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B38 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,863 road traffic collisions in the B38 postcode district, Birmingham, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,514 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 33 were fatal and 413 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 16 collisions, up from 12 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,863
1,814th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,514
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
33
34 people killed
Serious collisions
413
481 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
16
12 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
24
19 in 2024

Road collision statistics for B38

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal331.8%
  • Serious41322%
  • Slight1,41776%

What the data shows

  • B38 had 202 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 28% fewer than the 280 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in B38 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 514 children under 16 were killed or injured in B38, 21% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in B38.

Where B38 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,814th
Most casualties
1,848th
Most fatal collisions
1,756th
Most serious collisions
1,725th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday267 (14%)
  • Tuesday272 (15%)
  • Wednesday270 (14%)
  • Thursday272 (15%)
  • Friday285 (15%)
  • Saturday279 (15%)
  • Sunday218 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,331 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit417 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting91 (4.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,600 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway187 (10%)
  • Roundabout55 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,547 (83%)
  • 40 mph105 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph154 (8.3%)
  • 70 mph50 (2.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,420 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds237 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist16 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.4%)
  • Other91 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded33 (1.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,377 (55%)
  • Pedestrian575 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist229 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist151 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant76 (3%)
  • Van occupant50 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

B38 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in B38, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in B38 peaked at 82 in 1980; 2025 had 16.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 16
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251624
20241219
20231421
20221919
20212125
20202231
20193250
20182429
20172226
20162026
20152939
20141719
20133543
20122732
20113344
20102533
20092837
20081822
20073043
20063853
20053244
20044361
20034658
20024758
20014566
20006379
19994161
19985061
19976398
19965674
19955987
19945577
19936282
19924862
19914967
19906787
19894554
19884970
19875074
1986710
19857190
19844248
19835973
19826995
19817097
198082125
19791121

Map of recent crashes in B38

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in B38

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in B38

The 24 most recent collisions in B38 happened between 18 May 2024 and 27 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in B38

The A441 has the most collisions in B38, 411 of 1,863 (22%), followed by the A435 (40).

Collisions in B38 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4414115548109
2ndA4354073412

Council areas covering B38

Collisions in B38 were recorded in 3 council areas. Birmingham has 1,632 of 1,863 (88%).

Collisions in B38 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBirmingham1,6322,15422348
2ndBromsgrove2243521164
3rdRedditch7801

Town in B38

Of the 1,863 collisions in B38, 1,517 (81%) were in Birmingham.