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Shropshire road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 41,475 road traffic collisions in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025, and 59,719 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1,238 were fatal and 10,478 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 337 collisions, down 13% on 2024 (389), and casualties fell from 528 to 479.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
41,475
58th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
59,719
1.44 per collision
Fatal collisions
1,238
3% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
337
Down 13% on 2024

Crash severity in Shropshire

3% of collisions in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1,2383%
  • Serious10,47825%
  • Slight29,75972%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1,4012.3%
  • Serious13,35622%
  • Slight44,96275%

Shropshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shropshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,345 in 1989. In 2025 there were 337, down 13% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 337
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025337479
2024389528
2023348481
2022416573
2021357460
2020354479
2019467706
2018457648
2017557784
2016632886
2015571796
2014611835
2013590813
2012667943
2011686976
20107081,031
20097971,137
20087551,086
20079101,269
20068341,146
20059041,310
20049351,329
20039971,415
20021,0131,528
20011,0261,491
20009601,512
19991,0791,567
19981,0691,534
19971,0831,549
19961,1161,602
19951,0731,611
19941,1001,628
19931,0841,573
19921,1181,590
19911,1271,625
19901,3261,921
19891,3451,899
19881,1891,738
19871,2161,795
19861,0991,622
19851,1821,740
19841,2131,695
19831,0871,558
19821,1691,719
19811,1561,690
19801,2171,776
19791,1491,646

When and where crashes happen in Shropshire

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5,741 (14%)
  • Tuesday5,519 (13%)
  • Wednesday5,881 (14%)
  • Thursday5,771 (14%)
  • Friday6,931 (17%)
  • Saturday6,255 (15%)
  • Sunday5,377 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,735 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59626 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595,116 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:596,223 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:597,585 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5910,010 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:596,263 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593,917 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January3,125 (7.5%)
  • February2,882 (6.9%)
  • March3,173 (7.7%)
  • April3,191 (7.7%)
  • May3,445 (8.3%)
  • June3,604 (8.7%)
  • July3,728 (9%)
  • August3,695 (8.9%)
  • September3,610 (8.7%)
  • October3,784 (9.1%)
  • November3,745 (9%)
  • December3,493 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight30,219 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6,365 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4,376 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown311 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit203 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds32,977 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds5,786 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds623 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds577 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist453 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds308 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds93 (0.2%)
  • Other620 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded38 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry24,769 (60%)
  • Wet or damp14,984 (36%)
  • Frost or ice1,108 (2.7%)
  • Snow387 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep132 (0.3%)
  • Mud54 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel40 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph89 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph14,026 (34%)
  • 40 mph2,666 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph378 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph22,452 (54%)
  • 70 mph1,859 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway37,561 (91%)
  • Roundabout1,659 (4%)
  • Dual carriageway1,357 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road796 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded102 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Shropshire

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant38,817 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist7,088 (12%)
  • Pedestrian5,224 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist3,936 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant2,186 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)998 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant589 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant327 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant259 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant180 (0.3%)
  • Other113 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,074 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 101,770 (3%)
  • 11 to 153,295 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2012,079 (20%)
  • 21 to 257,743 (13%)
  • 26 to 3510,151 (17%)
  • 36 to 457,916 (13%)
  • 46 to 556,217 (10%)
  • 56 to 654,503 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 752,982 (5%)
  • Over 751,983 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider38,362 (64%)
  • Passenger16,133 (27%)
  • Pedestrian5,224 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car53,008 (70%)
  • Motorcycle6,961 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4,582 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4,137 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle4,060 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach803 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle733 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle356 (0.5%)
  • Minibus308 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car308 (0.4%)
  • Other126 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Shropshire

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Shropshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Shropshire ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Shropshire had the 58th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
55thStoke-on-Trent41,98453,9474525,078
56thBolton41,74955,8565425,867
57thWigan41,50555,6805665,532
58thShropshire (this area)41,47559,7191,23810,478
59thNewcastle upon Tyne41,25153,3854946,509
60thWaltham Forest40,62649,2393225,584
61stCoventry40,21251,31748410,476

Accident hotspots in Shropshire

Quarry & Coton Hill, Shropshire, SY1 1DZ area is the busiest accident hotspot in Shropshire, with 610 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Shropshire with the most crashes

The A49 had the most collisions in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025: 3,526, including 157 fatal and 919 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Shropshire, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA493,5265,499157919
2ndA53,1825,251126821
3rdA4582,6474,126102705
4thA411,8332,96998496
5thA4421,2151,88151331
6thA4881,0701,54225274
7thA539041,43842228
8thA5288731,26922236
9thA51918069826169
10thA48365599825181
11thB506963986218154
12thB438663488016147
13thA411761190819168
14thA49557985023153
15thB438056182611127
16thA51125377031495
17thB436847271222136
18thA45446982220132
19thA46446571311143
20thB547646168216129

Towns in Shropshire

Shrewsbury had the most collisions of any town in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025: 7,247.

Postcode districts in Shropshire

SY4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025: 4,461.

Latest crashes in Shropshire

Of the latest 24 crashes in Shropshire, 3 were fatal and 7 were serious. The most recent was on 27 December 2025.

Severity