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Knowle and Dorridge road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 929 road traffic collisions in Knowle and Dorridge, Solihull, from 1980 to 2025, and 1,190 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 216 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, down from 16 in 2024.

Collisions since 1980
929
795th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,190
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
15
19 people killed
Serious collisions
216
238 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
16 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
Down 80% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Knowle and Dorridge

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal151.6%
  • Serious21623%
  • Slight69875%

What the data shows

  • Knowle and Dorridge had 102 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 34% fewer than the 155 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in Knowle and Dorridge were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 153 children under 16 were killed or injured in Knowle and Dorridge, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in Knowle and Dorridge.

Where Knowle and Dorridge ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
795th
Most casualties
794th
Most fatal collisions
628th
Most serious collisions
676th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday111 (12%)
  • Tuesday129 (14%)
  • Wednesday149 (16%)
  • Thursday144 (16%)
  • Friday186 (20%)
  • Saturday115 (12%)
  • Sunday95 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight684 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit203 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway744 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway115 (12%)
  • Roundabout45 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph701 (75%)
  • 40 mph93 (10%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph30 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph97 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds719 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds115 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other41 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded19 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant709 (60%)
  • Pedestrian197 (17%)
  • Cyclist123 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant34 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Knowle and Dorridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Knowle and Dorridge, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in Knowle and Dorridge peaked at 40 in 1996; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202534
20241620
2023914
202278
20211011
20201419
20191517
20181114
201767
20161115
20151521
20141522
201378
201289
20111012
20101926
20091821
20082531
20071923
20061923
20052532
20041930
20031523
20022126
20012735
20002230
19993655
19983750
19972630
19964057
19952532
19942634
19933045
19923643
19913040
19902325
19893133
19882332
19872530
198600
19853037
19843644
19832227
19822123
19811617
19803035

Map of recent crashes in Knowle and Dorridge

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Knowle and Dorridge

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Knowle and Dorridge

The 24 most recent collisions in Knowle and Dorridge happened between 5 August 2023 and 23 April 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Knowle and Dorridge

The A41 has the most collisions in Knowle and Dorridge, 156 of 929 (17%), followed by the A4023 (135).

Collisions in Knowle and Dorridge on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41156203043
2ndA4023135155241
3rdM42106167221
4thB41016269111
5thA4141597908

Council area for Knowle and Dorridge

Knowle and Dorridge is in Solihull, where police recorded 22,775 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Knowle and Dorridge accounts for 4.1% of them.

Postcode districts in Knowle and Dorridge

Collisions in Knowle and Dorridge were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by B93 (812) and B91 (117).