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B14 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,135 road traffic collisions in the B14 postcode district, Birmingham, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,642 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 84 were fatal and 898 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 62 collisions, up 2% on 2024 (61).

Collisions since 1979
5,135
525th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,642
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
84
88 people killed
Serious collisions
898
1,015 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
62
Up 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
74
Down 6% on 2024

Road collision statistics for B14

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal841.6%
  • Serious89817%
  • Slight4,15381%

What the data shows

  • B14 had 663 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 29% fewer than the 930 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in B14 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,219 children under 16 were killed or injured in B14, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in B14.

Where B14 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
525th
Most casualties
552nd
Most fatal collisions
453rd
Most serious collisions
546th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday729 (14%)
  • Tuesday703 (14%)
  • Wednesday726 (14%)
  • Thursday763 (15%)
  • Friday852 (17%)
  • Saturday807 (16%)
  • Sunday555 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,659 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,421 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,585 (89%)
  • Roundabout263 (5.1%)
  • Dual carriageway244 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph56 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph5,023 (98%)
  • 40 mph38 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph13 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,835 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds792 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds65 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds55 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist28 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds27 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other237 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded93 (1.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,257 (49%)
  • Pedestrian1,755 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist594 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist486 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant302 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant110 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant49 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant43 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant22 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

B14 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in B14, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in B14 peaked at 193 in 1980; 2025 had 62.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 62
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256274
20246179
20234761
20225778
20215977
20205570
20198498
20186585
201783100
201690107
201598131
20146781
201379101
201283111
201177110
2010106136
200999138
200887131
2007131173
2006103158
2005119144
2004107151
2003154200
2002148190
2001133188
2000147197
1999142194
1998116153
1997141191
1996119152
1995139178
1994133174
1993157200
1992124172
1991146191
1990130161
1989149195
1988134159
1987118142
198613
1985150179
1984180223
1983161194
1982155199
1981144178
1980193233
197922

Map of recent crashes in B14

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in B14

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in B14

The 24 most recent collisions in B14 happened between 13 October and 22 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in B14

The A435 has the most collisions in B14, 1,612 of 5,135 (31%), followed by the A4040 (382).

Collisions in B14 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4351,6122,05935282
2ndA4040382553162
3rdB4122213288137
4thB414696115111

Council areas covering B14

Collisions in B14 were recorded in 3 council areas. Birmingham has 5,062 of 5,135 (99%).

Collisions in B14 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBirmingham5,0626,54181880
2ndBromsgrove5374310
3rdSolihull192407

Towns in B14

Collisions in B14 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Birmingham (4,582) and Solihull (15).