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B74 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,344 road traffic collisions in the B74 postcode district, Birmingham, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,224 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 30 were fatal and 448 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 35 collisions, up 30% on 2024 (27).

Collisions since 1979
2,344
1,595th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,224
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
30
32 people killed
Serious collisions
448
545 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
35
Up 30% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
38
Up 15% on 2024

Road collision statistics for B74

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal301.3%
  • Serious44819%
  • Slight1,86680%

What the data shows

  • B74 had 237 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 27% fewer than the 325 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in B74 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 405 children under 16 were killed or injured in B74, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in B74.

Where B74 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,595th
Most casualties
1,583rd
Most fatal collisions
1,849th
Most serious collisions
1,637th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday313 (13%)
  • Tuesday316 (13%)
  • Wednesday349 (15%)
  • Thursday354 (15%)
  • Friday405 (17%)
  • Saturday342 (15%)
  • Sunday265 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,654 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit646 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown27 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,121 (90%)
  • Roundabout122 (5.2%)
  • Dual carriageway88 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph12 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph1,733 (74%)
  • 40 mph546 (23%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph44 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,748 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds348 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist17 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Other124 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded44 (1.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,089 (65%)
  • Pedestrian466 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist303 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist228 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant65 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

B74 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in B74, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in B74 peaked at 94 in 1980; 2025 had 35.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 35
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253538
20242733
20231518
20222431
20211717
20201220
20191618
20182842
20172734
20163650
20153445
20142742
20132736
20121929
20114362
20103050
20092733
20083753
20074754
20063448
20056388
20045264
20035068
20024963
20016578
20007597
19996690
19986680
19976594
19967497
19956093
199476110
19936697
199274103
19916991
19905683
198982120
198872105
198775117
19861526
198585114
198483113
198386126
198270102
198184115
198094122
19791015

Map of recent crashes in B74

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in B74

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in B74

The 24 most recent collisions in B74 happened between 9 June and 14 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in B74

The A5127 has the most collisions in B74, 543 of 2,344 (23%), followed by the A454 (255).

Collisions in B74 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA51275437367100
2ndA454255388342
3rdB4138249344631
4thB4151245342463
5thA452225317544
6thB415298146120
7thA404178111013
8thA40264679211
9thA453131702

Council areas covering B74

Collisions in B74 were recorded in 3 council areas. Birmingham has 1,322 of 2,344 (56%).

Collisions in B74 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBirmingham1,3221,78413262
2ndWalsall7239879143
3rdLichfield296449843

Towns in B74

Collisions in B74 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Royal Sutton Coldfield (1,112) and Streetly (756).