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B27 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,244 road traffic collisions in the B27 postcode district, Birmingham, from 1980 to 2025, and 4,126 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 37 were fatal and 491 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 50 collisions, down 7% on 2024 (54).

Collisions since 1980
3,244
1,203rd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,126
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
37
40 people killed
Serious collisions
491
543 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
50
Down 7% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
61
Down 12% on 2024

Road collision statistics for B27

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal371.1%
  • Serious49115%
  • Slight2,71684%

What the data shows

  • B27 had 507 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 25% fewer than the 676 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in B27 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 796 children under 16 were killed or injured in B27, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in B27.

Where B27 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,203rd
Most casualties
1,271st
Most fatal collisions
1,608th
Most serious collisions
1,511th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday483 (15%)
  • Tuesday456 (14%)
  • Wednesday474 (15%)
  • Thursday448 (14%)
  • Friday598 (18%)
  • Saturday461 (14%)
  • Sunday324 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,344 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit873 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,420 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway602 (19%)
  • Roundabout166 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road51 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph3,063 (94%)
  • 40 mph161 (5%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,479 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds485 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist12 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other141 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded59 (1.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,167 (53%)
  • Pedestrian1,081 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist337 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist282 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant97 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant67 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant62 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

B27 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in B27, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in B27 peaked at 99 in 2006; 2025 had 50.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 50
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255061
20245469
20234762
20225167
20215371
20204060
20194360
20185676
20174858
20166586
20156289
20145878
20135267
20124861
20115380
201064101
200982108
200871102
200787121
200699135
200588111
20047081
200391105
200291109
200195110
200098123
199996133
19988196
199795125
199689112
19956999
19947184
19938096
19927999
19918497
199091101
198984103
19887487
19877694
198600
19856179
19847190
19838394
19827794
19817984
198088108

Map of recent crashes in B27

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in B27

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in B27

The 24 most recent collisions in B27 happened between 11 July and 26 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in B27

The A41 has the most collisions in B27, 726 of 3,244 (22%), followed by the A4040 (563).

Collisions in B27 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA417269027104
2ndA4040563709884
3rdB4514146208024
4thB4217122164214
5thB4146113146113

Council areas covering B27

Collisions in B27 were recorded in 2 council areas. Birmingham has 3,154 of 3,244 (97%).

Collisions in B27 by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBirmingham3,1544,01536476
2ndSolihull90111115

Towns in B27

Collisions in B27 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Birmingham (3,107) and Solihull (42).