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Solihull road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 305 road traffic collisions in Solihull in 2016, and 425 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2015 (297), and casualties rose from 388.

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

Collisions in 2016
305
Up 3% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
425
Up 10% on 2015
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Solihull in 2016

1.3% of collisions in Solihull in 2016 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 22% in Solihull from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious4715%
  • Slight25483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious5212%
  • Slight36987%

Solihull road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Solihull, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 673 in 1984. 2016 is highlighted, with 305, up 3% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (15%)
  • Tuesday52 (17%)
  • Wednesday38 (12%)
  • Thursday54 (18%)
  • Friday52 (17%)
  • Saturday37 (12%)
  • Sunday25 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (9.2%)
  • February35 (11%)
  • March26 (8.5%)
  • April25 (8.2%)
  • May18 (5.9%)
  • June18 (5.9%)
  • July31 (10%)
  • August25 (8.2%)
  • September24 (7.9%)
  • October21 (6.9%)
  • November35 (11%)
  • December19 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight215 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (3.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds240 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (6.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other21 (6.9%)
  • Not recorded19 (6.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry220 (72%)
  • Wet or damp73 (24%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1%)
  • 30 mph211 (69%)
  • 40 mph30 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph21 (6.9%)
  • 60 mph11 (3.6%)
  • 70 mph29 (9.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway168 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (27%)
  • Roundabout32 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Solihull in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant278 (65%)
  • Pedestrian55 (13%)
  • Cyclist48 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2040 (9.4%)
  • 21 to 2564 (15%)
  • 26 to 3578 (18%)
  • 36 to 4564 (15%)
  • 46 to 5557 (13%)
  • 56 to 6532 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.2%)
  • Over 7519 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider262 (62%)
  • Passenger108 (25%)
  • Pedestrian55 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car466 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle26 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Solihull in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Solihull had the 170th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
187th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Solihull in 2016

St Alphege with Monkspath & Hillfield, Solihull, B91 3AJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Solihull in 2016, with 27 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Solihull with the most crashes in 2016

The M42 had the most collisions in Solihull in 2016: 25, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Solihull, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM42254401
2ndA452182916
3rdB425172302
4thB4102151713
5thB4101142203
6thM6121910
7thA34111603
8thA41111411
9thA45101102
10thB411481203
11thB44386601
12thA4464600
13thB40254500
14thB41183401
15thA34001100
16thA41411100
17thA4351100
18thB11100
19thB41461200
20thB45161100

Towns in Solihull: crashes in 2016

Solihull itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 127.

Postcode districts in Solihull: crashes in 2016

B91 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Solihull in 2016: 67.

Latest crashes in Solihull in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Solihull in 2016, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Solihull road accidents in other years