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B23 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,900 road traffic collisions in the B23 postcode district, Birmingham, from 1980 to 2025, and 7,654 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 65 were fatal and 1,032 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 91 collisions, down 5% on 2024 (96).

Collisions since 1980
5,900
347th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,654
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
65
66 people killed
Serious collisions
1,032
1,145 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
91
Down 5% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
117
Level with 2024

Road collision statistics for B23

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal651.1%
  • Serious1,03217%
  • Slight4,80381%

What the data shows

  • B23 had 964 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 14% fewer than the 1,125 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in B23 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,191 children under 16 were killed or injured in B23, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in B23.

Where B23 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
347th
Most casualties
358th
Most fatal collisions
797th
Most serious collisions
360th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday850 (14%)
  • Tuesday841 (14%)
  • Wednesday825 (14%)
  • Thursday884 (15%)
  • Friday949 (16%)
  • Saturday885 (15%)
  • Sunday666 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,061 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,769 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown33 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit27 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,936 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway1,532 (26%)
  • Roundabout272 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road149 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph23 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph5,388 (91%)
  • 40 mph192 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph50 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph7 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph238 (4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,389 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds864 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds73 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds55 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds29 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist24 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.1%)
  • Other308 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded153 (2.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,320 (56%)
  • Pedestrian1,841 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist541 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist429 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant172 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant172 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant67 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)41 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant25 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

B23 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in B23, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in B23 peaked at 191 in 2002; 2025 had 91.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 91
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202591117
202496117
202399130
2022112164
202187110
202084110
201988119
201896118
2017104140
2016107153
2015100149
2014102130
2013101146
201292132
2011106141
2010114153
2009110153
2008132168
2007138181
2006130167
2005143194
2004175243
2003136172
2002191239
2001160212
2000157207
1999138180
1998155213
1997150208
1996149191
1995149200
1994150187
1993144186
1992161200
1991164203
1990157204
1989161190
1988124148
1987119154
198600
1985136167
1984150176
1983139162
1982157196
1981163200
1980183224

Map of recent crashes in B23

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in B23

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in B23

The 24 most recent collisions in B23 happened between 9 October and 16 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in B23

The A5127 has the most collisions in B23, 1,505 of 5,900 (26%), followed by the A4040 (760).

Collisions in B23 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA51271,5051,97119250
2ndA40407601,01912125
3rdB4531395500374
4thM6288429229
5thB4142275351547
6thA452172247232
7thA4537699015
8thB4139536607
9thA38(M)243607
10thA38232505
11thB41489902
12thM14500

Council area for B23

B23 is in Birmingham, where police recorded 163,817 collisions from 1979 to 2025. B23 accounts for 3.6% of them.

Towns in B23

Collisions in B23 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Birmingham (5,811) and Royal Sutton Coldfield (76).