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B4101 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 822 collisions on the B4101 from 1979 to 2025, with 1,115 casualties. Of those crashes, 10 were fatal and 177 serious, and 10 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 18 collisions on the B4101, down 18% from 22 in 2024, with 21 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
822
1,296th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
1,115
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
10
10 people killed
Serious collisions
177
204 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
18
Down 18% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
21
Down 34% on 2024

Crash severity on the B4101

On the B4101, 1.2% of collisions were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal101.2%
  • Serious17722%
  • Slight63577%

Where the B4101 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,296th
Most casualties
1,294th
Most fatal collisions
1,701st
Most serious collisions
1,173rd

B4101 accidents by year

Collisions on the B4101 peaked at 55 in 2007 and were down to 18 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B4101, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 18
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251821
20242232
20231727
20222734
20212129
20201723
20193140
20181417
20171828
20163143
20153642
20142330
20133746
20123854
20113446
20103236
20094054
20084555
20075572
20063955
20054055
20041521
2003913
200234
2001815
20001017
19991622
19981116
19971726
19961219
1995913
199478
1993712
1992610
199177
199034
198969
1988511
1987915
198656
198567
198423
198357
198233
198111
198046
197911

When crashes happen on the B4101

Saturday has the most collisions on the B4101 (144), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (175).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (12%)
  • Tuesday128 (16%)
  • Wednesday129 (16%)
  • Thursday107 (13%)
  • Friday137 (17%)
  • Saturday144 (18%)
  • Sunday76 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am31 (3.8%)
  • 3am to 6am17 (2.1%)
  • 6am to 9am121 (15%)
  • 9am to noon102 (12%)
  • Noon to 3pm137 (17%)
  • 3pm to 6pm175 (21%)
  • 6pm to 9pm142 (17%)
  • 9pm to midnight97 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (8.8%)
  • February58 (7.1%)
  • March68 (8.3%)
  • April61 (7.4%)
  • May60 (7.3%)
  • June71 (8.6%)
  • July66 (8%)
  • August69 (8.4%)
  • September73 (8.9%)
  • October74 (9%)
  • November78 (9.5%)
  • December72 (8.8%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight553 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit171 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting83 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B4101 crashes

On the B4101, 62% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 64% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph508 (62%)
  • 40 mph86 (10%)
  • 50 mph15 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph205 (25%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds633 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds106 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Other44 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded22 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry528 (64%)
  • Wet or damp272 (33%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.7%)
  • Snow6 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway656 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (8.9%)
  • Roundabout69 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B4101 crashes

Car occupants make up 66% of the people killed or injured on the B4101, followed by pedestrians (12%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant737 (66%)
  • Pedestrian129 (12%)
  • Cyclist103 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1%)
  • Other7 (0.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,138 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle103 (7%)
  • Motorcycle92 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.2%)
  • Other33 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2%)
  • 11 to 1551 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20158 (14%)
  • 21 to 25147 (13%)
  • 26 to 35193 (17%)
  • 36 to 45180 (16%)
  • 46 to 55135 (12%)
  • 56 to 6592 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7545 (4%)
  • Over 7537 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded43 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider735 (66%)
  • Passenger251 (23%)
  • Pedestrian129 (12%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B4101

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B4101

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B4101 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B4101 were recorded in 6 council areas. Coventry has the most, with 416, followed by Solihull (160) and Stratford-on-Avon (146).

Collisions on the B4101 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCoventry416537170
2ndSolihull160219335
3rdStratford-on-Avon146206354
4thRedditch6192111
5thBromsgrove324824
6thWarwick61203

B4101 crashes by town

Collisions on the B4101 were recorded in 5 towns and built-up areas, led by Coventry (417) and Knowle and Dorridge (62).

Recent crashes on the B4101

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B4101, from 7 September 2024 to 17 November 2025.

Severity