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Hockley Heath road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 152 road traffic collisions in Hockley Heath, Solihull, from 1979 to 2025, and 211 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 41 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
152
2,255th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
211
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
41
53 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Hockley Heath

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal32%
  • Serious4127%
  • Slight10871%

What the data shows

  • Hockley Heath had 9 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 70% fewer than the 30 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 29% of collisions in Hockley Heath were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 22 children under 16 were killed or injured in Hockley Heath, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Hockley Heath.

Where Hockley Heath ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,255th
Most casualties
2,207th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
1,948th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (14%)
  • Tuesday19 (13%)
  • Wednesday18 (12%)
  • Thursday20 (13%)
  • Friday32 (21%)
  • Saturday24 (16%)
  • Sunday17 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight102 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway149 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph78 (51%)
  • 40 mph37 (24%)
  • 50 mph34 (22%)
  • 60 mph3 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds123 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (9.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other8 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant134 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (16%)
  • Pedestrian23 (11%)
  • Cyclist8 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Hockley Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hockley Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Hockley Heath peaked at 8 in 1999; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202411
202322
202223
202100
202000
201911
201800
201726
201600
201513
201446
201356
201233
201122
201057
200922
200812
200756
200623
200522
200435
200334
200233
200156
200066
1999810
199859
199757
1996714
199546
199433
199334
199222
199144
199044
1989813
198837
198733
198600
198544
1984610
198379
198269
198158
198034
197911

Map of recent crashes in Hockley Heath

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Hockley Heath

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Hockley Heath

The 24 most recent collisions in Hockley Heath happened between 24 February 2011 and 1 July 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Hockley Heath

The A34 has the most collisions in Hockley Heath, 82 of 152 (54%), followed by the A3400 (41).

Collisions in Hockley Heath on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3482112327
2ndA3400416507
3rdA40238803
4thB41017801
5thB44393301

Council areas covering Hockley Heath

Collisions in Hockley Heath were recorded in 2 council areas. Solihull has 122 of 152 (80%).

Collisions in Hockley Heath by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSolihull122159136
2ndStratford-on-Avon284925

Postcode district for Hockley Heath

All 152 collisions in Hockley Heath were in the B94 postcode district.