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Solihull road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 297 road traffic collisions in Solihull in 2015, and 388 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2014 (282), and casualties rose from 380.

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

Collisions in 2015
297
Up 5% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
388
Up 2% on 2014
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Solihull in 2015

1% of collisions in Solihull in 2015 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.6% and 22% in Solihull from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious3913%
  • Slight25586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious4211%
  • Slight34388%

Solihull road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Solihull, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 673 in 1984. 2015 is highlighted, with 297, up 5% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 297
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (17%)
  • Tuesday45 (15%)
  • Wednesday35 (12%)
  • Thursday50 (17%)
  • Friday40 (13%)
  • Saturday39 (13%)
  • Sunday37 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (4.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (9.4%)
  • February21 (7.1%)
  • March23 (7.7%)
  • April17 (5.7%)
  • May24 (8.1%)
  • June25 (8.4%)
  • July29 (9.8%)
  • August26 (8.8%)
  • September21 (7.1%)
  • October28 (9.4%)
  • November29 (9.8%)
  • December26 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight211 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds216 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other18 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded22 (7.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry220 (74%)
  • Wet or damp75 (25%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph214 (72%)
  • 40 mph25 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph10 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph36 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway175 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (27%)
  • Roundabout28 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Solihull in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant260 (67%)
  • Pedestrian50 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (8%)
  • Cyclist30 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1526 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2048 (12%)
  • 21 to 2545 (12%)
  • 26 to 3550 (13%)
  • 36 to 4575 (19%)
  • 46 to 5557 (15%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7527 (7%)
  • Over 7510 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider249 (64%)
  • Passenger89 (23%)
  • Pedestrian50 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car434 (77%)
  • Motorcycle34 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Solihull in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Solihull ranked among 351 areas in 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Solihull had fewer road collisions than 181 of them in 2015.

Collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
190th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Solihull in 2015

St Alphege with Monkspath & Hillfield, Solihull, B91 3AJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Solihull in 2015, with 24 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Solihull with the most crashes in 2015

The M42 had the most collisions in Solihull in 2015: 30, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Solihull, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM42304504
2ndB425182112
3rdA45172711
4thB4102161603
5thA452151905
6thA34142200
7thA41121701
8thB44387900
9thB41146701
10thB41015701
11thM65600
12thB40254502
13thA34002201
14thA41412200
15thB41181100

Towns in Solihull: crashes in 2015

Solihull itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 119.

Postcode districts in Solihull: crashes in 2015

B91 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Solihull in 2015: 66.

Latest crashes in Solihull in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Solihull in 2015, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Solihull road accidents in other years