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

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
147
5,657th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
207
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Collisions in 2025
2
3 in 2024

Crash severity at the B40 1QB hotspot

19 of the 147 collisions here (13%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious1812%
  • Slight12887%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
1
Seriously injured
21
Slightly injured
185
All casualties
207

Accidents by year at the B40 1QB hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 13 in 2008, against an average of 5.9 a year from 2001 to 2025.

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

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202523
202439
202349
202222
202111
202000
201969
2018910
201757
2016710
201545
201423
2013812
201266
201156
201056
200977
20081316
200779
200689
2005811
20041219
2003711
2002710
2001917

Map of crashes at the B40 1QB hotspot

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

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

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 48 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the B40 1QB 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 1QB
Postcode district
B40
Centre (latitude, longitude)
52.46435, -1.71044
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
24 of 25
Latest collision
8 September 2025
Rank by collisions
5,657th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the B40 1QB hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the M42, with 54 of 147, followed by the A452 with 43.

Collisions at the B40 1QB hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM42548907
2ndA452435415
3rdB4438202501
4thA446192502
5thM61100

Towns near the B40 1QB hotspot

12 of the 147 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Birmingham.

All 147 crashes at the B40 1QB hotspot

Newest first, from 2 January 2001 to 8 September 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year