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Shropshire road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,099 road traffic collisions in Shropshire in 1986, and 1,622 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 34 were fatal and 340 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1985 (1,182), and casualties fell from 1,740.

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

Collisions in 1986
1,099
Down 7% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,622
Down 7% on 1985
Fatal collisions
34
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
340
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Shropshire in 1986

3.1% of collisions in Shropshire in 1986 were fatal and 31% serious, against 3% and 25% in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal343.1%
  • Serious34031%
  • Slight72566%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal412.5%
  • Serious46529%
  • Slight1,11669%

Shropshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shropshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,345 in 1989. 1986 is highlighted, with 1,099, down 7% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday144 (13%)
  • Tuesday154 (14%)
  • Wednesday141 (13%)
  • Thursday135 (12%)
  • Friday216 (20%)
  • Saturday156 (14%)
  • Sunday153 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5954 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59123 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59156 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59188 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59275 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59152 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59139 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January84 (7.6%)
  • February74 (6.7%)
  • March94 (8.6%)
  • April97 (8.8%)
  • May93 (8.5%)
  • June80 (7.3%)
  • July109 (9.9%)
  • August89 (8.1%)
  • September66 (6%)
  • October104 (9.5%)
  • November114 (10%)
  • December95 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight766 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting184 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit132 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds837 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds164 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds29 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist13 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry612 (56%)
  • Wet or damp425 (39%)
  • Frost or ice47 (4.3%)
  • Snow12 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph390 (35%)
  • 40 mph73 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph616 (56%)
  • 70 mph14 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,024 (93%)
  • Roundabout33 (3%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Shropshire in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant984 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist303 (19%)
  • Pedestrian132 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist104 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant49 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)30 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1052 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1587 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20430 (27%)
  • 21 to 25248 (15%)
  • 26 to 35222 (14%)
  • 36 to 45203 (13%)
  • 46 to 55151 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6573 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7589 (5.5%)
  • Over 7543 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider979 (60%)
  • Passenger511 (32%)
  • Pedestrian132 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,327 (66%)
  • Motorcycle287 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes140 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle108 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes88 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle27 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (0.6%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Shropshire in 1986

Map of the last 7 crashes of 1986 in Shropshire

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

  • 7 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Shropshire ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Shropshire had the 59th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
59th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
41st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
19th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
23rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Shropshire with the most crashes in 1986

The A49 had the most collisions in Shropshire in 1986: 126, including 6 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Shropshire, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA49126174628
2ndA5100157430
3rdA45868108324
4thA414565219
5thA442324929
6thA4833243015
7thA5191263518
8thA4882442111
9thA4117234809
10thA53224136
11thB4386222925
12thA495152305
13thA528142516
14thB4373141612
15thA525122515
16thA454112102
17thA529111502
18thA464102406
19thB417691203
20thB436391001

Towns in Shropshire: crashes in 1986

Shrewsbury had the most collisions of any town in Shropshire in 1986: 154.

Postcode districts in Shropshire: crashes in 1986

SY3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Shropshire in 1986: 87.

Latest crashes in Shropshire in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Shropshire in 1986, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Shropshire road accidents in other years