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Solihull road accidents in 1979: crash statistics

Police recorded 562 road traffic collisions in Solihull in 1979, and 710 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 157 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 22,775 collisions in Solihull.

Collisions in 1979
562
Casualties in 1979
710
Fatal collisions
5
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
157
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Solihull in 1979

0.9% of collisions in Solihull in 1979 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.6% and 22% in Solihull from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious15728%
  • Slight40071%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious17625%
  • Slight52975%

Solihull road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Solihull, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 673 in 1984. 1979 is highlighted, with 562.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (11%)
  • Tuesday101 (18%)
  • Wednesday78 (14%)
  • Thursday83 (15%)
  • Friday96 (17%)
  • Saturday86 (15%)
  • Sunday57 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (9.4%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5998 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (9.1%)
  • February27 (4.8%)
  • March48 (8.5%)
  • April50 (8.9%)
  • May56 (10%)
  • June39 (6.9%)
  • July54 (9.6%)
  • August12 (2.1%)
  • September47 (8.4%)
  • October45 (8%)
  • November47 (8.4%)
  • December86 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight346 (62%)
  • Dark, street lights lit166 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds81 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.4%)
  • Other458 (81%)

Road surface

  • Dry332 (59%)
  • Wet or damp180 (32%)
  • Snow50 (8.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph346 (62%)
  • 40 mph78 (14%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph70 (12%)
  • 70 mph58 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway282 (50%)
  • Dual carriageway109 (19%)
  • Roundabout31 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded117 (21%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Solihull in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant327 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist144 (20%)
  • Pedestrian131 (18%)
  • Cyclist57 (8%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1038 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1574 (10%)
  • 16 to 20210 (30%)
  • 21 to 2580 (11%)
  • 26 to 35111 (16%)
  • 36 to 4554 (7.6%)
  • 46 to 5556 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6540 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.5%)
  • Over 7516 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider415 (58%)
  • Passenger164 (23%)
  • Pedestrian131 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car602 (64%)
  • Motorcycle144 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle22 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Solihull ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Solihull had the 163rd most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
163rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
181st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
317th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
180th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Solihull with the most crashes in 1979

The A34 had the most collisions in Solihull in 1979: 54, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Solihull, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA345466011
2ndB41024962213
3rdB4025414704
4thA41314509
5thA452741111
6thA4522632010
7thA47222504
8thM6202705
9thB690151605
10thA4023131604
11thB411881103
12thB41286801
13thM425511
14thA41773401
15thB41053802
16thA3341100
17thB40231100
18thB41091100
19thB41521101

Latest crashes in Solihull in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Solihull in 1979, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

Solihull road accidents in other years