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B26 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,585 road traffic collisions in the B26 postcode district, Birmingham, from 1980 to 2025, and 4,689 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 70 were fatal and 565 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 55 collisions, up 2% on 2024 (54).

Collisions since 1980
3,585
1,044th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,689
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
70
72 people killed
Serious collisions
565
649 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
55
Up 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
71
Up 4% on 2024

Road collision statistics for B26

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal702%
  • Serious56516%
  • Slight2,95082%

What the data shows

  • B26 had 558 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 26% fewer than the 754 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in B26 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 640 children under 16 were killed or injured in B26, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in B26.

Where B26 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,044th
Most casualties
1,087th
Most fatal collisions
685th
Most serious collisions
1,314th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday509 (14%)
  • Tuesday503 (14%)
  • Wednesday503 (14%)
  • Thursday509 (14%)
  • Friday595 (17%)
  • Saturday517 (14%)
  • Sunday449 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,398 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,128 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown28 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,024 (56%)
  • Dual carriageway1,312 (37%)
  • Roundabout143 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road96 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph5 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph13 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph2,439 (68%)
  • 40 mph997 (28%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph122 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,743 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds499 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds38 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds25 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other176 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded68 (1.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,767 (59%)
  • Pedestrian876 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist378 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist324 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant119 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant93 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant76 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

B26 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in B26, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in B26 peaked at 123 in 2000; 2025 had 55.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 55
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255571
20245468
20234251
20226180
20215468
20203752
20196289
20186276
20176484
20166785
20157293
20145166
20136286
20125379
20116385
201071106
200975105
2008114161
200796140
200697131
2005107141
200491121
2003101126
2002104130
200191115
2000123180
199986105
199895128
199793119
19968198
199582113
199481103
199385116
199291112
199177107
199082106
198985103
198879104
198783104
198611
198590124
198493111
198390111
198294114
198194108
198094113

Map of recent crashes in B26

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in B26

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in B26

The 24 most recent collisions in B26 happened between 2 July and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in B26

The A45 has the most collisions in B26, 1,325 of 3,585 (37%), followed by the B4128 (78).

Collisions in B26 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA451,3251,81345224
2ndB412878104211
3rdA4040628706
4thB4438202212
5thB42591300
6thB40253500

Council areas covering B26

Collisions in B26 were recorded in 2 council areas. Birmingham has 3,279 of 3,585 (91%).

Collisions in B26 by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBirmingham3,2794,25457494
2ndSolihull3054341371

Towns in B26

Collisions in B26 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Birmingham (2,882) and Solihull (178).