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B16 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,395 road traffic collisions in the B16 postcode district, Birmingham, from 1980 to 2025, and 4,485 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 31 were fatal and 540 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 48 collisions, down 8% on 2024 (52).

Collisions since 1980
3,395
1,137th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,485
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
31
31 people killed
Serious collisions
540
608 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
48
Down 8% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
58
Down 9% on 2024

Road collision statistics for B16

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal310.9%
  • Serious54016%
  • Slight2,82483%

What the data shows

  • B16 had 560 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 13% fewer than the 647 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in B16 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 591 children under 16 were killed or injured in B16, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in B16.

Where B16 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,137th
Most casualties
1,159th
Most fatal collisions
1,815th
Most serious collisions
1,381st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday472 (14%)
  • Tuesday505 (15%)
  • Wednesday510 (15%)
  • Thursday518 (15%)
  • Friday551 (16%)
  • Saturday462 (14%)
  • Sunday377 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,215 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,142 (34%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown25 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,188 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway915 (27%)
  • Roundabout199 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road89 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph3,063 (90%)
  • 40 mph316 (9.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,509 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds497 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds40 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds34 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds21 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist12 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other184 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded96 (2.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,652 (59%)
  • Pedestrian998 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist264 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist238 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant122 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant104 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant80 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

B16 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in B16, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in B16 peaked at 108 in 2002; 2025 had 48.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 48
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254858
20245264
20235786
20225176
20216193
20204856
20197093
20186494
20175975
20165059
20155790
20146487
20135475
20125170
20115871
20106688
200973102
200883106
200769101
200672102
20056886
200493130
2003102141
2002108154
2001103138
2000102132
1999107157
199888118
199794134
199688109
19957496
199484109
199391116
199299131
19917391
199098107
19897897
198882101
19877488
198600
19856877
198479109
19838293
198291108
198183109
198079108

Map of recent crashes in B16

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in B16

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in B16

The 24 most recent collisions in B16 happened between 19 July and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in B16

The A456 has the most collisions in B16, 1,050 of 3,395 (31%), followed by the A4540 (372).

Collisions in B16 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4561,0501,45610159
2ndA4540372488263
3rdA4040292379254
4thB4136165240134
5thA457154198229
6thB4129134163023
7thB4125124177012
8thB412690115214
9thB4124486905
10thB4284172100

Council areas covering B16

Collisions in B16 were recorded in 2 council areas. Birmingham has 3,347 of 3,395 (99%).

Collisions in B16 by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBirmingham3,3474,41929530
2ndSandwell4866210

Town in B16

Of the 3,395 collisions in B16, 3,339 (98%) were in Birmingham.