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B34 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,458 road traffic collisions in the B34 postcode district, Birmingham, from 1980 to 2025, and 1,895 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 309 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 25 collisions, up 19% on 2024 (21).

Collisions since 1980
1,458
1,987th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,895
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
21
21 people killed
Serious collisions
309
361 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
25
Up 19% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
30
Up 30% on 2024

Road collision statistics for B34

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal211.4%
  • Serious30921%
  • Slight1,12877%

What the data shows

  • B34 had 200 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 29% fewer than the 281 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in B34 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 370 children under 16 were killed or injured in B34, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in B34.

Where B34 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,987th
Most casualties
2,037th
Most fatal collisions
2,133rd
Most serious collisions
1,982nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday190 (13%)
  • Tuesday162 (11%)
  • Wednesday212 (15%)
  • Thursday213 (15%)
  • Friday282 (19%)
  • Saturday236 (16%)
  • Sunday163 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight982 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit455 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,308 (90%)
  • Roundabout75 (5.1%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph5 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph1,319 (90%)
  • 40 mph132 (9.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,104 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds215 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.6%)
  • Other67 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,064 (56%)
  • Pedestrian400 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist188 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist138 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant29 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

B34 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in B34, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in B34 peaked at 60 in 1982; 2025 had 25.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 25
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252530
20242123
20231823
20221924
20211724
20201618
20191117
20182024
20172537
20162837
20152231
20142130
20132232
20123043
20113149
20102127
20094054
20082838
20074452
20062231
20053650
20043337
20033138
20023449
20012529
20002734
19991213
19982330
19975068
19964660
19954048
19945177
19933752
19923344
19913851
19903441
19893850
19883645
19872429
198600
19855771
19844858
19834660
19826068
19815881
19806068

Map of recent crashes in B34

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in B34

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in B34

The 24 most recent collisions in B34 happened between 11 January and 27 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in B34

The A47 has the most collisions in B34, 259 of 1,458 (18%), followed by the B4147 (113).

Collisions in B34 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47259340483
2ndB4147113160329
3rdB4114344706

Council areas covering B34

Collisions in B34 were recorded in 2 council areas. Birmingham has 1,229 of 1,458 (84%).

Collisions in B34 by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBirmingham1,2291,59917227
2ndSolihull229296482

Town in B34

Of the 1,458 collisions in B34, 1,286 (88%) were in Birmingham.