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Redditch road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,688 road traffic collisions in Redditch from 1979 to 2025, and 5,913 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 45 were fatal and 794 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 37 collisions, down 20% on 2024 (46).

Collisions since 1979
4,688
221st highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
5,913
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
45
50 people killed
Serious collisions
794
875 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
37
Down 20% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
43
Down 28% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Redditch

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal451%
  • Serious79417%
  • Slight3,84982%

What the data shows

  • Redditch had 567 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 31% fewer than the 822 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Redditch were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,085 children under 16 were killed or injured in Redditch, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in Redditch.

Where Redditch ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
221st
Most casualties
220th
Most fatal collisions
245th
Most serious collisions
231st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday646 (14%)
  • Tuesday653 (14%)
  • Wednesday669 (14%)
  • Thursday727 (16%)
  • Friday797 (17%)
  • Saturday690 (15%)
  • Sunday506 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,408 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,145 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown50 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit34 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,962 (85%)
  • Roundabout380 (8.1%)
  • Dual carriageway178 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road150 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph7 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph3,558 (76%)
  • 40 mph839 (18%)
  • 50 mph12 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph157 (3.3%)
  • 70 mph114 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,894 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds542 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds50 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist44 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds44 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds25 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (under 0.1%)
  • Other84 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,090 (52%)
  • Pedestrian1,149 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist658 (11%)
  • Cyclist565 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant211 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant120 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant61 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant21 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Redditch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redditch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Redditch peaked at 150 in 1995; 2025 had 37.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 37
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253743
20244660
20233949
20225374
20215588
20205875
20197898
20185661
20178196
20166480
20157399
20146889
20136273
20127699
201181111
201080106
200992121
200886113
2007115149
20068999
2005114147
200498125
2003107136
2002119153
2001134183
2000121161
1999134181
1998146172
1997139181
1996134162
1995150191
1994133165
1993123141
1992120158
1991104120
1990141174
1989143172
1988103119
1987117134
19868297
1985107139
1984130157
1983128158
1982126157
198194114
1980102125
1979150208

Map of recent crashes in Redditch

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Redditch

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Redditch

The 24 most recent collisions in Redditch happened between 5 May and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Redditch

The A441 has the most collisions in Redditch, 360 of 4,688 (7.7%), followed by the B4497 (121).

Collisions in Redditch on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA441360468360
2ndB4497121186021
3rdB4184107145022
4thA402399147220
5thB450476106110
6thA43573104318
7thB40935375111
8thA448426107
9thB4160304103
10thB4101182902
11thA4189162102
12thB40954501
13thB40964400

Council areas covering Redditch

Collisions in Redditch were recorded in 3 council areas. Redditch has 4,565 of 4,688 (97%).

Collisions in Redditch by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stRedditch4,5655,74642771
2ndStratford-on-Avon98134321
3rdBromsgrove243202

Postcode districts in Redditch

Collisions in Redditch were recorded in 4 postcode districts, led by B98 (2,443) and B97 (2,116).