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B47 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 850 road traffic collisions in the B47 postcode district, Bromsgrove, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,188 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 189 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 7 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
850
2,264th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,188
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
22
24 people killed
Serious collisions
189
224 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
7 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
9
7 in 2024

Road collision statistics for B47

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal222.6%
  • Serious18922%
  • Slight63975%

What the data shows

  • B47 had 101 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 35% fewer than the 155 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in B47 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 159 children under 16 were killed or injured in B47, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in B47.

Where B47 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,264th
Most casualties
2,256th
Most fatal collisions
2,104th
Most serious collisions
2,269th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday119 (14%)
  • Tuesday133 (16%)
  • Wednesday124 (15%)
  • Thursday105 (12%)
  • Friday134 (16%)
  • Saturday127 (15%)
  • Sunday108 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight588 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit175 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway624 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway145 (17%)
  • Roundabout77 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph476 (56%)
  • 40 mph117 (14%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph76 (8.9%)
  • 70 mph175 (21%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds684 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds106 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other20 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant758 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist132 (11%)
  • Cyclist119 (10%)
  • Pedestrian110 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant37 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

B47 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in B47, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in B47 peaked at 37 in 1984; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202579
202477
20231113
20221414
2021914
202068
20191320
20181113
20171012
20161318
20151724
20141115
2013910
20121321
20112132
20101522
20091824
20081727
20071721
20061722
20051827
20041217
20032740
20021424
20012432
20001529
19992426
19982023
19971826
19961719
19951730
19941923
19931418
19921725
19911827
19902539
19892032
19882534
19872033
19861518
19852733
19843756
19833542
19822536
19812842
19803249
19793142

Map of recent crashes in B47

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in B47

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in B47

The 24 most recent collisions in B47 happened between 10 February 2023 and 10 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in B47

The A435 has the most collisions in B47, 224 of 850 (26%), followed by the A4040 (7).

Collisions in B47 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4352242991358
2ndA404071002

Council areas covering B47

Collisions in B47 were recorded in 5 council areas. Bromsgrove has 799 of 850 (94%).

Collisions in B47 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBromsgrove7991,10421175
2ndBirmingham182604
3rdRedditch153004
4thSolihull111901
5thStratford-on-Avon7915

Towns in B47

Collisions in B47 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Hollywood (337) and Wythall (150).