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Shropshire road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,326 road traffic collisions in Shropshire in 1990, and 1,921 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 42 were fatal and 351 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1989 (1,345), and casualties rose from 1,899.

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

Collisions in 1990
1,326
Down 1% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,921
Up 1% on 1989
Fatal collisions
42
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
351
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Shropshire in 1990

3.2% of collisions in Shropshire in 1990 were fatal and 26% serious, against 3% and 25% in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal423.2%
  • Serious35126%
  • Slight93370%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal492.6%
  • Serious45624%
  • Slight1,41674%

Shropshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shropshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,345 in 1989. 1990 is highlighted, with 1,326, down 1% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday216 (16%)
  • Tuesday153 (12%)
  • Wednesday182 (14%)
  • Thursday170 (13%)
  • Friday230 (17%)
  • Saturday210 (16%)
  • Sunday165 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59174 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59188 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59222 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59306 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59230 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59141 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January114 (8.6%)
  • February107 (8.1%)
  • March92 (6.9%)
  • April106 (8%)
  • May116 (8.7%)
  • June113 (8.5%)
  • July106 (8%)
  • August110 (8.3%)
  • September112 (8.4%)
  • October137 (10%)
  • November102 (7.7%)
  • December111 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight958 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting197 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit139 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown28 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,024 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds181 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds35 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (2%)
  • Fog or mist13 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Other31 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry764 (58%)
  • Wet or damp519 (39%)
  • Frost or ice24 (1.8%)
  • Snow14 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph421 (32%)
  • 40 mph104 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph11 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph777 (59%)
  • 70 mph12 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,228 (93%)
  • Roundabout36 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (2.4%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Shropshire in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,287 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist211 (11%)
  • Pedestrian178 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist123 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant65 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 547 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1056 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1594 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20455 (24%)
  • 21 to 25302 (16%)
  • 26 to 35323 (17%)
  • 36 to 45228 (12%)
  • 46 to 55138 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 65123 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7588 (4.6%)
  • Over 7567 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,163 (61%)
  • Passenger580 (30%)
  • Pedestrian178 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,735 (72%)
  • Motorcycle211 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes146 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes137 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle128 (5.3%)
  • Other vehicle26 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach25 (1%)
  • Minibus10 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Shropshire in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Shropshire had the 41st most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
41st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
28th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
11th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
20th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Shropshire with the most crashes in 1990

The A49 had the most collisions in Shropshire in 1990: 150, including 5 fatal and 40 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Shropshire, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA49150232540
2ndA5138244552
3rdA45898158232
4thA416395115
5thA4424981213
6thA53344735
7thA488323728
8thA528253005
9thA5191242903
10thB5069243406
11thA495203216
12thA483192815
13thA4117182101
14thB4386162705
15thB5063141803
16thA454132012
17thB4176122014
18thB4368122003
19thB4373111703
20thB5476111302

Towns in Shropshire: crashes in 1990

Shrewsbury had the most collisions of any town in Shropshire in 1990: 240.

Postcode districts in Shropshire: crashes in 1990

SY4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Shropshire in 1990: 158.

Latest crashes in Shropshire in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Shropshire in 1990, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Shropshire road accidents in other years