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Shropshire road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,217 road traffic collisions in Shropshire in 1980, and 1,776 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 54 were fatal and 460 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1979 (1,149), and casualties rose from 1,646.

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

Collisions in 1980
1,217
Up 6% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,776
Up 8% on 1979
Fatal collisions
54
4.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
460
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Shropshire in 1980

4.4% of collisions in Shropshire in 1980 were fatal and 38% serious, against 3% and 25% in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal544.4%
  • Serious46038%
  • Slight70358%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal633.5%
  • Serious60534%
  • Slight1,10862%

Shropshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shropshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,345 in 1989. 1980 is highlighted, with 1,217, up 6% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday155 (13%)
  • Tuesday154 (13%)
  • Wednesday150 (12%)
  • Thursday144 (12%)
  • Friday216 (18%)
  • Saturday232 (19%)
  • Sunday166 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5991 (7.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59128 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59155 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59198 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59304 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59155 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59174 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January83 (6.8%)
  • February85 (7%)
  • March85 (7%)
  • April93 (7.6%)
  • May104 (8.5%)
  • June119 (9.8%)
  • July102 (8.4%)
  • August112 (9.2%)
  • September101 (8.3%)
  • October111 (9.1%)
  • November108 (8.9%)
  • December114 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight819 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting225 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit146 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds912 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds206 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other40 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry673 (55%)
  • Wet or damp487 (40%)
  • Frost or ice45 (3.7%)
  • Snow8 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph409 (34%)
  • 40 mph85 (7%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph428 (35%)
  • 70 mph286 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,146 (94%)
  • Roundabout32 (2.6%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Shropshire in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant986 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist372 (21%)
  • Pedestrian183 (10%)
  • Cyclist112 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant45 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant30 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (2%)
  • 6 to 1065 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 15132 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20555 (31%)
  • 21 to 25238 (13%)
  • 26 to 35240 (14%)
  • 36 to 45177 (10%)
  • 46 to 55123 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 65113 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7570 (3.9%)
  • Over 7527 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,036 (58%)
  • Passenger557 (31%)
  • Pedestrian183 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,329 (63%)
  • Motorcycle359 (17%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes137 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle118 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes95 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach26 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle26 (1.2%)
  • Minibus19 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Shropshire in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Shropshire had the 50th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
50th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
30th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
7th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
13th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Shropshire with the most crashes in 1980

The A49 had the most collisions in Shropshire in 1980: 155, including 12 fatal and 51 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Shropshire, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA491552181251
2ndA591143234
3rdA45886126524
4thA414791620
5thA4423958012
6thA4883238117
7thA532950113
8thA4832840013
9thA525222605
10thA528213325
11thA454173219
12thA464162218
13thA4117151719
14thA495152324
15thB5476152905
16thA5191141703
17thB4373142216
18thB4386141512
19thB4368111305
20thB4361101011

Towns in Shropshire: crashes in 1980

Shrewsbury had the most collisions of any town in Shropshire in 1980: 241.

Postcode districts in Shropshire: crashes in 1980

SY4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Shropshire in 1980: 117.

Latest crashes in Shropshire in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Shropshire in 1980, 3 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Shropshire road accidents in other years