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Solihull road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 525 road traffic collisions in Solihull in 2006, and 736 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2005 (564), and casualties fell from 765.

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

Collisions in 2006
525
Down 7% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
736
Down 4% on 2005
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Solihull in 2006

1% of collisions in Solihull in 2006 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.6% and 22% in Solihull from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious6813%
  • Slight45286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious8011%
  • Slight65188%

Solihull road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Solihull, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 673 in 1984. 2006 is highlighted, with 525, down 7% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (14%)
  • Tuesday79 (15%)
  • Wednesday83 (16%)
  • Thursday80 (15%)
  • Friday88 (17%)
  • Saturday66 (13%)
  • Sunday56 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59102 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (7%)
  • February37 (7%)
  • March40 (7.6%)
  • April50 (9.5%)
  • May49 (9.3%)
  • June40 (7.6%)
  • July41 (7.8%)
  • August49 (9.3%)
  • September51 (9.7%)
  • October44 (8.4%)
  • November44 (8.4%)
  • December43 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight373 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit132 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds394 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (13%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded22 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry362 (69%)
  • Wet or damp153 (29%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph387 (74%)
  • 40 mph50 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph38 (7.2%)
  • 70 mph42 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway330 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway134 (26%)
  • Roundabout38 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Solihull in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant516 (70%)
  • Pedestrian82 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist34 (4.6%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1539 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20133 (18%)
  • 21 to 25100 (14%)
  • 26 to 35117 (16%)
  • 36 to 45116 (16%)
  • 46 to 5560 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6554 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.9%)
  • Over 7526 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded41 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider435 (59%)
  • Passenger219 (30%)
  • Pedestrian82 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car764 (79%)
  • Motorcycle42 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach27 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Solihull in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Solihull had the 125th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
123rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Solihull in 2006

St Alphege with Monkspath & Hillfield, Solihull, B91 3AJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Solihull in 2006, with 47 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Solihull with the most crashes in 2006

The B4102 had the most collisions in Solihull in 2006: 39, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Solihull, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4102395803
2ndM42366506
3rdA34314304
4thB425313914
5thA452294503
6thA41193002
7thA45152101
8thB4114151902
9thB4025101501
10thB410191002
11thM691200
12thB411881600
13thB443871100
14thA414161103
15thA34003400
16thA41771100
17thB41051101

Towns in Solihull: crashes in 2006

Solihull itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 231.

Postcode districts in Solihull: crashes in 2006

B91 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Solihull in 2006: 110.

Latest crashes in Solihull in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Solihull in 2006, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Solihull road accidents in other years