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B73 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,587 road traffic collisions in the B73 postcode district, Birmingham, from 1980 to 2025, and 3,384 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 443 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 28 collisions, down 13% on 2024 (32).

Collisions since 1980
2,587
1,480th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,384
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
25
25 people killed
Serious collisions
443
505 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
28
Down 13% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
35
Down 5% on 2024

Road collision statistics for B73

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal251%
  • Serious44317%
  • Slight2,11982%

What the data shows

  • B73 had 355 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 23% fewer than the 464 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in B73 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 441 children under 16 were killed or injured in B73, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in B73.

Where B73 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,480th
Most casualties
1,530th
Most fatal collisions
1,994th
Most serious collisions
1,654th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday359 (14%)
  • Tuesday364 (14%)
  • Wednesday374 (14%)
  • Thursday388 (15%)
  • Friday416 (16%)
  • Saturday377 (15%)
  • Sunday309 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,804 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit749 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,260 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway184 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout87 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road50 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph39 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph2,097 (81%)
  • 40 mph442 (17%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,941 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds362 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (1%)
  • Fog or mist15 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Other126 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded70 (2.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,042 (60%)
  • Pedestrian622 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist307 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist241 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant59 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant28 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

B73 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in B73, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in B73 peaked at 100 in 1980; 2025 had 28.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 28
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252835
20243237
20233951
20223343
20213642
20203856
20194457
20183244
20173541
20163852
20154572
20143858
20133444
20124060
20113042
20104661
20095773
20084964
20076182
20066480
20056081
20047186
20036992
20027393
20017596
20006692
199976103
19987297
19976988
19965971
19956688
19946176
19935783
19927195
19917390
199069102
19895976
19887389
19876484
198600
19857590
198483107
198395117
19826172
19817192
1980100130

Map of recent crashes in B73

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in B73

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in B73

The 24 most recent collisions in B73 happened between 11 February and 26 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in B73

The A452 has the most collisions in B73, 665 of 2,587 (26%), followed by the A453 (279).

Collisions in B73 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45266590110106
2ndA453279346047
3rdA5127237294237
4thB4142212263331
5thB4149124159120
6thB4138115145126

Council areas covering B73

Collisions in B73 were recorded in 2 council areas. Birmingham has 2,584 of 2,587 (99.9%).

Collisions in B73 by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBirmingham2,5843,38025443
2ndWalsall3400

Towns in B73

Collisions in B73 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Royal Sutton Coldfield (2,217) and Birmingham (41).