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Shropshire road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,127 road traffic collisions in Shropshire in 1991, and 1,625 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 298 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 1990 (1,326), and casualties fell from 1,921.

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

Collisions in 1991
1,127
Down 15% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,625
Down 15% on 1990
Fatal collisions
22
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
298
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Shropshire in 1991

2% of collisions in Shropshire in 1991 were fatal and 26% serious, against 3% and 25% in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal222%
  • Serious29826%
  • Slight80772%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal231.4%
  • Serious39824%
  • Slight1,20474%

Shropshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shropshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,345 in 1989. 1991 is highlighted, with 1,127, down 15% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday178 (16%)
  • Tuesday145 (13%)
  • Wednesday156 (14%)
  • Thursday159 (14%)
  • Friday175 (16%)
  • Saturday175 (16%)
  • Sunday139 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59130 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59177 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59186 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59262 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59200 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59117 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January105 (9.3%)
  • February73 (6.5%)
  • March95 (8.4%)
  • April88 (7.8%)
  • May64 (5.7%)
  • June97 (8.6%)
  • July114 (10%)
  • August95 (8.4%)
  • September97 (8.6%)
  • October82 (7.3%)
  • November108 (9.6%)
  • December109 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight791 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting171 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit133 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown28 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds893 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds147 (13%)
  • Fog or mist20 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Other22 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry654 (58%)
  • Wet or damp412 (37%)
  • Frost or ice47 (4.2%)
  • Snow9 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph395 (35%)
  • 40 mph77 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph644 (57%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,010 (90%)
  • Roundabout52 (4.6%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Shropshire in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,096 (67%)
  • Pedestrian163 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist135 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist109 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant43 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1067 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1598 (6%)
  • 16 to 20354 (22%)
  • 21 to 25235 (14%)
  • 26 to 35272 (17%)
  • 36 to 45194 (12%)
  • 46 to 55143 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 65110 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7570 (4.3%)
  • Over 7538 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider970 (60%)
  • Passenger492 (30%)
  • Pedestrian163 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,507 (74%)
  • Motorcycle135 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes113 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle109 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes105 (5.1%)
  • Other vehicle34 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach23 (1.1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Shropshire in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Shropshire had the 55th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
55th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
36th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
18th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Shropshire with the most crashes in 1991

The A5 had the most collisions in Shropshire in 1991: 118, including 4 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Shropshire, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5118208432
2ndA49104138219
3rdA4586494025
4thA414288315
5thA442395529
6thA5283653114
7thB5069253327
8thA53224404
9thA4117193104
10thA483183802
11thA488182105
12thA529162407
13thA495152106
14thB4176152003
15thB4368141603
16thA5191131701
17thB4364122412
18thB4361111502
19thB4386111212
20thB5067111605

Towns in Shropshire: crashes in 1991

Shrewsbury had the most collisions of any town in Shropshire in 1991: 207.

Postcode districts in Shropshire: crashes in 1991

SY4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Shropshire in 1991: 132.

Latest crashes in Shropshire in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Shropshire in 1991, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Shropshire road accidents in other years