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B97 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,851 road traffic collisions in the B97 postcode district, Redditch, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,764 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 43 were fatal and 487 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 19 collisions, down 34% on 2024 (29).

Collisions since 1979
2,851
1,368th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
3,764
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
43
44 people killed
Serious collisions
487
551 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
19
Down 34% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
24
Down 33% on 2024

Road collision statistics for B97

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal431.5%
  • Serious48717%
  • Slight2,32181%

What the data shows

  • B97 had 326 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 39% fewer than the 537 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in B97 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 465 children under 16 were killed or injured in B97, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in B97.

Where B97 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,368th
Most casualties
1,391st
Most fatal collisions
1,403rd
Most serious collisions
1,527th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday392 (14%)
  • Tuesday408 (14%)
  • Wednesday416 (15%)
  • Thursday419 (15%)
  • Friday465 (16%)
  • Saturday434 (15%)
  • Sunday317 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,018 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit675 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting103 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown33 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit22 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,302 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway243 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout203 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road95 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph6 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,926 (68%)
  • 40 mph385 (14%)
  • 50 mph42 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph249 (8.7%)
  • 70 mph242 (8.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,293 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds372 (13%)
  • Fog or mist37 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds36 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds31 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other62 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,231 (59%)
  • Pedestrian561 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist427 (11%)
  • Cyclist237 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant116 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant84 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant52 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

B97 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in B97, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in B97 peaked at 95 in 1979; 2025 had 19.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 19
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251924
20242936
20232224
20222126
20213146
20203755
20194755
20183448
20175263
20163447
20153748
20143955
20133748
20124861
20116088
20105068
20097093
20086599
200778105
20065360
20057598
20044962
20035576
200286122
200176113
20007799
199979108
19988195
199792130
19967595
199586107
199487113
19938091
19926584
19916489
199092130
19897595
19886578
19877692
19865773
19857395
19847396
19836991
19827189
19815270
19806393
197995131

Map of recent crashes in B97

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in B97

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in B97

The 24 most recent collisions in B97 happened between 11 December 2024 and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in B97

The A441 has the most collisions in B97, 357 of 2,851 (13%), followed by the A448 (281).

Collisions in B97 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA441357490870
2ndA4482814171756
3rdB4184125172026
4thB4504115163212
5thB40965896011
6thB4160202601
7thA4023162605
8thB44973701

Council areas covering B97

Collisions in B97 were recorded in 4 council areas. Redditch has 2,619 of 2,851 (92%).

Collisions in B97 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stRedditch2,6193,40030441
2ndBromsgrove1993051038
3rdStratford-on-Avon264937
4thWychavon6901

Town in B97

Of the 2,851 collisions in B97, 2,116 (74%) were in Redditch.