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B96 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 704 road traffic collisions in the B96 postcode district, Redditch, from 1979 to 2025, and 988 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 164 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 7 collisions, down from 8 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
704
2,324th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
988
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
12
13 people killed
Serious collisions
164
199 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
9
8 in 2024

Road collision statistics for B96

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious16423%
  • Slight52875%

What the data shows

  • B96 had 77 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 43% fewer than the 135 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in B96 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 85 children under 16 were killed or injured in B96, 8.6% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 42% of collisions in B96.

Where B96 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,324th
Most casualties
2,322nd
Most fatal collisions
2,369th
Most serious collisions
2,316th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday97 (14%)
  • Tuesday90 (13%)
  • Wednesday112 (16%)
  • Thursday108 (15%)
  • Friday114 (16%)
  • Saturday101 (14%)
  • Sunday82 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight510 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting144 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (6.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway695 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.1%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph197 (28%)
  • 40 mph44 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph30 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph410 (58%)
  • 70 mph23 (3.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds558 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist13 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (2.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant678 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist121 (12%)
  • Pedestrian56 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist50 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant49 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

B96 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in B96, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in B96 peaked at 29 in 1985; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202579
202488
202357
202278
2021911
202057
201978
2018910
20171114
2016916
2015915
20141423
2013810
20121422
2011912
20101728
20091619
20081314
20071929
20061621
20051933
20041828
20031112
20021420
20011726
20001516
19991424
19981321
19971826
19961415
19951519
19942023
19931621
19922126
19911521
19902744
19892234
19882333
19872334
19861524
19852944
19841920
19831824
19822130
19811728
19801114
19792737

Map of recent crashes in B96

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in B96

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in B96

The 24 most recent collisions in B96 happened between 3 July 2022 and 13 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in B96

The B4090 has the most collisions in B96, 201 of 704 (29%), followed by the A441 (195).

Collisions in B96 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4090201306453
2ndA441195257235
3rdB409297136123
4thA42271002

Council areas covering B96

Collisions in B96 were recorded in 4 council areas. Redditch has 355 of 704 (50%).

Collisions in B96 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stRedditch355471671
2ndWychavon237351466
3rdStratford-on-Avon108160227
4thBromsgrove3400

Towns in B96

Collisions in B96 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Astwood Bank (172) and Redditch (9).