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B37 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,005 road traffic collisions in the B37 postcode district, Solihull, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,936 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 51 were fatal and 670 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 43 collisions, up 26% on 2024 (34).

Collisions since 1979
3,005
1,319th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
3,936
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
51
55 people killed
Serious collisions
670
780 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
43
Up 26% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
53
Up 23% on 2024

Road collision statistics for B37

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal511.7%
  • Serious67022%
  • Slight2,28476%

What the data shows

  • B37 had 447 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 18% fewer than the 545 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in B37 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 929 children under 16 were killed or injured in B37, 24% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in B37.

Where B37 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,319th
Most casualties
1,343rd
Most fatal collisions
1,162nd
Most serious collisions
1,022nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday409 (14%)
  • Tuesday440 (15%)
  • Wednesday423 (14%)
  • Thursday465 (15%)
  • Friday534 (18%)
  • Saturday405 (13%)
  • Sunday329 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,204 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit738 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,070 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway530 (18%)
  • Roundabout323 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road78 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph16 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph2,334 (78%)
  • 40 mph254 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph69 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph102 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph227 (7.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,333 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds343 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds40 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds35 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds27 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist26 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.3%)
  • Other144 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded49 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,102 (53%)
  • Pedestrian899 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist306 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist295 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant139 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant86 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)41 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

B37 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in B37, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in B37 peaked at 101 in 1992; 2025 had 43.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 43
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254353
20243443
20234767
20224452
20214558
20204863
20194562
20185166
20175066
20164054
20153950
20143344
20135166
20124057
20114858
20105778
200972111
20087293
20077190
20066283
20056380
200486107
20036284
20027287
200185107
20008595
199977107
199882102
199775108
199682137
199596124
199485102
19937094
1992101147
199188110
199082103
198982111
19886487
19876590
198611
198587116
198485115
19836377
1982101117
198190110
198083103
197911

Map of recent crashes in B37

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in B37

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in B37

The 24 most recent collisions in B37 happened between 11 July and 11 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in B37

The A452 has the most collisions in B37, 209 of 3,005 (7%), followed by the M6 (147).

Collisions in B37 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA452209280943
2ndM6147235831
3rdB4128127168137
4thA47106137232
5thM426093114
6thB4114537625
7thB4438385104

Council areas covering B37

Collisions in B37 were recorded in 3 council areas. Solihull has 2,846 of 3,005 (95%).

Collisions in B37 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSolihull2,8463,67645635
2ndNorth Warwickshire135225633
3rdBirmingham233402

Town in B37

Of the 3,005 collisions in B37, 2,000 (67%) were in Birmingham.