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Shropshire road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,213 road traffic collisions in Shropshire in 1984, and 1,695 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 45 were fatal and 440 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1983 (1,087), and casualties rose from 1,558.

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

Collisions in 1984
1,213
Up 12% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,695
Up 9% on 1983
Fatal collisions
45
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
440
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Shropshire in 1984

3.7% of collisions in Shropshire in 1984 were fatal and 36% serious, against 3% and 25% in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal453.7%
  • Serious44036%
  • Slight72860%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal513%
  • Serious56733%
  • Slight1,07764%

Shropshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shropshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,345 in 1989. 1984 is highlighted, with 1,213, up 12% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday158 (13%)
  • Tuesday157 (13%)
  • Wednesday146 (12%)
  • Thursday160 (13%)
  • Friday200 (16%)
  • Saturday218 (18%)
  • Sunday174 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5962 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59113 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59185 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59216 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59280 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59169 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59173 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January67 (5.5%)
  • February83 (6.8%)
  • March77 (6.3%)
  • April96 (7.9%)
  • May85 (7%)
  • June117 (9.6%)
  • July114 (9.4%)
  • August121 (10%)
  • September98 (8.1%)
  • October146 (12%)
  • November121 (10%)
  • December88 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight836 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting225 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit136 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds934 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds197 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist15 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other23 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry714 (59%)
  • Wet or damp458 (38%)
  • Frost or ice34 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph422 (35%)
  • 40 mph75 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph11 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph695 (57%)
  • 70 mph9 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,132 (93%)
  • Roundabout36 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (2%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Shropshire in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant939 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist313 (18%)
  • Pedestrian183 (11%)
  • Cyclist160 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant41 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)33 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (2%)
  • 6 to 1051 (3%)
  • 11 to 15137 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20466 (27%)
  • 21 to 25268 (16%)
  • 26 to 35232 (14%)
  • 36 to 45182 (11%)
  • 46 to 55107 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 65100 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7578 (4.6%)
  • Over 7540 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,049 (62%)
  • Passenger463 (27%)
  • Pedestrian183 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,335 (63%)
  • Motorcycle310 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle165 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes130 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes88 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle35 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach21 (1%)
  • Minibus12 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Shropshire in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Shropshire had the 50th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
50th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
36th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
9th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
15th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Shropshire with the most crashes in 1984

The A49 had the most collisions in Shropshire in 1984: 115, including 2 fatal and 39 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Shropshire, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA49115168239
2ndA5106153337
3rdA45875119524
4thA414972316
5thA4883250017
6thA483313717
7thB43863043413
8thA528273307
9thA442254419
10thA5191252704
11thB43732227112
12thA4117203107
13thA531823011
14thA454172912
15thA495172027
16thA525141823
17thA4083131704
18thA464121819
19thB4368122743
20thB5062111705

Towns in Shropshire: crashes in 1984

Shrewsbury had the most collisions of any town in Shropshire in 1984: 237.

Postcode districts in Shropshire: crashes in 1984

SY5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Shropshire in 1984: 127.

Latest crashes in Shropshire in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Shropshire in 1984, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Shropshire road accidents in other years