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B20 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,460 road traffic collisions in the B20 postcode district, Birmingham, from 1980 to 2025, and 4,550 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 38 were fatal and 571 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 60 collisions, up 22% on 2024 (49).

Collisions since 1980
3,460
1,102nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,550
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
38
40 people killed
Serious collisions
571
653 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
60
Up 22% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
81
Up 7% on 2024

Road collision statistics for B20

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal381.1%
  • Serious57117%
  • Slight2,85182%

What the data shows

  • B20 had 553 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 13% fewer than the 636 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in B20 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 841 children under 16 were killed or injured in B20, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in B20.

Where B20 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,102nd
Most casualties
1,139th
Most fatal collisions
1,575th
Most serious collisions
1,295th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday500 (14%)
  • Tuesday447 (13%)
  • Wednesday515 (15%)
  • Thursday517 (15%)
  • Friday557 (16%)
  • Saturday514 (15%)
  • Sunday410 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,471 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit943 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit19 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,929 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway330 (9.5%)
  • Roundabout171 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph3,217 (93%)
  • 40 mph225 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,589 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds504 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds37 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds34 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist15 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other183 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded76 (2.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,630 (58%)
  • Pedestrian1,149 (25%)
  • Cyclist280 (6.2%)
  • Motorcyclist220 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant110 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant85 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant47 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

B20 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in B20, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in B20 peaked at 143 in 2001; 2025 had 60.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256081
20244976
20234763
20224952
20215364
20204568
20196392
20186782
20175375
20166782
20156590
20146394
20134762
20124362
20114259
201062101
200975101
200874101
200780115
200685119
2005109146
2004100129
2003102123
2002119155
2001143175
2000100130
1999106138
199882112
199780102
199668102
199594116
19948798
199389120
199286122
199186113
19907589
198992122
198881115
19877387
198600
19858199
198492120
19836072
19828899
198193116
198085111

Map of recent crashes in B20

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in B20

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in B20

The 24 most recent collisions in B20 happened between 23 September and 17 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in B20

The A4040 has the most collisions in B20, 850 of 3,460 (25%), followed by the B4124 (757).

Collisions in B20 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40408501,0989135
2ndB41247571,0676143
3rdA34336458864
4thB4144212310
5thB4137202302

Council area for B20

B20 is in Birmingham, where police recorded 163,817 collisions from 1979 to 2025. B20 accounts for 2.1% of them.

Town in B20

Of the 3,460 collisions in B20, 3,426 (99%) were in Birmingham.