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B30 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,243 road traffic collisions in the B30 postcode district, Birmingham, from 1980 to 2025, and 5,564 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 50 were fatal and 758 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 47 collisions, down 2% on 2024 (48).

Collisions since 1980
4,243
793rd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,564
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
50
54 people killed
Serious collisions
758
888 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
47
Down 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
60
Up 9% on 2024

Road collision statistics for B30

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal501.2%
  • Serious75818%
  • Slight3,43581%

What the data shows

  • B30 had 565 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 28% fewer than the 785 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in B30 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 713 children under 16 were killed or injured in B30, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in B30.

Where B30 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
793rd
Most casualties
818th
Most fatal collisions
1,189th
Most serious collisions
823rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday603 (14%)
  • Tuesday612 (14%)
  • Wednesday601 (14%)
  • Thursday682 (16%)
  • Friday708 (17%)
  • Saturday613 (14%)
  • Sunday424 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,999 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,201 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown28 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,500 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway387 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout254 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road94 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph65 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph3,984 (94%)
  • 40 mph192 (4.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,198 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds578 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds52 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds46 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist26 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other216 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded103 (2.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,962 (53%)
  • Pedestrian1,136 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist580 (10%)
  • Cyclist465 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant190 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant115 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant58 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant23 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

B30 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in B30, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in B30 peaked at 145 in 1981; 2025 had 47.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 47
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254760
20244855
20235373
20225270
20214254
20204450
201978100
20186285
20176884
201671100
20157599
20147187
20136180
201281100
20117896
201074100
20097395
200887124
200791125
200694131
200599142
2004114144
2003100120
2002120154
2001105128
2000126169
1999113159
1998127172
1997126162
1996103150
1995106141
1994139179
199398130
1992108156
1991116143
1990104129
1989130175
1988103136
198794122
198644
1985102134
1984130157
1983110148
1982136171
1981145184
1980135187

Map of recent crashes in B30

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in B30

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in B30

The 24 most recent collisions in B30 happened between 10 June and 14 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in B30

The A441 has the most collisions in B30, 1,309 of 4,243 (31%), followed by the A4040 (650).

Collisions in B30 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4411,3091,68020221
2ndA40406508508133
3rdA38188243146
4thB4121188264438

Council areas covering B30

Collisions in B30 were recorded in 2 council areas. Birmingham has 4,239 of 4,243 (99.9%).

Collisions in B30 by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBirmingham4,2395,56050756
2ndWalsall4402

Town in B30

Of the 4,243 collisions in B30, 4,165 (98%) were in Birmingham.