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Solihull road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 273 road traffic collisions in Solihull in 2017, and 369 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2016 (305), and casualties fell from 425.

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

Collisions in 2017
273
Down 10% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
369
Down 13% on 2016
Fatal collisions
3
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Solihull in 2017

1.1% of collisions in Solihull in 2017 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 22% in Solihull from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious5319%
  • Slight21779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious5415%
  • Slight31285%

Solihull road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Solihull, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 673 in 1984. 2017 is highlighted, with 273, down 10% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 273
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (14%)
  • Tuesday41 (15%)
  • Wednesday31 (11%)
  • Thursday42 (15%)
  • Friday54 (20%)
  • Saturday47 (17%)
  • Sunday20 (7.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7%)
  • February30 (11%)
  • March22 (8.1%)
  • April21 (7.7%)
  • May23 (8.4%)
  • June12 (4.4%)
  • July24 (8.8%)
  • August27 (9.9%)
  • September24 (8.8%)
  • October23 (8.4%)
  • November25 (9.2%)
  • December23 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight191 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds207 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (8.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other15 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded22 (8.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry198 (73%)
  • Wet or damp66 (24%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph197 (72%)
  • 40 mph23 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph14 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph11 (4%)
  • 70 mph26 (9.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway158 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (26%)
  • Roundabout33 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Solihull in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant223 (60%)
  • Pedestrian49 (13%)
  • Cyclist41 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (3%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1016 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1529 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 2029 (7.9%)
  • 21 to 2537 (10%)
  • 26 to 3571 (19%)
  • 36 to 4562 (17%)
  • 46 to 5553 (14%)
  • 56 to 6523 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.6%)
  • Over 7518 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider230 (62%)
  • Passenger90 (24%)
  • Pedestrian49 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car408 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (8%)
  • Motorcycle25 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Solihull in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Solihull had fewer road collisions than 180 of them in 2017.

Collisions
181st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
166th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Solihull in 2017

St Alphege with Monkspath & Hillfield, Solihull, B91 3AJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Solihull in 2017, with 22 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Solihull with the most crashes in 2017

The M42 had the most collisions in Solihull in 2017: 24, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Solihull, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM42243504
2ndA452192603
3rdA34162001
4thB4102161907
5thB425121202
6thA41101701
7thA45101613
8thM671304
9thB40255701
10thB41145701
11thB44385901
12thA41773501
13thA41412301
14thB41012300
15thA34001100

Towns in Solihull: crashes in 2017

Solihull itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 121.

Postcode districts in Solihull: crashes in 2017

B90 and B92 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Solihull in 2017, with 53 each.

Latest crashes in Solihull in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Solihull in 2017, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

Solihull road accidents in other years