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B4174 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 79 collisions on the B4174 from 1979 to 2025, with 105 casualties. Of those crashes, 1 was fatal and 13 serious, and 1 person was killed.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the B4174, up from none in 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1979
79
4,253rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
105
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
13
19 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Up from none in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Up from none in 2024

Crash severity on the B4174

On the B4174, 1.3% of collisions were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal11.3%
  • Serious1316%
  • Slight6582%

Where the B4174 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,253rd
Most casualties
4,273rd
Most fatal collisions
3,933rd
Most serious collisions
4,432nd

B4174 accidents by year

Collisions on the B4174 peaked at 5 in 2000 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B4174, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202400
202323
202212
202111
202000
201900
201800
201700
201623
201500
201400
201311
201224
201144
201035
200912
200822
200711
200622
200511
200434
200333
200200
200124
200058
199911
199824
199723
199600
199547
199422
199333
199222
199111
199023
198946
198855
198722
198600
198500
198433
198300
198200
198155
198025
197922

When crashes happen on the B4174

Monday has the most collisions on the B4174 (17), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (24).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (22%)
  • Tuesday8 (10%)
  • Wednesday12 (15%)
  • Thursday14 (18%)
  • Friday9 (11%)
  • Saturday10 (13%)
  • Sunday9 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am3 (3.8%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am8 (10%)
  • 9am to noon11 (14%)
  • Noon to 3pm10 (13%)
  • 3pm to 6pm24 (30%)
  • 6pm to 9pm15 (19%)
  • 9pm to midnight8 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (20%)
  • February8 (10%)
  • March1 (1.3%)
  • April8 (10%)
  • May6 (7.6%)
  • June3 (3.8%)
  • July5 (6.3%)
  • August3 (3.8%)
  • September8 (10%)
  • October6 (7.6%)
  • November8 (10%)
  • December7 (8.9%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight52 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (34%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B4174 crashes

On the B4174, 100% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 48% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph79 (100%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds55 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (15%)
  • Fog or mist2 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.3%)
  • Other8 (10%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry38 (48%)
  • Wet or damp36 (46%)
  • Frost or ice3 (3.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway77 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B4174 crashes

Car occupants make up 75% of the people killed or injured on the B4174, followed by motorcyclists (12%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant79 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (12%)
  • Cyclist6 (5.7%)
  • Pedestrian6 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car107 (75%)
  • Motorcycle13 (9.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 156 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2020 (19%)
  • 21 to 2523 (22%)
  • 26 to 3520 (19%)
  • 36 to 4517 (16%)
  • 46 to 559 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 658 (7.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider70 (67%)
  • Passenger29 (28%)
  • Pedestrian6 (5.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B4174

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B4174

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B4174 crashes by council area

Of the 79 collisions on the B4174, 77 were in Dudley.

Collisions on the B4174 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDudley77103112

B4174 crashes by town

Of the 79 collisions on the B4174, 69 were in the built-up area of Halesowen.

Recent crashes on the B4174

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B4174, from 20 December 2004 to 27 January 2025.

Severity