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Solihull road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 595 road traffic collisions in Solihull in 1985, and 816 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 222 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1984 (673), and casualties fell from 865.

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

Collisions in 1985
595
Down 12% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
816
Down 6% on 1984
Fatal collisions
12
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
222
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Solihull in 1985

2% of collisions in Solihull in 1985 were fatal and 37% serious, against 1.6% and 22% in Solihull from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122%
  • Serious22237%
  • Slight36161%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.7%
  • Serious29436%
  • Slight50862%

Solihull road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Solihull, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 673 in 1984. 1985 is highlighted, with 595, down 12% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (14%)
  • Tuesday83 (14%)
  • Wednesday75 (13%)
  • Thursday90 (15%)
  • Friday97 (16%)
  • Saturday84 (14%)
  • Sunday81 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59123 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (7.6%)
  • February39 (6.6%)
  • March48 (8.1%)
  • April54 (9.1%)
  • May52 (8.7%)
  • June41 (6.9%)
  • July56 (9.4%)
  • August50 (8.4%)
  • September53 (8.9%)
  • October50 (8.4%)
  • November57 (9.6%)
  • December50 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight447 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit125 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds427 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other26 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry330 (55%)
  • Wet or damp236 (40%)
  • Frost or ice18 (3%)
  • Snow10 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph359 (60%)
  • 40 mph108 (18%)
  • 50 mph12 (2%)
  • 60 mph74 (12%)
  • 70 mph39 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway455 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway106 (18%)
  • Roundabout31 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Solihull in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant395 (48%)
  • Pedestrian149 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (14%)
  • Cyclist65 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant52 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2%)
  • 6 to 1040 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1586 (11%)
  • 16 to 20190 (23%)
  • 21 to 25102 (13%)
  • 26 to 35117 (14%)
  • 36 to 4578 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5562 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6572 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7539 (4.8%)
  • Over 7514 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider422 (52%)
  • Passenger245 (30%)
  • Pedestrian149 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car726 (71%)
  • Motorcycle114 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Solihull in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Solihull had the 147th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
147th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
141st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
147th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
75th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Solihull with the most crashes in 1985

The A34 had the most collisions in Solihull in 1985: 47, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Solihull, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA344759012
2ndA413956017
3rdB41023238014
4thA4523045215
5thB40252634011
6thA45232929
7thA47222907
8thM6206820
9thA4023182316
10thB690182405
11thB411871102
12thM426802
13thB41055503
14thB41285501
15thA41773411

Towns in Solihull: crashes in 1985

Solihull itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 231.

Postcode districts in Solihull: crashes in 1985

B91 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Solihull in 1985: 109.

Latest crashes in Solihull in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Solihull in 1985, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Solihull road accidents in other years