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Shropshire road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,156 road traffic collisions in Shropshire in 1981, and 1,690 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 40 were fatal and 467 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1980 (1,217), and casualties fell from 1,776.

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

Collisions in 1981
1,156
Down 5% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,690
Down 5% on 1980
Fatal collisions
40
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
467
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Shropshire in 1981

3.5% of collisions in Shropshire in 1981 were fatal and 40% serious, against 3% and 25% in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal403.5%
  • Serious46740%
  • Slight64956%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal452.7%
  • Serious60136%
  • Slight1,04462%

Shropshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shropshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,345 in 1989. 1981 is highlighted, with 1,156, down 5% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday124 (11%)
  • Tuesday150 (13%)
  • Wednesday176 (15%)
  • Thursday167 (14%)
  • Friday177 (15%)
  • Saturday210 (18%)
  • Sunday152 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5978 (6.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59126 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59139 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59191 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59289 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59170 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59153 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January79 (6.8%)
  • February86 (7.4%)
  • March75 (6.5%)
  • April95 (8.2%)
  • May105 (9.1%)
  • June94 (8.1%)
  • July121 (10%)
  • August97 (8.4%)
  • September102 (8.8%)
  • October111 (9.6%)
  • November106 (9.2%)
  • December85 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight795 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting213 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit134 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds861 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds175 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist14 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Other54 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry640 (55%)
  • Wet or damp445 (38%)
  • Frost or ice43 (3.7%)
  • Snow26 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph407 (35%)
  • 40 mph67 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph657 (57%)
  • 70 mph17 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,083 (94%)
  • Roundabout31 (2.7%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Shropshire in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant928 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist375 (22%)
  • Pedestrian161 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist110 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant60 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)29 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (2%)
  • 6 to 1051 (3%)
  • 11 to 15102 (6%)
  • 16 to 20533 (32%)
  • 21 to 25193 (11%)
  • 26 to 35254 (15%)
  • 36 to 45186 (11%)
  • 46 to 55141 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6591 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7567 (4%)
  • Over 7539 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,026 (61%)
  • Passenger503 (30%)
  • Pedestrian161 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,226 (62%)
  • Motorcycle356 (18%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes130 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle117 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes107 (5.4%)
  • Other vehicle23 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (0.6%)
  • Minibus12 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Shropshire in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Shropshire had the 50th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
50th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
38th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
16th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
15th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Shropshire with the most crashes in 1981

The A49 and A5 had the most collisions in Shropshire in 1981, with 111 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Shropshire, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA49111155541
2ndA5111178441
3rdA45886133334
4thA415697223
5thA4423565213
6thA51913546115
7thA483263916
8thA4882540112
9thA53233339
10thA4642132011
11thB5476203509
12thA454192516
13thA528182818
14thA495152205
15thA4117142608
16thA529132507
17thB4373131504
18thA525122005
19thB4386121303
20thB5062111515

Towns in Shropshire: crashes in 1981

Shrewsbury had the most collisions of any town in Shropshire in 1981: 225.

Postcode districts in Shropshire: crashes in 1981

SY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Shropshire in 1981: 112.

Latest crashes in Shropshire in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Shropshire in 1981, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Shropshire road accidents in other years