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B75 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,554 road traffic collisions in the B75 postcode district, Birmingham, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,603 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 44 were fatal and 445 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 25 collisions, down 7% on 2024 (27).

Collisions since 1979
2,554
1,493rd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,603
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
44
49 people killed
Serious collisions
445
541 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
25
Down 7% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
27
Down 18% on 2024

Road collision statistics for B75

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal441.7%
  • Serious44517%
  • Slight2,06581%

What the data shows

  • B75 had 290 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 43% fewer than the 509 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in B75 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 399 children under 16 were killed or injured in B75, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in B75.

Where B75 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,493rd
Most casualties
1,444th
Most fatal collisions
1,376th
Most serious collisions
1,644th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday369 (14%)
  • Tuesday386 (15%)
  • Wednesday364 (14%)
  • Thursday389 (15%)
  • Friday451 (18%)
  • Saturday323 (13%)
  • Sunday272 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,888 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit472 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting154 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown27 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,833 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway490 (19%)
  • Roundabout221 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph4 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,297 (51%)
  • 40 mph238 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph19 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph495 (19%)
  • 70 mph500 (20%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,909 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds379 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds43 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist29 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Other96 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded53 (2.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,548 (71%)
  • Pedestrian378 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist313 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist165 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant88 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)34 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

B75 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in B75, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in B75 peaked at 87 in 2000; 2025 had 25.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 25
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252527
20242733
20233044
20221721
20212339
20202741
20193342
20183747
20173754
20163456
20154060
20143541
20133954
20125280
20114975
20105985
20095275
20084561
200765103
200673105
20057197
20046388
20036084
200282106
200178115
200087134
19997292
19986496
199772106
19966790
19956582
19945278
19935776
19925783
19915788
19906796
198969105
19886092
19875877
19862330
19855976
198486123
198373100
198279118
198180105
198083103
19791420

Map of recent crashes in B75

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in B75

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in B75

The 24 most recent collisions in B75 happened between 27 January and 10 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in B75

The A38 has the most collisions in B75, 481 of 2,554 (19%), followed by the A453 (418).

Collisions in B75 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA384816891562
2ndA4534186421170
3rdB4151233330453
4thB4148178243223
5thA446125191327
6thA5127395719
7thM6396017

Council areas covering B75

Collisions in B75 were recorded in 5 council areas. Birmingham has 1,654 of 2,554 (65%).

Collisions in B75 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBirmingham1,6542,26221323
2ndLichfield6749821781
3rdNorth Warwickshire172278538
4thTamworth517713
5thEast Staffordshire3400

Town in B75

Of the 2,554 collisions in B75, 1,334 (52%) were in Royal Sutton Coldfield.