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Solihull road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 22,775 road traffic collisions in Solihull from 1979 to 2025, and 30,870 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 357 were fatal and 5,037 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 251 collisions, up 2% on 2024 (247), and casualties fell from 340 to 330.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
22,775
140th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
30,870
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
357
1.6% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
251
Up 2% on 2024

Crash severity in Solihull

1.6% of collisions in Solihull from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3571.6%
  • Serious5,03722%
  • Slight17,38176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3841.2%
  • Serious6,10520%
  • Slight24,38179%

Solihull road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Solihull, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 673 in 1984. In 2025 there were 251, up 2% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 251
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025251330
2024247340
2023261402
2022281369
2021235319
2020205270
2019266362
2018257361
2017273369
2016305425
2015297388
2014282380
2013290363
2012315446
2011393564
2010416568
2009489703
2008522693
2007529697
2006525736
2005564765
2004541704
2003505676
2002532719
2001595828
2000669922
1999665928
1998668911
1997635885
1996626950
1995630849
1994619830
1993596820
1992648883
1991581772
1990607832
1989643846
1988498660
1987510687
1986574752
1985595816
1984673865
1983550721
1982613808
1981605823
1980632823
1979562710

When and where crashes happen in Solihull

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,198 (14%)
  • Tuesday3,262 (14%)
  • Wednesday3,294 (14%)
  • Thursday3,498 (15%)
  • Friday3,917 (17%)
  • Saturday3,108 (14%)
  • Sunday2,498 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59838 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59362 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,950 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593,133 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,846 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:595,727 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593,719 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,200 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,879 (8.3%)
  • February1,643 (7.2%)
  • March1,819 (8%)
  • April1,769 (7.8%)
  • May1,890 (8.3%)
  • June1,866 (8.2%)
  • July1,901 (8.3%)
  • August1,751 (7.7%)
  • September1,994 (8.8%)
  • October2,082 (9.1%)
  • November2,229 (9.8%)
  • December1,952 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight16,275 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5,374 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting893 (3.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown148 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit82 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds16,878 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,016 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds290 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds243 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist200 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds149 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds29 (0.1%)
  • Other1,587 (7%)
  • Not recorded383 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry14,475 (64%)
  • Wet or damp7,602 (33%)
  • Frost or ice459 (2%)
  • Snow179 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep36 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph11 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph7 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph90 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph15,290 (67%)
  • 40 mph2,452 (11%)
  • 50 mph515 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph2,105 (9.2%)
  • 70 mph2,305 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway14,998 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway5,395 (24%)
  • Roundabout1,637 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road580 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded165 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Solihull

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant19,131 (62%)
  • Pedestrian4,499 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist2,642 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist2,427 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant785 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant622 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)245 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant215 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant139 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant124 (0.4%)
  • Other29 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5555 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 101,281 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 152,478 (8%)
  • 16 to 205,444 (18%)
  • 21 to 254,010 (13%)
  • 26 to 355,383 (17%)
  • 36 to 454,020 (13%)
  • 46 to 552,924 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 652,089 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 751,307 (4.2%)
  • Over 75972 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded407 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider18,095 (59%)
  • Passenger8,276 (27%)
  • Pedestrian4,499 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car31,671 (75%)
  • Motorcycle2,673 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle2,471 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,968 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,402 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach823 (2%)
  • Other vehicle375 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car356 (0.8%)
  • Minibus124 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown35 (0.1%)
  • Other44 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded58 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Solihull

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Solihull

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Solihull ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Solihull had the 140th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
140th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
139th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 164th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
110th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
137thCambridge23,35726,6631174,228
138thYork23,09028,4972484,740
139thBedford22,89930,6743794,059
140thSolihull (this area)22,77530,8703575,037
141stFlintshire22,68732,9384623,637
142ndBasingstoke and Deane22,61030,8004315,603
143rdRenfrewshire22,48728,8084445,228

Accident hotspots in Solihull

St Alphege with Monkspath & Hillfield, Solihull, B91 3AJ area is the busiest accident hotspot in Solihull, with 613 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in Solihull with the most crashes

The A34 had the most collisions in Solihull from 1979 to 2025: 1,734, including 21 fatal and 351 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Solihull, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA341,7342,29421351
2ndB41021,3651,80822293
3rdM421,3422,16817196
4thA411,3031,84313301
5thA4521,2241,82845321
6thB40251,0841,42711209
7thA458551,22224223
8thA4757074111170
9thM65589351481
10thA40233725198130
11thB425369484553
12thB690338434169
13thB4118241332357
14thB4438202290243
15thB4114170213120
16thB4101160219335
17thB4128136179140
18thA4141103147118
19thA417775119623
20thB410573101032

Towns in Solihull

Solihull itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 8,918.

Postcode districts in Solihull

B90 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Solihull from 1979 to 2025: 4,204.

Latest crashes in Solihull

Of the latest 24 crashes in Solihull, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity