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Unclassified road crash in Birmingham B10 on 20 December 2025 at 10:38 involving a Volkswagen Polo

A Volkswagen Polo and a Volkswagen Passat were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Birmingham at 10:38 on Saturday 20 December 2025. The 24-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen Polo and the 55-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Passat were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Dec 2025
Saturday, 10:38
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Polo and Volkswagen Passat
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.46875, longitude -1.85608, in the B10 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birmingham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bordesley Green, Birmingham, B9 5PN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Birmingham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025201685872
Council area
Birmingham
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 28 July 2021.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,197 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Polo)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Passat)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

Data source

This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 2025201685872 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Birmingham road accident statistics for 2025.