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Solihull road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 605 road traffic collisions in Solihull in 1981, and 823 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 223 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1980 (632), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 1981
605
Down 4% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
823
Level with 1980
Fatal collisions
18
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
223
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Solihull in 1981

3% of collisions in Solihull in 1981 were fatal and 37% serious, against 1.6% and 22% in Solihull from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal183%
  • Serious22337%
  • Slight36460%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.2%
  • Serious28334%
  • Slight52263%

Solihull road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Solihull, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 673 in 1984. 1981 is highlighted, with 605, down 4% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (13%)
  • Tuesday86 (14%)
  • Wednesday83 (14%)
  • Thursday76 (13%)
  • Friday113 (19%)
  • Saturday95 (16%)
  • Sunday73 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (7.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59152 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5983 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (7.1%)
  • February53 (8.8%)
  • March46 (7.6%)
  • April49 (8.1%)
  • May46 (7.6%)
  • June51 (8.4%)
  • July60 (9.9%)
  • August49 (8.1%)
  • September50 (8.3%)
  • October67 (11%)
  • November49 (8.1%)
  • December42 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight405 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit164 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds457 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Other40 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry348 (58%)
  • Wet or damp208 (34%)
  • Frost or ice35 (5.8%)
  • Snow14 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph388 (64%)
  • 40 mph86 (14%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph90 (15%)
  • 70 mph28 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway457 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway106 (18%)
  • Roundabout33 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Solihull in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant391 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist157 (19%)
  • Pedestrian132 (16%)
  • Cyclist95 (12%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1057 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1594 (11%)
  • 16 to 20259 (31%)
  • 21 to 25100 (12%)
  • 26 to 35101 (12%)
  • 36 to 4568 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5554 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6539 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7524 (2.9%)
  • Over 7516 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider470 (57%)
  • Passenger221 (27%)
  • Pedestrian132 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car633 (62%)
  • Motorcycle152 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle95 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle24 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach22 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Solihull in 1981

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1981 in Solihull

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Solihull ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Solihull had the 142nd most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
142nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
138th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
74th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Solihull with the most crashes in 1981

The A34 had the most collisions in Solihull in 1981: 45, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Solihull, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA344552215
2ndA414256013
3rdB40254265110
4thA473242117
5thB41023045111
6thA4522639114
7thA45213849
8thA40231623010
9thB690122004
10thM6121703
11thB41185801
12thA41774501
13thM423502
14thB41282200
15thA4461100
16thB41051101
17thB41091101

Towns in Solihull: crashes in 1981

Solihull itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 275.

Postcode districts in Solihull: crashes in 1981

B90 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Solihull in 1981: 121.

Latest crashes in Solihull in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Solihull in 1981, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Solihull road accidents in other years