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B48 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,496 road traffic collisions in the B48 postcode district, Bromsgrove, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,141 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 32 were fatal and 292 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 22 collisions, down 8% on 2024 (24).

Collisions since 1979
1,496
1,968th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,141
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
32
37 people killed
Serious collisions
292
363 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
22
Down 8% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
30
Down 6% on 2024

Road collision statistics for B48

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal322.1%
  • Serious29220%
  • Slight1,17278%

What the data shows

  • B48 had 199 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 30% fewer than the 285 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in B48 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 154 children under 16 were killed or injured in B48, 7.2% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in B48.

Where B48 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,968th
Most casualties
1,955th
Most fatal collisions
1,784th
Most serious collisions
2,027th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday189 (13%)
  • Tuesday212 (14%)
  • Wednesday238 (16%)
  • Thursday215 (14%)
  • Friday255 (17%)
  • Saturday208 (14%)
  • Sunday179 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,027 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting288 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit163 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway771 (52%)
  • Dual carriageway496 (33%)
  • Roundabout188 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road39 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph205 (14%)
  • 40 mph97 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph68 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph502 (34%)
  • 70 mph622 (42%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,212 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds183 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist19 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,608 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist191 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant103 (4.8%)
  • Pedestrian89 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist79 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)41 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

B48 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in B48, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in B48 peaked at 60 in 1999; 2025 had 22.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 22
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252230
20242432
20231321
20221519
20212537
20201822
20191720
20181928
20171926
20162733
20153046
20142430
20132537
20122025
20113749
20102634
20093443
20082845
20073148
20063036
20053652
20043551
20033962
20025062
20014865
20004157
19996093
19985588
19974658
19964048
19953764
19943958
19933747
19923551
19914263
19904358
19894263
19883050
19872330
19861218
19852840
19842842
19833963
19822537
19813459
19803960
19792941

Map of recent crashes in B48

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in B48

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in B48

The 24 most recent collisions in B48 happened between 8 December 2024 and 22 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in B48

The M42 has the most collisions in B48, 401 of 1,496 (27%), followed by the A441 (388).

Collisions in B48 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM424015981063
2ndA441388535681
3rdA435214313833
4thB4120396019
5thM53801

Council areas covering B48

Collisions in B48 were recorded in 4 council areas. Bromsgrove has 1,367 of 1,496 (91%).

Collisions in B48 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBromsgrove1,3671,93925259
2ndStratford-on-Avon86141625
3rdRedditch364908
4thWyre Forest3500

Towns in B48

Collisions in B48 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Alvechurch (188) and Hopwood (119).