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B24 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,819 road traffic collisions in the B24 postcode district, Birmingham, from 1980 to 2025, and 6,549 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 71 were fatal and 862 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 65 collisions, down 25% on 2024 (87).

Collisions since 1980
4,819
611th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,549
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
71
75 people killed
Serious collisions
862
1,000 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
65
Down 25% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
86
Down 28% on 2024

Road collision statistics for B24

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal711.5%
  • Serious86218%
  • Slight3,88681%

What the data shows

  • B24 had 816 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 11% fewer than the 916 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in B24 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 955 children under 16 were killed or injured in B24, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in B24.

Where B24 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
611th
Most casualties
574th
Most fatal collisions
656th
Most serious collisions
605th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday644 (13%)
  • Tuesday690 (14%)
  • Wednesday711 (15%)
  • Thursday751 (16%)
  • Friday842 (17%)
  • Saturday666 (14%)
  • Sunday515 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,387 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,383 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown26 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Dual carriageway2,667 (55%)
  • Single carriageway1,780 (37%)
  • Roundabout341 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph2,702 (56%)
  • 40 mph1,830 (38%)
  • 50 mph22 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph10 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph248 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,599 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds705 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds55 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds45 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds22 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist19 (0.4%)
  • Other228 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded146 (3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,139 (63%)
  • Pedestrian1,162 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist401 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist390 (6%)
  • Van occupant199 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant74 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant64 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)63 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant31 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

B24 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in B24, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in B24 peaked at 146 in 1980; 2025 had 65.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256586
202487119
202389119
202287116
20215782
20205870
201992130
2018116172
201793126
201672103
201593127
201470103
20136276
20126694
20117299
201093123
2009106152
2008103153
2007122184
2006129184
2005127171
2004126176
2003126169
2002143196
2001110147
2000124177
1999136185
1998110142
1997122172
1996119166
1995114164
1994141194
1993127179
1992120170
1991111143
1990143183
1989110148
1988126172
1987115152
198600
1985112146
1984118138
1983111147
1982114143
1981136168
1980146183

Map of recent crashes in B24

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in B24

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in B24

The 24 most recent collisions in B24 happened between 11 September and 26 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in B24

The A4097 has the most collisions in B24, 750 of 4,819 (16%), followed by the A4040 (700).

Collisions in B24 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40977501,08814157
2ndA40407001,0047117
3rdA45261777517114
4thB414852568810111
5thA38519746676
6thM6267434232
7thA5127122151221
8thA47709413
9thA38(M)9910

Council area for B24

B24 is in Birmingham, where police recorded 163,817 collisions from 1979 to 2025. B24 accounts for 2.9% of them.

Town in B24

Of the 4,819 collisions in B24, 4,609 (96%) were in Birmingham.