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Shropshire road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,149 road traffic collisions in Shropshire in 1979, and 1,646 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 42 were fatal and 435 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 41,475 collisions in Shropshire.

Collisions in 1979
1,149
Casualties in 1979
1,646
Fatal collisions
42
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
435
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Shropshire in 1979

3.7% of collisions in Shropshire in 1979 were fatal and 38% serious, against 3% and 25% in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal423.7%
  • Serious43538%
  • Slight67258%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal442.7%
  • Serious58135%
  • Slight1,02162%

Shropshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shropshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,345 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 1,149.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday147 (13%)
  • Tuesday138 (12%)
  • Wednesday158 (14%)
  • Thursday150 (13%)
  • Friday189 (16%)
  • Saturday189 (16%)
  • Sunday178 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5985 (7.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59127 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59133 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59202 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59272 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59157 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59160 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January87 (7.6%)
  • February67 (5.8%)
  • March71 (6.2%)
  • April78 (6.8%)
  • May94 (8.2%)
  • June88 (7.7%)
  • July94 (8.2%)
  • August131 (11%)
  • September116 (10%)
  • October111 (9.7%)
  • November114 (9.9%)
  • December98 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight771 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting224 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit139 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds861 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds159 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds26 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds13 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1%)
  • Other39 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry648 (56%)
  • Wet or damp393 (34%)
  • Frost or ice56 (4.9%)
  • Snow48 (4.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph409 (36%)
  • 40 mph71 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph7 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph659 (57%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,064 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout27 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Shropshire in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant923 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist320 (19%)
  • Pedestrian187 (11%)
  • Cyclist102 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant61 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)32 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1057 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 15117 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20445 (27%)
  • 21 to 25211 (13%)
  • 26 to 35268 (16%)
  • 36 to 45175 (11%)
  • 46 to 55138 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 65112 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7571 (4.3%)
  • Over 7524 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider998 (61%)
  • Passenger461 (28%)
  • Pedestrian187 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,226 (63%)
  • Motorcycle315 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes141 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle106 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes97 (5%)
  • Other vehicle21 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1%)
  • Minibus20 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Shropshire in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Shropshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Shropshire ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Shropshire had the 59th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
59th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
46th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
15th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
16th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Shropshire with the most crashes in 1979

The A49 had the most collisions in Shropshire in 1979: 162, including 6 fatal and 59 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Shropshire, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA49162228659
2ndA595158337
3rdA45883130429
4thA4424868325
5thA414262216
6thA488335229
7thA528334619
8thA532541210
9thA483242609
10thA525152222
11thA495141818
12thA4117132318
13thB4368132109
14thA454122308
15thA529121815
16thB4373121805
17thB4386121504
18thB5063111805
19thA464101503
20thB547691504

Towns in Shropshire: crashes in 1979

Shrewsbury had the most collisions of any town in Shropshire in 1979: 244.

Postcode districts in Shropshire: crashes in 1979

SY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Shropshire in 1979: 125.

Latest crashes in Shropshire in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Shropshire in 1979, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Shropshire road accidents in other years