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Solihull road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 613 road traffic collisions in Solihull in 1982, and 808 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 191 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1981 (605), and casualties fell from 823.

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

Collisions in 1982
613
Up 1% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
808
Down 2% on 1981
Fatal collisions
14
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
191
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Solihull in 1982

2.3% of collisions in Solihull in 1982 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.6% and 22% in Solihull from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.3%
  • Serious19131%
  • Slight40867%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.9%
  • Serious23028%
  • Slight56370%

Solihull road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Solihull, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 673 in 1984. 1982 is highlighted, with 613, up 1% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (12%)
  • Tuesday89 (15%)
  • Wednesday92 (15%)
  • Thursday104 (17%)
  • Friday98 (16%)
  • Saturday80 (13%)
  • Sunday75 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59163 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5986 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (5.5%)
  • February45 (7.3%)
  • March59 (9.6%)
  • April39 (6.4%)
  • May67 (11%)
  • June56 (9.1%)
  • July43 (7%)
  • August47 (7.7%)
  • September48 (7.8%)
  • October54 (8.8%)
  • November67 (11%)
  • December54 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight413 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit168 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (4.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds430 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (4.2%)
  • Fog or mist19 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other32 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry357 (58%)
  • Wet or damp226 (37%)
  • Frost or ice21 (3.4%)
  • Snow9 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph395 (64%)
  • 40 mph86 (14%)
  • 50 mph14 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph86 (14%)
  • 70 mph29 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway474 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway89 (15%)
  • Roundabout39 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Solihull in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant364 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist163 (20%)
  • Pedestrian143 (18%)
  • Cyclist90 (11%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1042 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1583 (10%)
  • 16 to 20240 (30%)
  • 21 to 25101 (13%)
  • 26 to 35108 (13%)
  • 36 to 4589 (11%)
  • 46 to 5549 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6533 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.8%)
  • Over 7517 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider457 (57%)
  • Passenger208 (26%)
  • Pedestrian143 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car662 (63%)
  • Motorcycle158 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle95 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3%)
  • Other vehicle21 (2%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Solihull in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Solihull

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Solihull ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Solihull had the 145th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
145th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
148th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
111th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Solihull with the most crashes in 1982

The A34 and B4102 had the most collisions in Solihull in 1982, with 46 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Solihull, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA344662111
2ndB41024665114
3rdA413458210
4thB4025344106
5thA472629012
6thA4522544310
7thA4023182806
8thA451734010
9thM6172607
10thB690101200
11thB411891313
12thB41287913
13thM424400
14thB41053502
15thA41231101
16thA41771100
17thB44381501

Towns in Solihull: crashes in 1982

Solihull itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 260.

Postcode districts in Solihull: crashes in 1982

B90 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Solihull in 1982: 120.

Latest crashes in Solihull in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Solihull in 1982, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1982.

Severity

Solihull road accidents in other years