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Shropshire road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,345 road traffic collisions in Shropshire in 1989, and 1,899 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 34 were fatal and 388 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1988 (1,189), and casualties rose from 1,738.

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

Collisions in 1989
1,345
Up 13% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,899
Up 9% on 1988
Fatal collisions
34
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
388
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Shropshire in 1989

2.5% of collisions in Shropshire in 1989 were fatal and 29% serious, against 3% and 25% in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal342.5%
  • Serious38829%
  • Slight92369%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal361.9%
  • Serious51227%
  • Slight1,35171%

Shropshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shropshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,345 in 1989. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,345, up 13% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday157 (12%)
  • Tuesday166 (12%)
  • Wednesday179 (13%)
  • Thursday178 (13%)
  • Friday256 (19%)
  • Saturday221 (16%)
  • Sunday188 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5955 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59191 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59204 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59235 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59296 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59207 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59141 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January91 (6.8%)
  • February119 (8.8%)
  • March114 (8.5%)
  • April109 (8.1%)
  • May101 (7.5%)
  • June130 (9.7%)
  • July126 (9.4%)
  • August115 (8.6%)
  • September109 (8.1%)
  • October131 (9.7%)
  • November107 (8%)
  • December93 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight998 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting201 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit122 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,024 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds201 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist27 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other24 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry812 (60%)
  • Wet or damp497 (37%)
  • Frost or ice20 (1.5%)
  • Snow8 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep7 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph447 (33%)
  • 40 mph102 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph780 (58%)
  • 70 mph13 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,239 (92%)
  • Roundabout35 (2.6%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Shropshire in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,235 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist261 (14%)
  • Pedestrian147 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist141 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant70 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1058 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1597 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20500 (26%)
  • 21 to 25287 (15%)
  • 26 to 35310 (16%)
  • 36 to 45195 (10%)
  • 46 to 55163 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 65128 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7595 (5%)
  • Over 7543 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,192 (63%)
  • Passenger560 (29%)
  • Pedestrian147 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,750 (69%)
  • Motorcycle262 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes162 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes152 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle150 (5.9%)
  • Other vehicle25 (1%)
  • Bus or coach22 (0.9%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Shropshire in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Shropshire had the 41st most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
41st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
26th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
21st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
16th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Shropshire with the most crashes in 1989

The A5 had the most collisions in Shropshire in 1989: 129, including 4 fatal and 38 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Shropshire, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5129218438
2ndA49125174540
3rdA458106174436
4thA4168100211
5thA4424162111
6thA51913034016
7thA528304215
8thA4117253504
9thA53253318
10thA483203416
11thA454193203
12thA495193206
13thB4386192814
14thB5069182104
15thA488172705
16thB4368162303
17thB5063162217
18thB5476152006
19thA525141614
20thB4555142014

Towns in Shropshire: crashes in 1989

Shrewsbury had the most collisions of any town in Shropshire in 1989: 247.

Postcode districts in Shropshire: crashes in 1989

SY4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Shropshire in 1989: 136.

Latest crashes in Shropshire in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Shropshire in 1989, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Shropshire road accidents in other years