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Shropshire road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,182 road traffic collisions in Shropshire in 1985, and 1,740 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 32 were fatal and 376 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1984 (1,213), and casualties rose from 1,695.

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

Collisions in 1985
1,182
Down 3% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
1,740
Up 3% on 1984
Fatal collisions
32
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
376
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Shropshire in 1985

2.7% of collisions in Shropshire in 1985 were fatal and 32% serious, against 3% and 25% in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal322.7%
  • Serious37632%
  • Slight77465%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal392.2%
  • Serious48128%
  • Slight1,22070%

Shropshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shropshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,345 in 1989. 1985 is highlighted, with 1,182, down 3% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday186 (16%)
  • Tuesday125 (11%)
  • Wednesday149 (13%)
  • Thursday144 (12%)
  • Friday209 (18%)
  • Saturday203 (17%)
  • Sunday166 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5954 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59129 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59175 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59232 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59302 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59160 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59116 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January95 (8%)
  • February70 (5.9%)
  • March86 (7.3%)
  • April96 (8.1%)
  • May94 (8%)
  • June113 (9.6%)
  • July111 (9.4%)
  • August111 (9.4%)
  • September104 (8.8%)
  • October95 (8%)
  • November109 (9.2%)
  • December98 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight895 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting154 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit121 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds869 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds189 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds33 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds21 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist17 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Other20 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry619 (52%)
  • Wet or damp475 (40%)
  • Snow44 (3.7%)
  • Frost or ice40 (3.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph446 (38%)
  • 40 mph74 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph648 (55%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,108 (94%)
  • Roundabout37 (3.1%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (1.7%)
  • 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 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,026 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist292 (17%)
  • Pedestrian166 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist117 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant61 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)36 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant21 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (2%)
  • 6 to 1053 (3%)
  • 11 to 15114 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20473 (27%)
  • 21 to 25272 (16%)
  • 26 to 35241 (14%)
  • 36 to 45181 (10%)
  • 46 to 55134 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 65116 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7579 (4.5%)
  • Over 7543 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,056 (61%)
  • Passenger518 (30%)
  • Pedestrian166 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,373 (65%)
  • Motorcycle285 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes164 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle123 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes111 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach31 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle28 (1.3%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Shropshire in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Shropshire had the 46th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
46th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
34th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
19th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
21st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Shropshire with the most crashes in 1985

The A49 had the most collisions in Shropshire in 1985: 134, including 6 fatal and 46 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Shropshire, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA49134209646
2ndA458104162028
3rdA588136434
4thA414572010
5thA4833863214
6thA4423554211
7thA5191303617
8thA4882949210
9thA53253719
10thB4386204108
11thA528193807
12thA495152004
13thB4368141903
14thA4117111302
15thB4373111702
16thB4176101406
17thB5062101712
18thB5476101603
19thA45481420
20thA46481104

Towns in Shropshire: crashes in 1985

Shrewsbury had the most collisions of any town in Shropshire in 1985: 248.

Postcode districts in Shropshire: crashes in 1985

SY3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Shropshire in 1985: 128.

Latest crashes in Shropshire in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Shropshire in 1985, 2 were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Shropshire road accidents in other years