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B28 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,134 road traffic collisions in the B28 postcode district, Birmingham, from 1980 to 2025, and 4,167 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 43 were fatal and 510 were serious.

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

Collisions since 1980
3,134
1,253rd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,167
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
43
47 people killed
Serious collisions
510
595 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
60
Up 22% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
87
Up 53% on 2024

Road collision statistics for B28

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal431.4%
  • Serious51016%
  • Slight2,58182%

What the data shows

  • B28 had 501 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 20% fewer than the 625 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in B28 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 597 children under 16 were killed or injured in B28, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in B28.

Where B28 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,253rd
Most casualties
1,260th
Most fatal collisions
1,403rd
Most serious collisions
1,463rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday480 (15%)
  • Tuesday424 (14%)
  • Wednesday444 (14%)
  • Thursday477 (15%)
  • Friday532 (17%)
  • Saturday435 (14%)
  • Sunday342 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,163 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit926 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown29 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,018 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway817 (26%)
  • Roundabout283 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph2,760 (88%)
  • 40 mph364 (12%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,308 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds503 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds34 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds33 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist13 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other174 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded49 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,488 (60%)
  • Pedestrian779 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist322 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist321 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant89 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant74 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant57 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

B28 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in B28, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in B28 peaked at 97 in 1984; 2025 had 60.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256087
20244957
20235878
20225870
20213550
20203345
20195976
20184863
20175481
20164765
20156185
20145073
20134973
20125286
20116081
20105888
200962100
200885128
200779117
200669107
200573100
20047392
20038097
20027095
200184115
200095133
199994126
199885124
199785109
199690111
19956785
19947598
19936688
199292107
19915672
19907486
198987112
198884106
198790104
198600
19856178
198497121
19836987
198297117
198187107
19807787

Map of recent crashes in B28

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in B28

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in B28

The 24 most recent collisions in B28 happened between 30 August and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in B28

The A34 has the most collisions in B28, 1,117 of 3,134 (36%), followed by the A4040 (314).

Collisions in B28 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA341,1171,49521203
2ndA4040314388446
3rdB4217192315120
4thB40258210719
5thB41467910219

Council areas covering B28

Collisions in B28 were recorded in 2 council areas. Birmingham has 3,080 of 3,134 (98%).

Collisions in B28 by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBirmingham3,0804,10442495
2ndSolihull5463115

Towns in B28

Collisions in B28 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Birmingham (3,064) and Solihull (14).