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Solihull road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 632 road traffic collisions in Solihull in 1980, and 823 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 231 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1979 (562), and casualties rose from 710.

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

Collisions in 1980
632
Up 12% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
823
Up 16% on 1979
Fatal collisions
16
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
231
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Solihull in 1980

2.5% of collisions in Solihull in 1980 were fatal and 37% serious, against 1.6% and 22% in Solihull from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.5%
  • Serious23137%
  • Slight38561%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.9%
  • Serious28234%
  • Slight52564%

Solihull road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Solihull, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 673 in 1984. 1980 is highlighted, with 632, up 12% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (15%)
  • Tuesday82 (13%)
  • Wednesday84 (13%)
  • Thursday94 (15%)
  • Friday113 (18%)
  • Saturday78 (12%)
  • Sunday88 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59168 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5987 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (8.9%)
  • February41 (6.5%)
  • March48 (7.6%)
  • April47 (7.4%)
  • May50 (7.9%)
  • June60 (9.5%)
  • July48 (7.6%)
  • August43 (6.8%)
  • September61 (9.7%)
  • October61 (9.7%)
  • November60 (9.5%)
  • December57 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight407 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit175 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (6.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds472 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds94 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other35 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry373 (59%)
  • Wet or damp220 (35%)
  • Frost or ice32 (5.1%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph406 (64%)
  • 40 mph79 (13%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph86 (14%)
  • 70 mph45 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway467 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway131 (21%)
  • Roundabout27 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Solihull in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant412 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist138 (17%)
  • Pedestrian136 (17%)
  • Cyclist85 (10%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1052 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1584 (10%)
  • 16 to 20232 (28%)
  • 21 to 2599 (12%)
  • 26 to 35112 (14%)
  • 36 to 4567 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5555 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6552 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.8%)
  • Over 7513 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider467 (57%)
  • Passenger220 (27%)
  • Pedestrian136 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car679 (64%)
  • Motorcycle145 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle87 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach24 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle24 (2.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Solihull in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Solihull

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Solihull ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Solihull had the 137th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
137th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
144th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
105th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Solihull with the most crashes in 1980

The A34 had the most collisions in Solihull in 1980: 60, including 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Solihull, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA346077023
2ndB41025066110
3rdB40253954017
4thA4523642215
5thA413144014
6thA472729013
7thA40232227013
8thA452131111
9thM6153414
10thB690131602
11thB41286602
12thA41773301
13thM423401
14thB41182201
15thB41051100
16thB44381101

Towns in Solihull: crashes in 1980

Solihull itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 282.

Postcode districts in Solihull: crashes in 1980

B90 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Solihull in 1980: 129.

Latest crashes in Solihull in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Solihull in 1980, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Solihull road accidents in other years