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B61 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,270 road traffic collisions in the B61 postcode district, Bromsgrove, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,979 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 75 were fatal and 718 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 39 collisions, down 3% on 2024 (40).

Collisions since 1979
4,270
783rd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,979
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
75
81 people killed
Serious collisions
718
903 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
39
Down 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
52
Level with 2024

Road collision statistics for B61

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal751.8%
  • Serious71817%
  • Slight3,47781%

What the data shows

  • B61 had 436 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 39% fewer than the 711 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in B61 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 633 children under 16 were killed or injured in B61, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in B61.

Where B61 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
783rd
Most casualties
706th
Most fatal collisions
587th
Most serious collisions
919th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday603 (14%)
  • Tuesday604 (14%)
  • Wednesday571 (13%)
  • Thursday652 (15%)
  • Friday770 (18%)
  • Saturday612 (14%)
  • Sunday458 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,017 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit938 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting253 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown42 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit20 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,908 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway1,042 (24%)
  • Roundabout203 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road102 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph5 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,875 (44%)
  • 40 mph466 (11%)
  • 50 mph125 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph733 (17%)
  • 70 mph1,064 (25%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,383 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds592 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds81 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist52 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds46 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds10 (0.2%)
  • Other83 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,890 (65%)
  • Pedestrian648 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist617 (10%)
  • Cyclist305 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant198 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)115 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant98 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant70 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

B61 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in B61, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in B61 peaked at 156 in 1980; 2025 had 39.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 39
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253952
20244052
20233452
20226184
20215674
20203349
20193849
20183956
20174560
20165171
20154563
20145669
20136492
201268101
201184122
20107486
200977114
200877111
200779108
200687113
20057198
200498150
200396146
2002117177
200186124
200097124
1999128168
1998108144
1997131191
1996112167
1995103129
1994107142
199392135
1992110144
1991112128
1990120173
1989120167
1988130173
1987134176
1986101177
1985147209
1984112166
1983127198
1982126167
1981138215
1980156210
1979144203

Map of recent crashes in B61

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in B61

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in B61

The 24 most recent collisions in B61 happened between 12 July and 17 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in B61

The M5 has the most collisions in B61, 911 of 4,270 (21%), followed by the A38 (803).

Collisions in B61 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM59111,53117142
2ndA388031,08913149
3rdB409162581411121
4thA4485387551792
5thA491126190524
6thM42113176715
7thB4185455006
8thB4096111102
9thB4184111300
10thB4551111302
11thA40915803
12thB40903300

Council areas covering B61

Collisions in B61 were recorded in 5 council areas. Bromsgrove has 4,003 of 4,270 (94%).

Collisions in B61 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBromsgrove4,0035,52969665
2ndWychavon251423649
3rdRedditch81203
4thWorcester4500
5thWyre Forest41001

Towns in B61

Collisions in B61 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Bromsgrove (1,519) and Catshill (639).