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B44 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,908 road traffic collisions in the B44 postcode district, Birmingham, from 1980 to 2025, and 5,022 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 55 were fatal and 675 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 59 collisions, level with 2024.

Collisions since 1980
3,908
923rd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,022
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
55
58 people killed
Serious collisions
675
730 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
59
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
80
Down 8% on 2024

Road collision statistics for B44

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal551.4%
  • Serious67517%
  • Slight3,17881%

What the data shows

  • B44 had 644 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 13% fewer than the 743 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in B44 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,130 children under 16 were killed or injured in B44, 23% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in B44.

Where B44 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
923rd
Most casualties
991st
Most fatal collisions
1,050th
Most serious collisions
1,006th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday532 (14%)
  • Tuesday551 (14%)
  • Wednesday589 (15%)
  • Thursday562 (14%)
  • Friday642 (16%)
  • Saturday605 (15%)
  • Sunday427 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,853 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit997 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown40 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,081 (53%)
  • Dual carriageway1,630 (42%)
  • Roundabout159 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph10 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph3,048 (78%)
  • 40 mph734 (19%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph108 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,949 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds524 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds49 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds43 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist22 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other179 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded118 (3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,688 (54%)
  • Pedestrian1,307 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist357 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist350 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant135 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant105 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant39 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

B44 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in B44, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in B44 peaked at 120 in 2001; 2025 had 59.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255980
20245987
20237087
20225887
20215463
20204466
201974109
20186783
201782101
201677103
201575111
20147497
20135175
20125271
201171109
20105579
20096992
200889112
2007106131
2006101129
2005108146
2004113143
2003113141
2002115150
2001120157
2000106130
1999101136
1998106135
1997105131
199685109
1995105128
199487113
199381100
199298128
199187105
199087113
198996109
198896118
198798122
198600
198593102
1984108135
198398123
1982105132
1981114134
198096110

Map of recent crashes in B44

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in B44

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in B44

The 24 most recent collisions in B44 happened between 14 August and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in B44

The A453 has the most collisions in B44, 616 of 3,908 (16%), followed by the B4138 (576).

Collisions in B44 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45361685910107
2ndB413857672115105
3rdB4149379481463
4thM6120207118
5thA404192126223
6thB4531121200
7thA4523300

Council areas covering B44

Collisions in B44 were recorded in 2 council areas. Birmingham has 3,880 of 3,908 (99%).

Collisions in B44 by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBirmingham3,8804,98553670
2ndWalsall263525

Towns in B44

Collisions in B44 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Birmingham (3,761) and Royal Sutton Coldfield (3).