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B98 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,842 road traffic collisions in the B98 postcode district, Redditch, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,360 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 84 were fatal and 871 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 38 collisions, down 27% on 2024 (52).

Collisions since 1979
4,842
603rd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,360
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
84
90 people killed
Serious collisions
871
998 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
38
Down 27% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
52
Down 32% on 2024

Road collision statistics for B98

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal841.7%
  • Serious87118%
  • Slight3,88780%

What the data shows

  • B98 had 625 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 27% fewer than the 854 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in B98 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 948 children under 16 were killed or injured in B98, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in B98.

Where B98 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
603rd
Most casualties
616th
Most fatal collisions
453rd
Most serious collisions
589th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday674 (14%)
  • Tuesday671 (14%)
  • Wednesday711 (15%)
  • Thursday754 (16%)
  • Friday812 (17%)
  • Saturday683 (14%)
  • Sunday537 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,517 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,158 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting96 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown41 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit30 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,183 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway777 (16%)
  • Roundabout662 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road207 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 30 mph2,263 (47%)
  • 40 mph1,492 (31%)
  • 50 mph12 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph311 (6.4%)
  • 70 mph762 (16%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,990 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds576 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds63 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds50 (1%)
  • Fog or mist42 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds28 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other87 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,972 (62%)
  • Pedestrian806 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist667 (10%)
  • Cyclist544 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant153 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant112 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant47 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

B98 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in B98, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in B98 peaked at 160 in 1998; 2025 had 38.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 38
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253852
20245276
20235772
20225587
20216495
20205570
201980118
20185569
201780101
201689108
201577104
20146075
20136377
201279109
201199135
201084111
2009100130
200885113
2007108150
200699127
2005105137
2004113152
2003137179
2002105146
2001147202
2000134196
1999129181
1998160208
1997140179
1996153217
1995160200
1994124163
1993127152
1992132172
1991104122
1990149191
1989149188
1988110133
1987108142
198677106
1985107139
1984129160
1983122155
1982104130
198198123
1980118145
1979122163

Map of recent crashes in B98

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in B98

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in B98

The 24 most recent collisions in B98 happened between 5 May and 13 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in B98

The A441 has the most collisions in B98, 550 of 4,842 (11%), followed by the A4023 (380).

Collisions in B98 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA441550735592
2ndA4023380512765
3rdB4497311462151
4thA4352053051549
5thA4189148187632
6thA44891121723
7thB410191134315
8thB4093273717
9thB4160101502
10thB40956801
11thB44804501
12thA40253301
13thB41893501

Council areas covering B98

Collisions in B98 were recorded in 3 council areas. Redditch has 4,515 of 4,842 (93%).

Collisions in B98 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stRedditch4,5155,88866797
2ndBromsgrove2143111341
3rdStratford-on-Avon111159531

Town in B98

Of the 4,842 collisions in B98, 2,443 (50%) were in Redditch.