Skip to main content
CrashStats

Solihull road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 550 road traffic collisions in Solihull in 1983, and 721 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 179 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1982 (613), and casualties fell from 808.

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

Collisions in 1983
550
Down 10% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
721
Down 11% on 1982
Fatal collisions
20
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
179
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Solihull in 1983

3.6% of collisions in Solihull in 1983 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.6% and 22% in Solihull from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal203.6%
  • Serious17933%
  • Slight35164%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal212.9%
  • Serious22031%
  • Slight48067%

Solihull road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Solihull, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 673 in 1984. 1983 is highlighted, with 550, down 10% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (15%)
  • Tuesday76 (14%)
  • Wednesday60 (11%)
  • Thursday90 (16%)
  • Friday101 (18%)
  • Saturday93 (17%)
  • Sunday49 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (11%)
  • February39 (7.1%)
  • March49 (8.9%)
  • April40 (7.3%)
  • May37 (6.7%)
  • June46 (8.4%)
  • July42 (7.6%)
  • August48 (8.7%)
  • September43 (7.8%)
  • October59 (11%)
  • November40 (7.3%)
  • December47 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight359 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit167 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds419 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other25 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry354 (64%)
  • Wet or damp177 (32%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2%)
  • Snow8 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph354 (64%)
  • 40 mph80 (15%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph70 (13%)
  • 70 mph39 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway410 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway108 (20%)
  • Roundabout24 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Solihull in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant341 (47%)
  • Pedestrian130 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (16%)
  • Cyclist86 (12%)
  • Van occupant29 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1037 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1578 (11%)
  • 16 to 20198 (27%)
  • 21 to 2581 (11%)
  • 26 to 3586 (12%)
  • 36 to 4569 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5561 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6549 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.3%)
  • Over 7520 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider400 (55%)
  • Passenger191 (26%)
  • Pedestrian130 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car655 (68%)
  • Motorcycle112 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle90 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Solihull in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Solihull had the 155th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
155th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
157th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
62nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
107th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Solihull with the most crashes in 1983

The A41 had the most collisions in Solihull in 1983: 46, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Solihull, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA414668015
2ndA344566012
3rdB41024151111
4thB40253948310
5thA4522536210
6thA47192409
7thA45182025
8thM6172826
9thB690121506
10thA4023101413
11thB41186703
12thB41286802
13thM424601
14thA41773720
15thB41053403
16thB44381100

Towns in Solihull: crashes in 1983

Solihull itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 247.

Postcode districts in Solihull: crashes in 1983

B91 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Solihull in 1983: 120.

Latest crashes in Solihull in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Solihull in 1983, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Solihull road accidents in other years