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B4185 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 46 collisions on the B4185 from 1981 to 2025, with 51 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 6 were serious.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the B4185, level with 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1981
46
4,653rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
51
1.11 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
6
6 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Level with 2024

Crash severity on the B4185

None of the 46 collisions on the B4185 were fatal, and 13% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1981 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious613%
  • Slight4087%

Where the B4185 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,653rd
Most casualties
4,769th
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
4,823rd

B4185 accidents by year

Collisions on the B4185 peaked at 3 in 2022 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B4185, 1981 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202411
202312
202233
202100
202000
201911
201811
201722
201600
201522
201411
201333
201211
201111
201022
200900
200800
200711
200611
200523
200422
200311
200233
200100
200012
199922
199811
199711
199600
199511
199412
199311
199212
199111
199000
198911
198811
198711
198600
198511
198400
198300
198211
198111

When crashes happen on the B4185

Friday has the most collisions on the B4185 (10), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (13).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (20%)
  • Tuesday4 (8.7%)
  • Wednesday8 (17%)
  • Thursday6 (13%)
  • Friday10 (22%)
  • Saturday6 (13%)
  • Sunday3 (6.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am1 (2.2%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am9 (20%)
  • 9am to noon8 (17%)
  • Noon to 3pm5 (11%)
  • 3pm to 6pm13 (28%)
  • 6pm to 9pm5 (11%)
  • 9pm to midnight5 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (8.7%)
  • February4 (8.7%)
  • March5 (11%)
  • April6 (13%)
  • May2 (4.3%)
  • June3 (6.5%)
  • July2 (4.3%)
  • August1 (2.2%)
  • September5 (11%)
  • October7 (15%)
  • November4 (8.7%)
  • December3 (6.5%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight35 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (24%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B4185 crashes

On the B4185, 96% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 61% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph44 (96%)
  • 40 mph1 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph1 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds35 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (20%)
  • Fog or mist1 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry28 (61%)
  • Wet or damp17 (37%)
  • Frost or ice1 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway42 (91%)
  • Roundabout4 (8.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B4185 crashes

Car occupants make up 47% of the people killed or injured on the B4185, followed by pedestrians (31%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant24 (47%)
  • Pedestrian16 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist7 (14%)
  • Cyclist3 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant1 (2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car58 (75%)
  • Motorcycle7 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (1.3%)
  • Minibus1 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (2%)
  • 6 to 101 (2%)
  • 11 to 157 (14%)
  • 16 to 209 (18%)
  • 21 to 255 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3510 (20%)
  • 36 to 457 (14%)
  • 46 to 556 (12%)
  • 56 to 654 (7.8%)
  • Over 751 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider30 (59%)
  • Pedestrian16 (31%)
  • Passenger5 (9.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B4185

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B4185

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B4185 crashes by council area

All 46 collisions on the B4185 were in Bromsgrove.

Collisions on the B4185 in each area, 1981 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBromsgrove465106

B4185 crashes by town

Of the 46 collisions on the B4185, 45 were in the built-up area of Catshill.

Recent crashes on the B4185

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B4185, from 26 June 2004 to 28 April 2025.

Severity