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Redditch road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 73 road traffic collisions in Redditch in 2024, and 99 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2023 (72), and casualties rose from 91.

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

Collisions in 2024
73
Up 1% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
99
Up 9% on 2023
Fatal collisions
2
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Redditch in 2024

2.7% of collisions in Redditch in 2024 were fatal and 36% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Redditch from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal22.7%
  • Serious2636%
  • Slight4562%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal22%
  • Serious3030%
  • Slight6768%

Redditch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redditch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 250 in 1998. 2024 is highlighted, with 73, up 1% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 73
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (15%)
  • Tuesday13 (18%)
  • Wednesday18 (25%)
  • Thursday7 (9.6%)
  • Friday9 (12%)
  • Saturday10 (14%)
  • Sunday5 (6.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (4.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5910 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:598 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5914 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5925 (34%)
  • 18:00 to 20:598 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (15%)
  • February4 (5.5%)
  • March2 (2.7%)
  • April9 (12%)
  • May4 (5.5%)
  • June8 (11%)
  • July5 (6.8%)
  • August4 (5.5%)
  • September8 (11%)
  • October3 (4.1%)
  • November9 (12%)
  • December6 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight56 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds66 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (8.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry57 (78%)
  • Wet or damp14 (19%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1.4%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph46 (63%)
  • 40 mph14 (19%)
  • 50 mph1 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph2 (2.7%)
  • 70 mph9 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway56 (77%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout4 (5.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redditch in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant67 (68%)
  • Pedestrian15 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist6 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 101 (1%)
  • 11 to 155 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 209 (9.1%)
  • 21 to 2516 (16%)
  • 26 to 3528 (28%)
  • 36 to 4513 (13%)
  • 46 to 559 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 658 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 755 (5.1%)
  • Over 755 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider63 (64%)
  • Passenger21 (21%)
  • Pedestrian15 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car92 (78%)
  • Motorcycle9 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redditch in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redditch had fewer road collisions than 325 of them in 2024.

Collisions
326th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
326th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
308th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Redditch in 2024

Headless Cross & Oakenshaw, Redditch, B98 7XQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Redditch in 2024, with 9 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Redditch with the most crashes in 2024

The A441 had the most collisions in Redditch in 2024: 10, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redditch, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA441101514
2ndB41845600
3rdB44975800
4thB40963403
5thA40232201
6thA41892201
7thA4482201
8thB40901101
9thB41011200
10thB41601101
11thB45041100

Towns in Redditch: crashes in 2024

Redditch itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 44.

Postcode districts in Redditch: crashes in 2024

B98 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redditch in 2024: 46.

Latest crashes in Redditch in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Redditch in 2024, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2024.

Severity

Redditch road accidents in other years