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B425 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 378 collisions on the B425 from 1989 to 2025, with 497 casualties. Of those crashes, 5 were fatal and 53 serious, and 5 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 14 collisions on the B425, up 8% from 13 in 2024, with 18 casualties.

Collisions since 1989
378
2,372nd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
497
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
53
57 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
14
Up 8% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
18
Up 20% on 2024

Crash severity on the B425

On the B425, 1.3% of collisions were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1989 to 2025

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious5314%
  • Slight32085%

Where the B425 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,372nd
Most casualties
2,425th
Most fatal collisions
2,545th
Most serious collisions
2,886th

B425 accidents by year

Collisions on the B425 peaked at 33 in 2006 and were down to 14 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B425, 1989 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 14
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251418
20241315
20231520
2022911
20211010
202067
2019612
20181115
20171316
20161723
20151922
2014911
20131517
20121322
20113140
20101421
20092945
20082831
20072638
20063341
20053145
200400
200311
200200
200100
200011
199911
199800
199712
199600
199500
199411
199300
199200
199100
199000
19891111

When crashes happen on the B425

Wednesday has the most collisions on the B425 (68), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (91).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (14%)
  • Tuesday66 (17%)
  • Wednesday68 (18%)
  • Thursday59 (16%)
  • Friday55 (15%)
  • Saturday48 (13%)
  • Sunday30 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am14 (3.7%)
  • 3am to 6am10 (2.6%)
  • 6am to 9am58 (15%)
  • 9am to noon49 (13%)
  • Noon to 3pm59 (16%)
  • 3pm to 6pm91 (24%)
  • 6pm to 9pm68 (18%)
  • 9pm to midnight29 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.4%)
  • February23 (6.1%)
  • March28 (7.4%)
  • April32 (8.5%)
  • May35 (9.3%)
  • June32 (8.5%)
  • July36 (9.5%)
  • August39 (10%)
  • September36 (9.5%)
  • October29 (7.7%)
  • November28 (7.4%)
  • December32 (8.5%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight265 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit106 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B425 crashes

On the B425, 98% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 71% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph372 (98%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds294 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other17 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry270 (71%)
  • Wet or damp100 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway232 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (23%)
  • Roundabout56 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B425 crashes

Car occupants make up 59% of the people killed or injured on the B425, followed by cyclists (13%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant293 (59%)
  • Cyclist66 (13%)
  • Pedestrian63 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (2%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car535 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (9.3%)
  • Motorcycle42 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach24 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (2.8%)
  • Other7 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1537 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2079 (16%)
  • 21 to 2574 (15%)
  • 26 to 3574 (15%)
  • 36 to 4578 (16%)
  • 46 to 5551 (10%)
  • 56 to 6540 (8%)
  • 66 to 7525 (5%)
  • Over 7517 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider304 (61%)
  • Passenger130 (26%)
  • Pedestrian63 (13%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B425

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B425

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B425 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B425 were recorded in 2 council areas. Solihull has the most, with 369, followed by Birmingham (8).

Collisions on the B425 in each area, 1989 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSolihull369484553
2ndBirmingham81200

B425 crashes by town

Of the 378 collisions on the B425, 372 were in the built-up area of Solihull.

Recent crashes on the B425

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B425, from 22 April 2024 to 14 November 2025.

Severity