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Shropshire road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,169 road traffic collisions in Shropshire in 1982, and 1,719 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 49 were fatal and 427 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1981 (1,156), and casualties rose from 1,690.

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

Collisions in 1982
1,169
Up 1% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
1,719
Up 2% on 1981
Fatal collisions
49
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
427
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Shropshire in 1982

4.2% of collisions in Shropshire in 1982 were fatal and 37% serious, against 3% and 25% in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal494.2%
  • Serious42737%
  • Slight69359%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal563.3%
  • Serious56933%
  • Slight1,09464%

Shropshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shropshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,345 in 1989. 1982 is highlighted, with 1,169, up 1% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday152 (13%)
  • Tuesday129 (11%)
  • Wednesday168 (14%)
  • Thursday152 (13%)
  • Friday224 (19%)
  • Saturday196 (17%)
  • Sunday148 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5986 (7.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59132 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59142 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59194 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59272 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59179 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59154 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (6%)
  • February62 (5.3%)
  • March79 (6.8%)
  • April82 (7%)
  • May97 (8.3%)
  • June98 (8.4%)
  • July116 (9.9%)
  • August111 (9.5%)
  • September122 (10%)
  • October116 (9.9%)
  • November99 (8.5%)
  • December117 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight790 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting227 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit138 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds924 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds150 (13%)
  • Fog or mist24 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Other17 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry668 (57%)
  • Wet or damp414 (35%)
  • Frost or ice63 (5.4%)
  • Snow20 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph426 (36%)
  • 40 mph66 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph661 (57%)
  • 70 mph7 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,107 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout16 (1.4%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Shropshire in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant960 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist364 (21%)
  • Pedestrian149 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist119 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant46 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)33 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant25 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1052 (3%)
  • 11 to 15143 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20534 (31%)
  • 21 to 25240 (14%)
  • 26 to 35236 (14%)
  • 36 to 45163 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 55125 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6595 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7578 (4.5%)
  • Over 7524 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,011 (59%)
  • Passenger559 (33%)
  • Pedestrian149 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,223 (61%)
  • Motorcycle348 (17%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes145 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle126 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes88 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle27 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1%)
  • Minibus17 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Shropshire in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Shropshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Shropshire ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Shropshire had the 57th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
57th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
38th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
8th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
18th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Shropshire with the most crashes in 1982

The A49 had the most collisions in Shropshire in 1982: 117, including 1 fatal and 38 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Shropshire, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA49117174138
2ndA5112209548
3rdA45876122628
4thA414880118
5thA4423051111
6thA488304428
7thA4832533111
8thA528223618
9thA53213729
10thA41172029110
11thA5191192208
12thB4373182716
13thA525172415
14thA464162118
15thB4386141705
16thB5063142106
17thA495111525
18thA529111706
19thB4380101836
20thB5062101707

Towns in Shropshire: crashes in 1982

Shrewsbury had the most collisions of any town in Shropshire in 1982: 226.

Postcode districts in Shropshire: crashes in 1982

SY4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Shropshire in 1982: 117.

Latest crashes in Shropshire in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Shropshire in 1982, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Shropshire road accidents in other years