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How do I get a crash report in Birmingham?
For a crash the Birmingham Police Department investigated, its page says: “Accident Reports may be purchased online or in person.”
Getting the crash report in Birmingham
- Agency: Birmingham Police Department, Records Division
- Its crash-report page: Records Division | City of Birmingham, Alabama
- Who can get a copy: “Alabama Code 32-10-7 governs who is eligible to purchase accident reports.”
- Online or in person: “Accident Reports may be purchased online or in person.”
- Fee: “Prices For Reports”
- “Archived reports – $25.00”
- “Accident Reports – $10.00”
- “Incident/Offense Reports – $10.00”
- “Criminal Background Checks – $10.00”
- “Fingerprints – $10.00”
- “Fingerprint Cards – $10.00”
- Older reports: “Archived reports – $25.00”
- “Incident/Offense Reports prior to January 2013 or Accident Reports prior to January 2015”
- “Available within 3-5 business days”
- Fee: “Please note: For payments made online, a separate transaction is required for each request.”
- Payment: “Accepted Payment Methods”
- “Cash”
- “Debit cards”
- “Money orders”
- “Company checks”
- “No personal checks will be accepted”
- Hours: “Monday-Friday, 8am – 4:30pm No reports are sold after 4:30pm.”
- Where to go: “1710 1st Avenue North Birmingham, AL 35203”
- Fee: “Prices For Reports”
- When it is ready: “To determine if a report is available for release, please contact the Records Department at (205) 254-6308. Make sure you have your case number readily available when calling.”
- Online portal: GovPayNet. Run by GovPayNet; not a government site. The city's page links to it.
Sources: Records Division | City of Birmingham, Alabama; Driver Records, Crash Reports, and Driver License Reinstatements | Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (alea.gov). Checked November 4, 2026; quotes are copied from those pages. Fees, forms and rules can change, so check the department's page before you send a request.
Fatal crashes in Birmingham, 2020-2024
- Fatal crashes: 217
- Deaths: 230
- Roads with the most fatal crashes: I-59 (36), I-65 (17), 3rd Ave W (US-11) (9)
- Birmingham, AL injury guide: the deadliest roads, the court and the deadlines
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020-2023 Final File and 2024 Annual Report File; fatal crashes coded to Birmingham.