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Solihull road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 595 road traffic collisions in Solihull in 2001, and 828 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2000 (669), and casualties fell from 922.

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

Collisions in 2001
595
Down 11% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
828
Down 10% on 2000
Fatal collisions
7
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Solihull in 2001

1.2% of collisions in Solihull in 2001 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.6% and 22% in Solihull from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious8013%
  • Slight50885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.1%
  • Serious9612%
  • Slight72387%

Solihull road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Solihull, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 673 in 1984. 2001 is highlighted, with 595, down 11% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (14%)
  • Tuesday86 (14%)
  • Wednesday99 (17%)
  • Thursday97 (16%)
  • Friday93 (16%)
  • Saturday74 (12%)
  • Sunday63 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59100 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59147 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5999 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (9.9%)
  • February47 (7.9%)
  • March44 (7.4%)
  • April39 (6.6%)
  • May61 (10%)
  • June37 (6.2%)
  • July35 (5.9%)
  • August54 (9.1%)
  • September54 (9.1%)
  • October57 (9.6%)
  • November61 (10%)
  • December47 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight438 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit131 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds484 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other25 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry409 (69%)
  • Wet or damp168 (28%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph419 (70%)
  • 40 mph40 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph36 (6.1%)
  • 70 mph98 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway390 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway162 (27%)
  • Roundabout34 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Solihull in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant580 (70%)
  • Pedestrian104 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist36 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1035 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1564 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 2095 (11%)
  • 21 to 2599 (12%)
  • 26 to 35185 (22%)
  • 36 to 45119 (14%)
  • 46 to 5596 (12%)
  • 56 to 6554 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7524 (2.9%)
  • Over 7529 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider505 (61%)
  • Passenger219 (26%)
  • Pedestrian104 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car920 (80%)
  • Motorcycle47 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach33 (2.9%)
  • Minibus11 (1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Solihull in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Solihull

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Solihull ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Solihull had the 130th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
130th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Solihull in 2001

Shirley West, Solihull, B90 3AE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Solihull in 2001, with 35 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Solihull with the most crashes in 2001

The M42 had the most collisions in Solihull in 2001: 63, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Solihull, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM42639027
2ndA34405207
3rdA41335407
4thA452315737
5thB4025314103
6thB4102253602
7thA47234003
8thA45212811
9thM6182802
10thB690121601
11thA402381102
12thB411861101
13thA41774500
14thB41284400
15thA34002301
16thB41051200
17thB41141101
18thB44381100

Towns in Solihull: crashes in 2001

Solihull itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 210.

Postcode districts in Solihull: crashes in 2001

B90 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Solihull in 2001: 121.

Latest crashes in Solihull in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Solihull in 2001, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2001.

Severity

Solihull road accidents in other years