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B46 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,543 road traffic collisions in the B46 postcode district, North Warwickshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,023 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 75 were fatal and 872 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 51 collisions, down 2% on 2024 (52).

Collisions since 1979
3,543
1,070th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,023
1.42 per collision
Fatal collisions
75
84 people killed
Serious collisions
872
1,072 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
51
Down 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
71
Down 4% on 2024

Road collision statistics for B46

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal752.1%
  • Serious87225%
  • Slight2,59673%

What the data shows

  • B46 had 525 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 26% fewer than the 714 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in B46 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 374 children under 16 were killed or injured in B46, 7.6% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in B46.

Where B46 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,070th
Most casualties
990th
Most fatal collisions
587th
Most serious collisions
585th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday494 (14%)
  • Tuesday487 (14%)
  • Wednesday558 (16%)
  • Thursday515 (15%)
  • Friday561 (16%)
  • Saturday486 (14%)
  • Sunday442 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,502 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit554 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting453 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,986 (56%)
  • Dual carriageway1,269 (36%)
  • Roundabout201 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road85 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph875 (25%)
  • 40 mph87 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph122 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph1,044 (29%)
  • 70 mph1,413 (40%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,914 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds418 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds44 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds38 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist31 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.2%)
  • Other56 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,533 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist530 (11%)
  • Pedestrian263 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist219 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant192 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)180 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant30 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant25 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

B46 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in B46, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in B46 peaked at 118 in 2005; 2025 had 51.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255171
20245274
20235371
20222834
20213850
20205179
20195592
20186388
201768103
20166695
201572111
201468101
20135985
20126992
201171103
20107597
20095678
200874104
200782103
200688108
2005118179
200494124
200386115
2002109135
200189118
200099138
199977113
199891148
1997114158
199676111
199584118
1994100145
199381107
199286125
19917597
199090137
198988123
198884131
19876396
19865579
19856795
19846189
19837899
198273112
198180118
198092127
197994147

Map of recent crashes in B46

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in B46

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in B46

The 24 most recent collisions in B46 happened between 8 August and 14 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in B46

The A446 has the most collisions in B46, 696 of 3,543 (20%), followed by the B4114 (595).

Collisions in B46 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA44669697121192
2ndB411459590313159
3rdM658090514119
4thB4117388482595
5thM42341519263
6thB4098208296556
7thB41187086123
8thB41164657211
9thA452334017
10thA514403
11thA473401

Council areas covering B46

Collisions in B46 were recorded in 5 council areas. North Warwickshire has 3,446 of 3,543 (97%).

Collisions in B46 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Warwickshire3,4464,88774856
2ndSolihull84122115
3rdBirmingham5501
4thNuneaton and Bedworth4500
5thStratford-on-Avon3300

Towns in B46

Collisions in B46 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Coleshill, North Warwickshire (597) and Water Orton (156).