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B13 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,495 road traffic collisions in the B13 postcode district, Birmingham, from 1980 to 2025, and 5,864 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 39 were fatal and 787 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 59 collisions, down 8% on 2024 (64).

Collisions since 1980
4,495
706th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,864
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
39
42 people killed
Serious collisions
787
875 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
59
Down 8% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
84
Up 4% on 2024

Road collision statistics for B13

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal390.9%
  • Serious78718%
  • Slight3,66982%

What the data shows

  • B13 had 648 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 23% fewer than the 838 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in B13 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 965 children under 16 were killed or injured in B13, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in B13.

Where B13 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
706th
Most casualties
738th
Most fatal collisions
1,538th
Most serious collisions
762nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday630 (14%)
  • Tuesday664 (15%)
  • Wednesday674 (15%)
  • Thursday689 (15%)
  • Friday753 (17%)
  • Saturday604 (13%)
  • Sunday481 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,144 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,305 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown30 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,983 (89%)
  • Roundabout338 (7.5%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph64 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph4,422 (98%)
  • 40 mph7 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,388 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds679 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds46 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds41 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds28 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist20 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other210 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded80 (1.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,204 (55%)
  • Pedestrian1,329 (23%)
  • Cyclist531 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist457 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant127 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant101 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant53 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant26 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

B13 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in B13, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in B13 peaked at 162 in 1980; 2025 had 59.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 59
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255984
20246481
20236386
20227097
20216074
20204559
20196380
20186476
201780115
20168096
201585124
20146583
20136479
20125671
20116993
201098131
200986123
2008103130
2007106148
2006106144
2005107145
2004101130
2003106132
2002121145
2001134185
2000138173
1999122165
1998110152
1997120173
1996124166
1995121164
1994112140
1993123174
1992120166
1991124150
1990115146
1989107130
198897132
1987103121
198600
1985118140
1984131158
1983130160
1982140181
1981123148
1980162214

Map of recent crashes in B13

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in B13

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in B13

The 24 most recent collisions in B13 happened between 4 September and 21 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in B13

The A435 has the most collisions in B13, 720 of 4,495 (16%), followed by the B4217 (623).

Collisions in B13 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4357209249125
2ndB4217623823996
3rdA4040396507160
4thB4146105135017
5thA346068013
6thB412771102

Council area for B13

B13 is in Birmingham, where police recorded 163,817 collisions from 1979 to 2025. B13 accounts for 2.7% of them.

Town in B13

Of the 4,495 collisions in B13, 4,444 (99%) were in Birmingham.