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B18 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,862 road traffic collisions in the B18 postcode district, Birmingham, from 1980 to 2025, and 5,293 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 47 were fatal and 589 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 58 collisions, down 28% on 2024 (80).

Collisions since 1980
3,862
942nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,293
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
47
51 people killed
Serious collisions
589
666 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
58
Down 28% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
77
Down 24% on 2024

Road collision statistics for B18

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal471.2%
  • Serious58915%
  • Slight3,22684%

What the data shows

  • B18 had 655 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 17% fewer than the 789 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in B18 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 793 children under 16 were killed or injured in B18, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in B18.

Where B18 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
942nd
Most casualties
901st
Most fatal collisions
1,276th
Most serious collisions
1,237th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday557 (14%)
  • Tuesday568 (15%)
  • Wednesday565 (15%)
  • Thursday618 (16%)
  • Friday615 (16%)
  • Saturday505 (13%)
  • Sunday434 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,643 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,174 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,189 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway475 (12%)
  • Roundabout125 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road66 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph20 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph3,700 (96%)
  • 40 mph135 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,926 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds526 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds46 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds45 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other184 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded113 (2.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,244 (61%)
  • Pedestrian1,195 (23%)
  • Cyclist231 (4.4%)
  • Motorcyclist204 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant146 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant103 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant91 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant27 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

B18 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in B18, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in B18 peaked at 137 in 2002; 2025 had 58.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 58
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255877
202480101
20235984
20225768
202186122
20204861
201976107
201878112
20175681
20165773
201592121
201487128
20136190
20125279
20115583
201062102
200977110
200895124
2007108155
2006100152
2005118161
2004111157
2003112155
2002137183
2001125163
2000110167
1999129192
1998100144
199797144
199690140
19957895
199491128
199391129
199289124
199188109
199082110
198989126
198897116
198778102
198600
198574103
198488101
19837188
198294109
19818294
198097123

Map of recent crashes in B18

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in B18

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in B18

The 24 most recent collisions in B18 happened between 16 August and 22 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in B18

The A457 has the most collisions in B18, 1,002 of 3,862 (26%), followed by the A41 (447).

Collisions in B18 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4571,0021,35210151
2ndA414476271267
3rdA4040424600465
4thA4540305443335
5thB410070103213
6thB4135576605
7thB4126122102
8thB412491100

Council areas covering B18

Collisions in B18 were recorded in 2 council areas. Birmingham has 3,825 of 3,862 (99%).

Collisions in B18 by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBirmingham3,8255,25145583
2ndSandwell374226

Town in B18

Of the 3,862 collisions in B18, 3,740 (97%) were in Birmingham.