Slight
Mercedes Cla Class crash on the A4540 in Birmingham, 29 Dec 2025, 17:15
- Mercedes Cla Class and Volkswagen Polo
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025201689245
Bordesley & Highgate, Birmingham, B5 7HY area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 1,673 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Bordesley & Highgate ward, Birmingham, from 2001 to 2025, with 2,308 casualties. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 187 were serious.
In 2025 there were 56 collisions here, up from 51 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 1,673
- 109th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 2,308
- 1.38 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 11
- 16 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 56
- Up 10% on 2024
Crash severity at the B5 7HY hotspot
198 of the 1,673 collisions here (12%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal110.7%
- Serious18711%
- Slight1,47588%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 16
- Seriously injured
- 206
- Slightly injured
- 2,086
- All casualties
- 2,308
Accidents by year at the B5 7HY hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 97 in 2003, against an average of 67 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the B5 7HY hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 56
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 56 | 67 |
| 2024 | 51 | 77 |
| 2023 | 42 | 59 |
| 2022 | 63 | 109 |
| 2021 | 57 | 74 |
| 2020 | 49 | 68 |
| 2019 | 61 | 77 |
| 2018 | 68 | 86 |
| 2017 | 83 | 123 |
| 2016 | 69 | 106 |
| 2015 | 64 | 88 |
| 2014 | 63 | 87 |
| 2013 | 63 | 82 |
| 2012 | 35 | 49 |
| 2011 | 65 | 108 |
| 2010 | 50 | 68 |
| 2009 | 69 | 85 |
| 2008 | 73 | 89 |
| 2007 | 84 | 114 |
| 2006 | 69 | 93 |
| 2005 | 86 | 113 |
| 2004 | 83 | 113 |
| 2003 | 97 | 140 |
| 2002 | 88 | 121 |
| 2001 | 85 | 112 |
Map of crashes at the B5 7HY hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near B5 7HY.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Bordesley & Highgate, Birmingham, B5 7HY area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the B5 7HY hotspot
This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.
- Ward
- Bordesley & Highgate
- Council area
- Birmingham
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- B5 7HY
- Postcode district
- B5
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 52.46722, -1.89363
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 29 December 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 109th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the B5 7HY hotspot
All 1,673 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Birmingham.
Accident hotspots near B5 7HY
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Ladywood, Birmingham, B15 2BG area, 1 km away, with 302 collisions.
- Ladywood, Birmingham, B15 2BG area1 km away, 414 casualties302 collisions
- Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East, Birmingham, B12 8UH area1.1 km away, 560 casualties395 collisions
- Bordesley & Highgate, Birmingham, B12 0LL area1.1 km away, 333 casualties235 collisions
- Edgbaston, Birmingham, B5 7XA area1.3 km away, 920 casualties673 collisions
- Ladywood, Birmingham, B2 4DH area1.3 km away, 3,245 casualties2,554 collisions
- Bordesley Green, Birmingham, B10 0BW area1.5 km away, 2,787 casualties1,970 collisions
- Moseley, Birmingham, B13 8AL area1.6 km away, 1,321 casualties1,029 collisions
- Bordesley & Highgate, Birmingham, B5 5RT area1.6 km away, 1,416 casualties1,048 collisions
All 1,673 crashes at the B5 7HY hotspot
Newest first, from 5 January 2001 to 29 December 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
- Slight
Honda Jazz crash on the A4540 in Birmingham, 22 Dec 2025, 17:08
- Honda Jazz and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201686982
- Slight
Mercedes A Class crash on the A4540 in Birmingham, 21 Dec 2025, 05:14
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201686330
- Serious
Toyota Prius crash on the A38 in Birmingham, 19 Dec 2025, 21:23
- Toyota Prius and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201685946
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A4540 in Birmingham, 10 Dec 2025, 08:39
- Vauxhall Corsa and Mercedes GLC Class
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201680877
- Slight
Triumph Speed Triple crash on the A4540 in Birmingham, 8 Dec 2025, 12:55
- Triumph Speed Triple and Maserati Ghibli
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201680782
- Slight
Mitsubishi Colt crash on the A441 in Birmingham, 27 Nov 2025, 18:50
- Mitsubishi Colt and Nissan Juke
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201674896
- Serious
Car crash on an unclassified road in Birmingham, 27 Nov 2025, 16:44
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201674926
- Slight
Toyota Prius crash on an unclassified road in Birmingham, 15 Nov 2025, 18:57
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201669111
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on an unclassified road in Birmingham, 10 Nov 2025, 23:45
- BMW 3 Series and 2 cars
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025201666450
- Serious
Audi A1 crash on the A38 in Birmingham, 2 Nov 2025, 19:00
- Audi A1 and Honda WW125
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201662688
- Slight
Bicycle crash on the A38 in Birmingham, 29 Oct 2025, 20:30
- 2 bicycles
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201667814
- Slight
Vauxhall Mokka crash on the A38 in Birmingham, 25 Oct 2025, 15:40
- Vauxhall Mokka and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201659232
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Birmingham, 11 Oct 2025, 23:15
- Vauxhall Corsa and Nissan X-Trail
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025201653816
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A4540 in Birmingham, 26 Sep 2025, 13:40
- Volkswagen Polo and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201648185
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Birmingham, 9 Sep 2025, 22:13
- Vauxhall Corsa and Volkswagen Touran
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201640007
- Slight
Toyota Prius crash on the A4540 in Birmingham, 2 Sep 2025, 18:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201637767
- Slight
Skoda Fabia crash on the A38 in Birmingham, 8 Aug 2025, 22:45
- Skoda Fabia and Skoda Octavia
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201627291
- Slight
Peugeot 108 crash on the A38 in Birmingham, 3 Aug 2025, 00:05
- Peugeot 108 and Audi A1
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201624450
- Slight
BMW i4 crash on the A38 in Birmingham, 26 Jul 2025, 17:25
- BMW i4, Volvo XC60 and Tesla Model 3
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201621199
- Slight
Lexus UX 250 crash on the A4540 in Birmingham, 22 Jul 2025, 18:51
- Lexus UX 250 and Nissan Note
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201619810
- Serious
Seat Leon crash on an unclassified road in Birmingham, 22 Jul 2025, 02:14
- Seat Leon, Toyota Corolla and Volvo V60
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201619195
- Serious
BMW 5 Series crash on an unclassified road in Birmingham, 16 Jul 2025, 10:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201616830
- Slight
Honda WW125 crash on the A38 in Birmingham, 8 Jul 2025, 23:32
- Honda WW125 and Fiat 500
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201615874
- Slight
Taxi crash on the A38 in Birmingham, 25 Jun 2025, 09:48
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201607440
- Slight
Renault Megane crash on the A4540 in Birmingham, 25 Jun 2025, 01:31
- Renault Megane and Audi A3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201607296
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A38 in Birmingham, 13 Jun 2025, 10:20
- 2 Volkswagen Golfs
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201603044
- Slight
Toyota Corolla crash on an unclassified road in Birmingham, 12 Jun 2025, 06:40
- Toyota Corolla and Mazda 2
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201601727
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A38 in Birmingham, 31 May 2025, 15:45
- Ford Focus, Vauxhall Corsa and Audi A4
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025201597064
- Slight
Seat Leon crash on the A4540 in Birmingham, 23 May 2025, 19:00
- Seat Leon, Mercedes Sprinter and Lexus CT 200
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201594049
- Slight
Audi crash on the A4540 in Birmingham, 22 May 2025, 15:00
- Audi and Fiat 500
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201594528
- Slight
Car crash on the A441 in Birmingham, 21 May 2025, 14:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201593289
- Slight
Toyota crash on the A4540 in Birmingham, 18 May 2025, 15:47
- Toyota and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025201595461
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on an unclassified road in Birmingham, 4 May 2025, 05:00
- BMW 1 Series and Nissan Qashqai
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025201585706
- Slight
Mercedes crash on the A38 in Birmingham, 25 Apr 2025, 07:15
- Mercedes and Audi A3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201581892
- Slight
Seat Ibiza crash on an unclassified road in Birmingham, 23 Apr 2025, 19:25
- Seat Ibiza and Piaggio Liberty
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201581614
- Slight
Audi A6 crash on an unclassified road in Birmingham, 16 Apr 2025, 21:08
- Audi A6 and Audi RS6
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201578843
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A4540 in Birmingham, 11 Apr 2025, 15:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201578463
- Slight
Toyota Corolla crash on an unclassified road in Birmingham, 10 Apr 2025, 16:09
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201576410
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on an unclassified road in Birmingham, 4 Apr 2025, 23:45
- Toyota Yaris and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025201574361
- Slight
BMW X5 crash on an unclassified road in Birmingham, 18 Mar 2025, 16:15
- BMW X5 and Mercedes E Class
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201567643
- Slight
Peugeot 107 crash on an unclassified road in Birmingham, 15 Mar 2025, 17:57
- Peugeot 107 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201567459
- Slight
Kia Picanto crash on an unclassified road in Birmingham, 8 Mar 2025, 19:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201562732
- Slight
Lexus IS 250 crash on the A4540 in Birmingham, 6 Mar 2025, 21:45
- Lexus IS 250, Vauxhall Corsa and Vauxhall Astra
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025201562236
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A4540 in Birmingham, 5 Mar 2025, 08:00
- Vauxhall Corsa and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201561936
- Slight
London Taxis Int. TX4 crash on the A4540 in Birmingham, 23 Feb 2025, 05:30
- London Taxis Int. TX4 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201557589
- Slight
Volkswagen T-Roc crash on the A4540 in Birmingham, 9 Feb 2025, 19:45
- Volkswagen T-Roc and Audi A6
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025201552894
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A441 in Birmingham, 2 Feb 2025, 14:56
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201549476