Rushall and Shelfield road traffic accidents
Rushall and Shelfield recorded 469 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 656 casualties. Of these collisions, 5 were fatal and 70 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 25% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 5
- Serious
- 70
- Casualties
- 656
- Fatal
- 5
- Serious
- 70
- Casualties
- 656
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Rushall and Shelfield
Roads in Rushall and Shelfield
Postcode districts in Rushall and Shelfield
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Accidents in Rushall and Shelfield
Road collision statistics for Rushall and Shelfield
Collisions recorded
469
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
656
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
5
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
70
16% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Rushall and Shelfield
Collisions in Rushall and Shelfield are most frequently recorded on a Friday (16.4% of the total), with 26.7% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
94.9% of recorded collisions in Rushall and Shelfield happen on a single carriageway. Around 21.7% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Rushall and Shelfield have produced 656 casualties. Pedestrians account for 18% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 51 collisions, Monday 74 collisions, Tuesday 66 collisions, Wednesday 72 collisions, Thursday 71 collisions, Friday 77 collisions, Saturday 58 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 344 collisions, Darkness 125 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 445 collisions, Dual carriageway 22 collisions, Roundabout 1 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 2 collisions, 30 mph 462 collisions, 40 mph 5 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 367 collisions, Raining no high winds 56 collisions, Other 25 collisions, Unknown 12 collisions, Snowing no high winds 2 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 354 casualties, Passenger 184 casualties, Pedestrian 118 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Rushall and Shelfield
How many road accidents have there been in Rushall and Shelfield?
469 collisions have been recorded in Rushall and Shelfield in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 656 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Rushall and Shelfield were serious or fatal?
5 were fatal and 70 were serious — 16% of all recorded collisions in Rushall and Shelfield resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Rushall and Shelfield?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in Rushall and Shelfield, accounting for 16.4% of them, and 26.7% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Rushall and Shelfield happen on?
94.9% of collisions in Rushall and Shelfield are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Rushall and Shelfield?
Pedestrians make up 18% of the 656 casualties recorded in Rushall and Shelfield.
Is road safety in Rushall and Shelfield getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Rushall and Shelfield rose 25% in 2025 compared with 2024. Year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting, so they are best read as a trend rather than a single verdict.
Where does the road accident data for Rushall and Shelfield come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Rushall and Shelfield cover 1999 to 2025.