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A4400 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,530 collisions on the A4400 from 1979 to 2025, with 2,041 casualties. Of those crashes, 15 were fatal and 219 serious, and 15 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 11 collisions on the A4400, up 57% from 7 in 2024, with 15 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
1,530
729th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
2,041
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
15
15 people killed
Serious collisions
219
255 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
11
Up 57% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
15
Up 36% on 2024

Crash severity on the A4400

On the A4400, 1% of collisions were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal151%
  • Serious21914%
  • Slight1,29685%

Where the A4400 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
729th
Most casualties
733rd
Most fatal collisions
1,258th
Most serious collisions
973rd

A4400 accidents by year

Collisions on the A4400 peaked at 63 in 2003 and were down to 11 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A4400, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 11
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251115
2024711
20231216
20221214
202146
2020912
20191325
20181314
20171222
201699
20151622
20141827
20132124
2012812
20111926
20102642
20094672
20084559
20074160
20063138
20054763
20044560
20036377
20024973
20013856
20002840
19993758
19984454
19975467
19963648
19954556
19944250
19934764
19924047
19913544
19903848
19894453
19882936
19872731
19863849
19854667
19844357
19834355
19824255
19816190
19805059
19794658

When crashes happen on the A4400

Friday has the most collisions on the A4400 (279), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (354).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday176 (12%)
  • Tuesday212 (14%)
  • Wednesday206 (13%)
  • Thursday240 (16%)
  • Friday279 (18%)
  • Saturday234 (15%)
  • Sunday183 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am140 (9.2%)
  • 3am to 6am53 (3.5%)
  • 6am to 9am144 (9.4%)
  • 9am to noon205 (13%)
  • Noon to 3pm248 (16%)
  • 3pm to 6pm354 (23%)
  • 6pm to 9pm194 (13%)
  • 9pm to midnight192 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January110 (7.2%)
  • February103 (6.7%)
  • March134 (8.8%)
  • April123 (8%)
  • May134 (8.8%)
  • June126 (8.2%)
  • July111 (7.3%)
  • August142 (9.3%)
  • September119 (7.8%)
  • October151 (9.9%)
  • November145 (9.5%)
  • December132 (8.6%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight974 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit542 (35%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A4400 crashes

On the A4400, 56% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 64% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph21 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph856 (56%)
  • 40 mph646 (42%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,065 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds261 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.6%)
  • Other129 (8.4%)
  • Not recorded49 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry984 (64%)
  • Wet or damp520 (34%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1%)
  • Snow6 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Dual carriageway982 (64%)
  • Roundabout360 (24%)
  • Single carriageway100 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road87 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A4400 crashes

Car occupants make up 61% of the people killed or injured on the A4400, followed by pedestrians (13%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,249 (61%)
  • Pedestrian264 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant156 (7.6%)
  • Motorcyclist148 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist95 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant56 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant51 (2.5%)
  • Other22 (1.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,951 (70%)
  • Bus or coach222 (8%)
  • Motorcycle159 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes143 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car107 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle98 (3.5%)
  • Other103 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1028 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1543 (2.1%)
  • 16 to 20334 (16%)
  • 21 to 25426 (21%)
  • 26 to 35517 (25%)
  • 36 to 45262 (13%)
  • 46 to 55172 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6597 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7556 (2.7%)
  • Over 7536 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded46 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,046 (51%)
  • Passenger731 (36%)
  • Pedestrian264 (13%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A4400

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A4400

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A4400 crashes by council area

All 1,530 collisions on the A4400 were in Birmingham.

Collisions on the A4400 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBirmingham1,5302,04115219

A4400 crashes by town

Of the 1,530 collisions on the A4400, 1,430 were in the built-up area of Birmingham.

Recent crashes on the A4400

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A4400, from 10 August 2023 to 15 November 2025.

Severity