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B5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,306 road traffic collisions in the B5 postcode district, Birmingham, from 1980 to 2025, and 8,499 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 62 were fatal and 956 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 88 collisions, down 2% on 2024 (90).

Collisions since 1980
6,306
272nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
8,499
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
62
65 people killed
Serious collisions
956
1,083 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
88
Down 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
113
Down 9% on 2024

Road collision statistics for B5

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal621%
  • Serious95615%
  • Slight5,28884%

What the data shows

  • B5 had 984 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 18% fewer than the 1,202 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in B5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 604 children under 16 were killed or injured in B5, 7.3% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in B5.

Where B5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
272nd
Most casualties
267th
Most fatal collisions
879th
Most serious collisions
448th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday751 (12%)
  • Tuesday911 (14%)
  • Wednesday850 (13%)
  • Thursday940 (15%)
  • Friday1,103 (17%)
  • Saturday1,022 (16%)
  • Sunday729 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,922 (62%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,321 (37%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown34 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit19 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,121 (49%)
  • Dual carriageway2,327 (37%)
  • One way street or slip road575 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout261 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded22 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph6 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph90 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph5,413 (86%)
  • 40 mph795 (13%)
  • 60 mph2 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,701 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds973 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds71 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds60 (1%)
  • Fog or mist29 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.1%)
  • Other286 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded158 (2.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,661 (55%)
  • Pedestrian1,752 (21%)
  • Cyclist563 (6.6%)
  • Motorcyclist530 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant470 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant259 (3%)
  • Van occupant164 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant32 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant23 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

B5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in B5, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in B5 peaked at 195 in 1980; 2025 had 88.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 88
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202588113
202490124
202376108
202294126
20216486
202081109
2019128162
2018120175
2017133180
2016110149
2015125176
2014119151
2013107134
20127795
201196144
2010105144
2009133174
2008158203
2007143198
2006139194
2005170252
2004143195
2003165214
2002191256
2001180229
2000190270
1999189274
1998155223
1997157216
1996169241
1995141201
1994155207
1993176257
1992193273
1991170236
1990162212
1989145194
1988136166
1987135172
198600
1985137171
1984184242
1983169204
1982145195
1981168215
1980195239

Map of recent crashes in B5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in B5

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in B5

The 24 most recent collisions in B5 happened between 2 October and 20 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in B5

The A38 has the most collisions in B5, 1,561 of 6,306 (25%), followed by the A441 (1,182).

Collisions in B5 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA381,5612,24323258
2ndA4411,1821,57215181
3rdA41407540665
4thA4540320430441
5thA4400240308033
6thB4100171212134
7thB4217152209232
8thB4114354404
9thA47111401
10thB41267900
11thB41327700

Council area for B5

B5 is in Birmingham, where police recorded 163,817 collisions from 1979 to 2025. B5 accounts for 3.8% of them.

Town in B5

Of the 6,306 collisions in B5, 6,128 (97%) were in Birmingham.