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B33 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,561 road traffic collisions in the B33 postcode district, Birmingham, from 1980 to 2025, and 5,969 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 49 were fatal and 752 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 83 collisions, up 26% on 2024 (66).

Collisions since 1980
4,561
689th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,969
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
49
50 people killed
Serious collisions
752
831 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
83
Up 26% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
104
Up 22% on 2024

Road collision statistics for B33

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal491.1%
  • Serious75216%
  • Slight3,76082%

What the data shows

  • B33 had 732 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 16% fewer than the 874 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in B33 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,252 children under 16 were killed or injured in B33, 21% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in B33.

Where B33 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
689th
Most casualties
710th
Most fatal collisions
1,220th
Most serious collisions
834th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday689 (15%)
  • Tuesday612 (13%)
  • Wednesday678 (15%)
  • Thursday694 (15%)
  • Friday789 (17%)
  • Saturday597 (13%)
  • Sunday502 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,182 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,330 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown28 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,894 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway331 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout227 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road98 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph15 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph4,443 (97%)
  • 40 mph100 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,489 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds622 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds43 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds35 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist21 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other245 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded85 (1.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,250 (54%)
  • Pedestrian1,465 (25%)
  • Cyclist436 (7.3%)
  • Motorcyclist422 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant155 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant126 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant43 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant25 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

B33 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in B33, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in B33 peaked at 154 in 2000; 2025 had 83.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 83
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202583104
20246685
202371102
202289111
20217191
20206384
20196289
201874101
201781120
201672101
201583111
201497132
201375103
20126289
20117399
201085127
2009108146
200889131
2007101145
2006101130
2005119151
2004129175
2003127162
2002133177
2001138181
2000154207
1999144186
1998113144
1997129172
1996109128
1995110148
1994112143
199398132
1992102131
1991101122
1990112157
198997119
198897116
198787105
198600
1985117149
1984125156
1983126155
1982119140
1981128163
1980129149

Map of recent crashes in B33

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in B33

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in B33

The 24 most recent collisions in B33 happened between 29 September and 26 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in B33

The B4128 has the most collisions in B33, 756 of 4,561 (17%), followed by the A4040 (583).

Collisions in B33 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB41287561,02314130
2ndA4040583777672

Council areas covering B33

Collisions in B33 were recorded in 2 council areas. Birmingham has 4,550 of 4,561 (99.8%).

Collisions in B33 by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBirmingham4,5505,95749749
2ndSolihull111203

Town in B33

Of the 4,561 collisions in B33, 4,482 (98%) were in Birmingham.