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B76 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,364 road traffic collisions in the B76 postcode district, Birmingham, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,901 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 72 were fatal and 730 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 50 collisions, up 14% on 2024 (44).

Collisions since 1979
3,364
1,160th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,901
1.46 per collision
Fatal collisions
72
79 people killed
Serious collisions
730
905 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
50
Up 14% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
74
Up 17% on 2024

Road collision statistics for B76

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal722.1%
  • Serious73022%
  • Slight2,56276%

What the data shows

  • B76 had 460 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 30% fewer than the 660 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in B76 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 500 children under 16 were killed or injured in B76, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in B76.

Where B76 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,160th
Most casualties
1,028th
Most fatal collisions
639th
Most serious collisions
890th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday453 (13%)
  • Tuesday483 (14%)
  • Wednesday494 (15%)
  • Thursday554 (16%)
  • Friday587 (17%)
  • Saturday409 (12%)
  • Sunday384 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,347 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit597 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting376 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown29 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,002 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway945 (28%)
  • Roundabout350 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road61 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph5 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,023 (30%)
  • 40 mph609 (18%)
  • 50 mph188 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph828 (25%)
  • 70 mph709 (21%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,600 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds437 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds55 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds40 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist33 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds30 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.1%)
  • Other121 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded43 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,490 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist372 (7.6%)
  • Pedestrian352 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant238 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist177 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)103 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant85 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant42 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant25 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

B76 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in B76, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in B76 peaked at 116 in 1992; 2025 had 50.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255074
20244463
20234463
20224478
20213347
20203034
20194354
20184765
20176488
20166197
20156184
20146698
20135768
20126089
201158109
20105675
20096688
200874110
200780106
200682117
200581116
2004108153
200384115
200284118
200192140
200091119
199976106
1998102158
1997106149
199697190
199599146
1994112167
199382129
1992116155
199187133
199079113
1989113167
198885121
198786137
19862538
19856687
198478116
19835873
19825786
198186122
198075115
19791925

Map of recent crashes in B76

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in B76

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in B76

The 24 most recent collisions in B76 happened between 12 July and 23 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in B76

The A446 has the most collisions in B76, 618 of 3,364 (18%), followed by the A4097 (529).

Collisions in B76 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA44661890923165
2ndA409752981610130
3rdB4148454613571
4thM423896891072
5thA38264370647
6thM6333906
7thA40913148012

Council areas covering B76

Collisions in B76 were recorded in 2 council areas. Birmingham has 1,751 of 3,364 (52%).

Collisions in B76 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBirmingham1,7512,41227340
2ndNorth Warwickshire1,6092,48545389

Towns in B76

Collisions in B76 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Royal Sutton Coldfield (792) and Birmingham (424).