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B8 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,405 road traffic collisions in the B8 postcode district, Birmingham, from 1980 to 2025, and 8,656 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 76 were fatal and 1,086 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 98 collisions, down 3% on 2024 (101).

Collisions since 1980
6,405
259th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
8,656
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
76
79 people killed
Serious collisions
1,086
1,229 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
98
Down 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
135
Down 6% on 2024

Road collision statistics for B8

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal761.2%
  • Serious1,08617%
  • Slight5,24382%

What the data shows

  • B8 had 1,058 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 19% fewer than the 1,301 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in B8 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,840 children under 16 were killed or injured in B8, 22% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in B8.

Where B8 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
259th
Most casualties
250th
Most fatal collisions
565th
Most serious collisions
303rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday896 (14%)
  • Tuesday911 (14%)
  • Wednesday882 (14%)
  • Thursday966 (15%)
  • Friday1,043 (16%)
  • Saturday943 (15%)
  • Sunday764 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,493 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,832 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown47 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit22 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway5,086 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway963 (15%)
  • Roundabout265 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road79 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph96 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph6,149 (96%)
  • 40 mph127 (2%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 70 mph31 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,936 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds886 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds73 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds43 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds29 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist18 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other279 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded137 (2.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,903 (57%)
  • Pedestrian2,382 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist433 (5%)
  • Cyclist379 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant197 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant179 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant99 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)29 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant29 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

B8 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in B8, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in B8 peaked at 208 in 2003; 2025 had 98.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202598135
2024101143
202378123
2022109144
202193130
202078109
2019132192
2018121184
2017123157
2016125184
2015122179
2014125185
201396150
201291131
2011118181
2010116160
2009130200
2008148220
2007162243
2006193284
2005178257
2004183247
2003208278
2002172239
2001163254
2000171236
1999146209
1998136167
1997159237
1996144182
1995143174
1994160212
1993132173
1992165211
1991149184
1990177217
1989156181
1988158196
1987163188
198600
1985162189
1984151188
1983148173
1982169194
1981165206
1980188230

Map of recent crashes in B8

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in B8

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in B8

The 24 most recent collisions in B8 happened between 12 October and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in B8

The A47 has the most collisions in B8, 899 of 6,405 (14%), followed by the A4040 (730).

Collisions in B8 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA478991,27416168
2ndA40407301,02910124
3rdB4114452669657
4thB4145190260241
5thB451697134011
6thM6345605
7thB4147263006
8thB41563600

Council area for B8

B8 is in Birmingham, where police recorded 163,817 collisions from 1979 to 2025. B8 accounts for 3.9% of them.

Town in B8

Of the 6,405 collisions in B8, 5,917 (92%) were in Birmingham.