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Birmingham road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 146,784 road traffic collisions in Birmingham from 1979 to 2025, and 192,924 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1,715 were fatal and 24,481 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2,191 collisions, level with 2024 (2,189).

Collisions since 1979
146,784
Highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
192,924
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
1,715
1,797 people killed
Serious collisions
24,481
27,640 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2,191
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
2,840
Down 2% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Birmingham

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1,7151.2%
  • Serious24,48117%
  • Slight120,58882%

What the data shows

  • Birmingham had 22,720 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 19% fewer than the 28,164 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Birmingham were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 31,604 children under 16 were killed or injured in Birmingham, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Birmingham.

Where Birmingham ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1st
Most casualties
1st
Most fatal collisions
1st
Most serious collisions
1st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20,833 (14%)
  • Tuesday21,071 (14%)
  • Wednesday21,273 (14%)
  • Thursday21,776 (15%)
  • Friday24,540 (17%)
  • Saturday20,976 (14%)
  • Sunday16,315 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight101,659 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43,321 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1,006 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit451 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting347 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway102,572 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway31,299 (21%)
  • Roundabout8,557 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4,040 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded316 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph60 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph12 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph1,386 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph127,728 (87%)
  • 40 mph14,992 (10%)
  • 50 mph745 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph344 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph1,511 (1%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds110,871 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds20,824 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds1,668 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1,424 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds761 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist646 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds100 (0.1%)
  • Other6,964 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded3,526 (2.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant106,865 (55%)
  • Pedestrian46,328 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist13,087 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist12,051 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5,919 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant3,930 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2,536 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)709 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant569 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant558 (0.3%)
  • Other184 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded188 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Birmingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Birmingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Birmingham peaked at 4,325 in 2001; 2025 had 2,191.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252,1912,840
20242,1892,912
20232,1012,880
20222,2883,044
20212,0692,748
20201,7112,264
20192,4793,339
20182,4863,342
20172,5803,450
20162,6263,512
20152,7943,897
20142,4563,333
20132,2923,106
20122,0532,828
20112,3573,237
20102,6913,785
20093,0984,253
20083,3134,532
20073,5884,887
20063,5224,782
20053,7825,036
20043,7765,042
20034,0655,312
20024,2735,631
20014,3255,752
20004,2245,685
19993,9275,331
19983,7004,946
19973,7815,059
19963,5844,762
19953,5354,675
19943,7424,869
19933,5544,676
19923,6104,644
19913,6944,741
19903,8324,874
19893,7664,787
19883,4194,307
19873,3744,220
19863952
19853,6524,542
19844,0905,010
19833,7614,602
19824,0775,007
19814,0195,063
19804,2605,285
19793943

Map of recent crashes in Birmingham

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Birmingham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Birmingham

The 24 most recent collisions in Birmingham happened between 26 December and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Birmingham

The A4040 has the most collisions in Birmingham, 9,944 of 146,784 (6.8%), followed by the A41 (7,093).

Collisions in Birmingham on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40409,94413,1381041,642
2ndA417,0939,418911,103
3rdA386,6628,9141231,139
4thA344,9216,74799894
5thA45404,0675,63043560
6thA4413,3914,45950614
7thA453,2124,39669443
8thA4352,8463,61040484
9thA4562,8313,81842470
10thB41282,5453,54434418
11thA472,0632,79139454
12thA51271,8372,41722299
13thB42171,5232,11918224
14thM61,4562,26515192
15thB41241,4311,96812244
16thA44001,4301,91513197
17thA4571,4201,87412207
18thB41451,3341,85614186
19thA4531,3031,83425227
20thA4521,1191,46126205
21stA40979921,46821220
22ndB41219051,26113162
23rdB41148961,2719113
24thB41447931,05210106
25thB42847499699123
26thB41377209585119
27thA38(M)6429841486
28thB413857271615104
29thB4129526732478
30thB41484916419103

Council areas covering Birmingham

Collisions in Birmingham were recorded in 7 council areas. Birmingham has 140,396 of 146,784 (96%).

Collisions in Birmingham by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBirmingham140,396184,6761,61023,069
2ndSolihull4,2495,452691,041
3rdSandwell1,2381,64916191
4thBromsgrove8291,03319162
5thWalsall3858010
6thDudley192904
7thNorth Warwickshire91813

Postcode districts in Birmingham

Collisions in Birmingham were recorded in 53 postcode districts, led by B11 (6,410) and B5 (6,128).