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Solihull road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 266 road traffic collisions in Solihull in 2019, and 362 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2018 (257), and casualties rose from 361.

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

Collisions in 2019
266
Up 4% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
362
Level with 2018
Fatal collisions
5
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Solihull in 2019

1.9% of collisions in Solihull in 2019 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.6% and 22% in Solihull from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious3413%
  • Slight22785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious3710%
  • Slight32088%

Solihull road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Solihull, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 673 in 1984. 2019 is highlighted, with 266, up 4% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 266
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (13%)
  • Tuesday34 (13%)
  • Wednesday35 (13%)
  • Thursday58 (22%)
  • Friday44 (17%)
  • Saturday36 (14%)
  • Sunday24 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7.1%)
  • February19 (7.1%)
  • March20 (7.5%)
  • April19 (7.1%)
  • May17 (6.4%)
  • June17 (6.4%)
  • July27 (10%)
  • August15 (5.6%)
  • September26 (9.8%)
  • October21 (7.9%)
  • November34 (13%)
  • December32 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight186 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds208 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (9.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded16 (6%)

Road surface

  • Dry191 (72%)
  • Wet or damp71 (27%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph206 (77%)
  • 40 mph19 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph13 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph7 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph14 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway180 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (26%)
  • Roundabout12 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Solihull in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant232 (64%)
  • Pedestrian53 (15%)
  • Cyclist35 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3%)
  • 11 to 1532 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 2029 (8%)
  • 21 to 2537 (10%)
  • 26 to 3567 (19%)
  • 36 to 4548 (13%)
  • 46 to 5549 (14%)
  • 56 to 6530 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5.2%)
  • Over 7516 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded18 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider226 (62%)
  • Passenger83 (23%)
  • Pedestrian53 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car397 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.2%)
  • Motorcycle19 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Solihull in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Solihull had the 163rd most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
160th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
264th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Solihull in 2019

Shirley West, Solihull, B90 3AE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Solihull in 2019, with 15 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Solihull with the most crashes in 2019

The A34 had the most collisions in Solihull in 2019: 18, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Solihull, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34182511
2ndB4102161912
3rdA452142001
4thM42142401
5thB4101111401
6thA45101502
7thA414181101
8thB402581100
9thB411481300
10thA4171200
11thB42551001
12thB44385800
13thB41042200
14thM62400
15thB41181100
16thB44391101

Towns in Solihull: crashes in 2019

Solihull itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 111.

Postcode districts in Solihull: crashes in 2019

B90 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Solihull in 2019: 53.

Latest crashes in Solihull in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Solihull in 2019, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Solihull road accidents in other years