  • Thursday14 (18%)
  • Friday12 (16%)
  • Saturday11 (14%)
  • Sunday9 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (6.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:598 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5914 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5920 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593 (3.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (5.2%)
  • February6 (7.8%)
  • March8 (10%)
  • April3 (3.9%)
  • May6 (7.8%)
  • June8 (10%)
  • July3 (3.9%)
  • August6 (7.8%)
  • September7 (9.1%)
  • October8 (10%)
  • November8 (10%)
  • December10 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight56 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds71 (92%)
  • Raining, no high winds4 (5.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry56 (73%)
  • Wet or damp17 (22%)
  • Frost or ice3 (3.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph60 (78%)
  • 40 mph11 (14%)
  • 60 mph3 (3.9%)
  • 70 mph3 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway65 (84%)
  • Roundabout6 (7.8%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redditch in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant66 (59%)
  • Pedestrian13 (12%)
  • Cyclist11 (9.9%)
  • Motorcyclist8 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 106 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 154 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2012 (11%)
  • 21 to 258 (7.2%)
  • 26 to 3523 (21%)
  • 36 to 4521 (19%)
  • 46 to 5513 (12%)
  • 56 to 6512 (11%)
  • 66 to 755 (4.5%)
  • Over 757 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider69 (62%)
  • Passenger29 (26%)
  • Pedestrian13 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car102 (68%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle8 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redditch in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redditch had fewer road collisions than 324 of them in 2022.

Collisions
325th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
319th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 20 other areas
Serious collisions
328th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Redditch in 2022

Central, Redditch, B98 8DU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Redditch in 2022, with 15 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Redditch with the most crashes in 2022

The A441 had the most collisions in Redditch in 2022: 6, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redditch, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4416701
2ndB44975801
3rdA402341001
4thA41894502
5thB40961100
6thB41011300
7thB41601400
8thB41841100
9thB45041100

Towns in Redditch: crashes in 2022

Redditch itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 49.

Postcode districts in Redditch: crashes in 2022

B98 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redditch in 2022: 53.

Latest crashes in Redditch in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Redditch in 2022, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2022.

Severity

Redditch road accidents in other years