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Solihull road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 564 road traffic collisions in Solihull in 2005, and 765 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2004 (541), and casualties rose from 704.

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

Collisions in 2005
564
Up 4% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
765
Up 9% on 2004
Fatal collisions
9
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Solihull in 2005

1.6% of collisions in Solihull in 2005 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.6% and 22% in Solihull from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious6812%
  • Slight48786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.2%
  • Serious8010%
  • Slight67688%

Solihull road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Solihull, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 673 in 1984. 2005 is highlighted, with 564, up 4% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (13%)
  • Tuesday78 (14%)
  • Wednesday95 (17%)
  • Thursday89 (16%)
  • Friday89 (16%)
  • Saturday71 (13%)
  • Sunday71 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59136 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59105 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (9.6%)
  • February42 (7.4%)
  • March38 (6.7%)
  • April43 (7.6%)
  • May40 (7.1%)
  • June54 (9.6%)
  • July43 (7.6%)
  • August41 (7.3%)
  • September58 (10%)
  • October55 (9.8%)
  • November52 (9.2%)
  • December44 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight397 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit139 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (3.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds442 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other31 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded20 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry387 (69%)
  • Wet or damp166 (29%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.2%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph407 (72%)
  • 40 mph42 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph35 (6.2%)
  • 70 mph70 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway340 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway170 (30%)
  • Roundabout40 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Solihull in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant516 (67%)
  • Pedestrian89 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist39 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1032 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1540 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20110 (14%)
  • 21 to 2576 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 35129 (17%)
  • 36 to 45138 (18%)
  • 46 to 5569 (9%)
  • 56 to 6565 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4.1%)
  • Over 7528 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded34 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider472 (62%)
  • Passenger204 (27%)
  • Pedestrian89 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car815 (77%)
  • Motorcycle61 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (2%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Solihull in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Solihull had the 114th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
119th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
123rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Solihull in 2005

Shirley West, Solihull, B90 3AE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Solihull in 2005, with 43 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Solihull with the most crashes in 2005

The M42 had the most collisions in Solihull in 2005: 48, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Solihull, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM42488002
2ndA34466704
3rdA452376228
4thB4102364203
5thB425314514
6thA41273301
7thA45161922
8thB4025161802
9thB4114141602
10thM6131711
11thA4141121900
12thB4101101300
13thB44386700
14thB41185601
15thA41773702
16thA34002200
17thA4461100
18thB44391100

Towns in Solihull: crashes in 2005

Solihull itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 249.

Postcode districts in Solihull: crashes in 2005

B90 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Solihull in 2005: 120.

Latest crashes in Solihull in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Solihull in 2005, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Solihull road accidents in other years