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B45 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,857 road traffic collisions in the B45 postcode district, Birmingham, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,716 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 70 were fatal and 568 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 30 collisions, up 11% on 2024 (27).

Collisions since 1979
2,857
1,367th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
3,716
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
70
75 people killed
Serious collisions
568
663 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
30
Up 11% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
42
Up 24% on 2024

Road collision statistics for B45

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal702.5%
  • Serious56820%
  • Slight2,21978%

What the data shows

  • B45 had 343 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 20% fewer than the 427 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in B45 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 646 children under 16 were killed or injured in B45, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in B45.

Where B45 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,367th
Most casualties
1,407th
Most fatal collisions
685th
Most serious collisions
1,305th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday419 (15%)
  • Tuesday393 (14%)
  • Wednesday411 (14%)
  • Thursday395 (14%)
  • Friday451 (16%)
  • Saturday432 (15%)
  • Sunday356 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,971 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit738 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting106 (3.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit23 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,865 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway822 (29%)
  • Roundabout117 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road43 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph15 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph1,752 (61%)
  • 40 mph739 (26%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph163 (5.7%)
  • 70 mph183 (6.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,178 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds419 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds37 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds33 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist26 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds21 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other108 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded31 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,084 (56%)
  • Pedestrian713 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist409 (11%)
  • Cyclist305 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant75 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant67 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

B45 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in B45, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in B45 peaked at 114 in 1981; 2025 had 30.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 30
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253042
20242734
20232734
20224160
20212531
20202830
20193644
20184453
20174853
20163758
20154154
20142934
20133747
20124963
20114763
20103954
20093348
20084654
20075373
20065367
20054657
20046484
20035675
200274101
200176100
20006687
19997593
19985894
19977187
19967497
199576104
199479117
19937091
199282106
199184103
199097130
198991105
198878107
19877291
19863442
19857798
1984102119
198384110
1982110145
1981114143
1980114151
19796383

Map of recent crashes in B45

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in B45

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in B45

The 24 most recent collisions in B45 happened between 18 March and 22 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in B45

The A38 has the most collisions in B45, 546 of 2,857 (19%), followed by the B4120 (411).

Collisions in B45 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3854667825112
2ndB4120411550786
3rdB4096140191629
4thM42487927
5thM5406036
6thB40903600

Council areas covering B45

Collisions in B45 were recorded in 2 council areas. Birmingham has 1,477 of 2,857 (52%).

Collisions in B45 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBirmingham1,4771,86931291
2ndBromsgrove1,3761,84139276

Towns in B45

Collisions in B45 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Birmingham (2,159) and Barnt Green (169).