Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on an unclassified road in Birmingham, 17 Dec 2025, 09:30
- BMW 1 Series and Toyota Prius
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201685032
Handsworth Wood, Birmingham, B20 2DU area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 487 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Handsworth Wood ward, Birmingham, from 2001 to 2025, with 636 casualties. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 61 were serious.
In 2025 there were 16 collisions here, up from 7 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 487
- 1,275th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 636
- 1.31 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 2
- 2 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 16
- 7 in 2024
Crash severity at the B20 2DU hotspot
63 of the 487 collisions here (13%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal20.4%
- Serious6113%
- Slight42487%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 2
- Seriously injured
- 62
- Slightly injured
- 572
- All casualties
- 636
Accidents by year at the B20 2DU hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 40 in 2005, against an average of 19 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the B20 2DU hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | 25 |
| 2024 | 7 | 9 |
| 2023 | 14 | 23 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 |
| 2020 | 15 | 22 |
| 2019 | 17 | 20 |
| 2018 | 12 | 19 |
| 2017 | 18 | 20 |
| 2016 | 20 | 22 |
| 2015 | 13 | 14 |
| 2014 | 12 | 18 |
| 2013 | 14 | 18 |
| 2012 | 18 | 26 |
| 2011 | 13 | 16 |
| 2010 | 14 | 17 |
| 2009 | 21 | 32 |
| 2008 | 20 | 26 |
| 2007 | 20 | 31 |
| 2006 | 21 | 31 |
| 2005 | 40 | 56 |
| 2004 | 36 | 48 |
| 2003 | 28 | 31 |
| 2002 | 30 | 36 |
| 2001 | 38 | 46 |
Map of crashes at the B20 2DU hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near B20 2DU.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Handsworth Wood, Birmingham, B20 2DU area accident hotspot
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- 48 crashes
- Fatal
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the B20 2DU 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
- Handsworth Wood
- Council area
- Birmingham
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- B20 2DU
- Postcode district
- B20
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 52.51347, -1.91971
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 17 December 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 1,275th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the B20 2DU hotspot
All 487 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Birmingham.
Accident hotspots near B20 2DU
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Birchfield, Birmingham, B20 3NF area, 0.8 km away, with 67 collisions.
- Birchfield, Birmingham, B20 3NF area0.8 km away, 84 casualties67 collisions
- Handsworth Wood, Birmingham, B20 1FF area1.1 km away, 363 casualties257 collisions
- Lozells, Birmingham, B19 1ES area1.3 km away, 784 casualties603 collisions
- Perry Barr, Birmingham, B42 1SG area1.5 km away, 345 casualties239 collisions
- Soho & Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham, B21 9SU area1.5 km away, 1,639 casualties1,233 collisions
- Holyhead, Birmingham, B21 8BG area1.6 km away, 1,107 casualties829 collisions
- Aston, Birmingham, B20 3DP area1.6 km away, 1,201 casualties896 collisions
- Lozells, Birmingham, B19 1SL area1.7 km away, 1,634 casualties1,196 collisions
All 487 crashes at the B20 2DU hotspot
Newest first, from 5 January 2001 to 17 December 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Mazda 3 crash on an unclassified road in Birmingham, 7 Dec 2025, 01:20
- Mazda 3, Volkswagen Golf and Skoda Octavia
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201679381
- Slight
Skoda Kodiaq crash on the B4124 in Birmingham, 26 Nov 2025, 15:35
- Skoda Kodiaq and Fiat Fiorino
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025201675424
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on the A4040 in Birmingham, 20 Nov 2025, 13:00
- Audi A3 and Volkswagen Polo
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025201671231
- Serious
Peugeot 2008 crash on the A4040 in Birmingham, 2 Nov 2025, 18:30
- Peugeot 2008 and Hyundai Amica
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201667778
- Slight
Honda Jazz crash on an unclassified road in Birmingham, 26 Oct 2025, 13:15
- Honda Jazz, Ford Focus and Audi A6
- 3 vehicles, 5 casualties
Ref 2025201659877
- Slight
BMW i4 crash on the B4124 in Birmingham, 14 Oct 2025, 08:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201654407
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A4040 in Birmingham, 11 Oct 2025, 14:03
- Volkswagen Polo and Honda Jazz
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201653411
- Slight
Volkswagen T-Cross crash on the B4124 in Birmingham, 25 Sep 2025, 15:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201646760
- Slight
Skoda Fabia crash on the B4124 in Birmingham, 3 Sep 2025, 20:30
- Skoda Fabia and Audi A4
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2025201637038
- Serious
Mercedes Gla Class crash on the A4040 in Birmingham, 27 Jun 2025, 10:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201608524
- Slight
Vauxhall Agila crash on the B4124 in Birmingham, 6 Jun 2025, 07:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201599328
- Slight
Toyota Corolla crash on the A4040 in Birmingham, 3 Jun 2025, 09:29
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201597951
- Slight
Toyota Avensis crash on an unclassified road in Birmingham, 23 May 2025, 09:02
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2025201593686
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Birmingham, 21 May 2025, 09:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201593251
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Birmingham, 20 Jan 2025, 15:31
- Vauxhall Corsa and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025201544837
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Birmingham, 20 Dec 2024, 13:05
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024201532925
- Slight
Vehicle crash on an unclassified road in Birmingham, 14 Nov 2024, 15:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024201526500
- Slight
Toyota Prius crash on the A4040 in Birmingham, 8 Nov 2024, 08:40
- Toyota Prius and Land Rover Range Rover Velar
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024201513817
- Slight
Seat Ibiza crash on the B4124 in Birmingham, 30 Oct 2024, 21:50
- Seat Ibiza, Seat Arona and a car
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024201511944
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the B4124 in Birmingham, 21 Sep 2024, 07:15
- Volkswagen Golf and Audi A1
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024201494172
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on an unclassified road in Birmingham, 20 May 2024, 18:13
- Audi A3 and Vauxhall Insignia
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024201485663
- Serious
Vauxhall Astra crash on the B4124 in Birmingham, 14 May 2024, 07:50
- Vauxhall Astra and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024201443646
- Serious
Vauxhall Zafira crash on the A4040 in Birmingham, 19 Dec 2023, 17:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023201423144
- Slight
Mercedes S Class crash on an unclassified road in Birmingham, 4 Nov 2023, 23:57
- Mercedes S Class and Mercedes C Class
- 2 vehicles, 6 casualties
Ref 2023201414327
- Slight
Seat Alhambra crash on the B4124 in Birmingham, 27 Oct 2023, 19:07
- Seat Alhambra and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023201383982
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Birmingham, 24 Aug 2023, 15:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023201396850
- Slight
Nissan X-Trail crash on the A4040 in Birmingham, 12 Jun 2023, 12:26
- Nissan X-Trail and Seat Ibiza
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2023201328509
- Slight
Peugeot 308 crash on the A4040 in Birmingham, 2 Jun 2023, 22:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023201416068
- Slight
Car crash on the B4124 in Birmingham, 27 May 2023, 17:40
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023201340154
- Slight
Smart Fortwo crash on the A4040 in Birmingham, 22 Apr 2023, 15:09
- Smart Fortwo and a mobility scooter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023201312704
- Slight
Nissan Micra crash on the A4040 in Birmingham, 17 Apr 2023, 18:02
- Nissan Micra, Audi TTS and Ford Fiesta
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2023201303878
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on the A4040 in Birmingham, 7 Apr 2023, 14:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023201306642
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Birmingham, 19 Feb 2023, 14:18
- Volkswagen Golf and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023201292376
- Slight
Chevrolet Matiz crash on the A4040 in Birmingham, 16 Feb 2023, 08:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023201284544
- Slight
Motorcycle crash on the A4040 in Birmingham, 30 Jan 2023, 19:00
- A motorcycle and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023201276026
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on the A4040 in Birmingham, 30 Jan 2023, 10:00
- BMW 1 Series and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023201287739
- Serious
Volkswagen Polo crash on an unclassified road in Birmingham, 16 Dec 2022, 09:38
- Volkswagen Polo and Volkswagen Caddymaxi
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022201264104
- Serious
Car crash on an unclassified road in Birmingham, 30 Nov 2022, 08:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022201255159
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Birmingham, 14 Nov 2022, 13:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022201276009
- Slight
Car crash on the B4124 in Birmingham, 16 Oct 2022, 02:09
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022201273317
- Slight
Alfa Romeo 159 crash on an unclassified road in Birmingham, 2 Oct 2022, 01:46
- Alfa Romeo 159, Toyota Prius and Ford Fiesta
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022201242380
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Birmingham, 24 Sep 2022, 22:55
- Ford Fiesta and Nissan Qashqai
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022201272867
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Birmingham, 4 Sep 2022, 19:45
- Ford Fiesta and Peugeot 106
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022201271201
- Slight
E-scooter crash on the A4040 in Birmingham, 23 Aug 2022, 17:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022201270758
- Slight
Land Rover Range Rover Velar crash on the A4040 in Birmingham, 11 Jul 2022, 10:00
- Land Rover Range Rover Velar and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022201269669
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Birmingham, 11 Jun 2022, 10:49
- Volkswagen Golf and Peugeot 2008
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022201213470
- Fatal
Vauxhall Insignia crash on an unclassified road in Birmingham, 5 Mar 2022, 14:48
- Vauxhall Insignia and Honda CBR
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022201160707