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Longbridge & West Heath, Birmingham, B31 3PL area: accident hotspot

Police recorded 348 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Longbridge & West Heath ward, Birmingham, from 2001 to 2025, with 459 casualties. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 48 were serious.

In 2025 there were 16 collisions here, up from 7 in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
348
2,141st busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
459
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Collisions in 2025
16
7 in 2024

Crash severity at the B31 3PL hotspot

50 of the 348 collisions here (14%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious4814%
  • Slight29886%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
2
Seriously injured
51
Slightly injured
406
All casualties
459

Accidents by year at the B31 3PL hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 23 in 2004, against an average of 14 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the B31 3PL hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251620
202478
2023711
20221315
20211112
2020810
20191830
20181823
20171417
20161115
201588
201456
2013910
20122134
20111313
20101321
20091218
20081219
20071419
20061820
20052227
20042332
20031418
20021819
20012334

Map of crashes at the B31 3PL hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near B31 3PL.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Longbridge & West Heath, Birmingham, B31 3PL area accident hotspot

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  • 48 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the B31 3PL 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
Longbridge & West Heath
Council area
Birmingham
Nearest postcode to the centre
B31 3PL
Postcode district
B31
Centre (latitude, longitude)
52.39551, -1.96187
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
21 December 2025
Rank by collisions
2,141st of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the B31 3PL hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the B4096, with 71 of 348, followed by the A441 with 23.

Collisions at the B31 3PL hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB40967110407
2ndA441232803

Towns near the B31 3PL hotspot

312 of the 348 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Birmingham.

Accident hotspots near B31 3PL

The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Longbridge & West Heath, Birmingham, B31 3HR area, 1 km away, with 150 collisions.

All 348 crashes at the B31 3PL hotspot

Newest first, from 19 January 2001 to 21 December 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year