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Meriden & Arden, Solihull, B40 1PW area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
81
9,521st busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
124
1.53 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Collisions in 2025
4
3 in 2024

Crash severity at the B40 1PW hotspot

20 of the 81 collisions here (25%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal11.2%
  • Serious1923%
  • Slight6175%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
1
Seriously injured
22
Slightly injured
101
All casualties
124

Accidents by year at the B40 1PW hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 7 in 2005, against an average of 3.2 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the B40 1PW hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202545
202434
202335
202200
202100
202011
201922
201800
201734
2016610
201523
201400
201357
201228
201158
201069
200967
200845
200733
200638
2005710
200435
200346
2002510
200144

Map of crashes at the B40 1PW hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near B40 1PW.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Meriden & Arden, Solihull, B40 1PW area accident hotspot

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  • 48 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the B40 1PW hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward
Meriden & Arden
Council area
Solihull
Nearest postcode to the centre
B40 1PW
Postcode district
B40
Centre (latitude, longitude)
52.45455, -1.70625
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
21 of 25
Latest collision
2 November 2025
Rank by collisions
9,521st of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the B40 1PW hotspot

Most collisions at this hotspot were on the M42, with 44 of 81, followed by the A452 with 20.

Collisions at the B40 1PW hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM42446819
2ndA452203708
3rdA4464400

Towns near the B40 1PW hotspot

15 of the 81 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Birmingham.

All 81 crashes at the B40 1PW hotspot

Newest first, from 23 January 2001 to 2 November 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year