The A456: where people are seriously hurt
Over 2021–2025, 97 people were killed or seriously injured in 87 collisions on the A456, making it the 148th worst numbered road in Britain by that measure.
87
serious or fatal collisions
97
people killed or seriously injured
9
collisions that took a life
#148
of 150 numbered roads
What the record shows
The A456 carries 335 recorded injury collisions over the period, 87 of them serious or fatal. Serious injury concentrates in Wyre Forest, Birmingham, Bromsgrove, with 3 further areas also recording collisions. Collisions here are more likely than average to be fatal: 10% against 7% across the numbered network, which usually points to higher speeds. Most collisions were recorded on 30 mph sections. The worst year of the period was 2025 with 21 serious collisions, and the count is up 11% between 2021 and 2025.
Every serious and fatal collision on the A456
Blue markers are serious collisions, red crosses fatal. Click any marker for the year. Zoom in to see the specific junctions and stretches where they cluster.
Where along the route
- Wyre Forest37 KSI
- Birmingham24 KSI
- Bromsgrove11 KSI
- Dudley7 KSI
- Shropshire3 KSI
- Sandwell2 KSI
Local authority areas with the most serious collisions on this road.
The trend
Serious and fatal collisions on the A456
2025: 21 (up 61.5% on the year before) · peak 21 in 2025 · +10.5% across the period
Axis clipped to the data range to show year-on-year movement.
About the A456
How many accidents happen on the A456?
Police recorded 335 injury collisions on the A456 over 2021–2025, of which 87 were fatal or serious. Those serious collisions left 97 people killed or seriously injured, including 9 fatal collisions.
Is the A456 a dangerous road?
By volume of serious injury it ranks 148 of the 150 numbered roads we analyse, and 137 among a roads. That is a count rather than a rate: longer and busier roads accumulate more collisions, so a high ranking reflects exposure as well as risk.
Where on the A456 do collisions happen?
They concentrate in Wyre Forest, Birmingham, Bromsgrove. The map on this page plots every serious and fatal collision recorded on the route, so you can see the specific stretches rather than the total.
Counts include every collision the police recorded on this road number across all authority areas. They are not adjusted for traffic volume or road length, so treat them as a measure of where injury concentrates rather than a per-mile risk rating. Method. Free to reuse with attribution to this page.
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