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Shropshire road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,084 road traffic collisions in Shropshire in 1993, and 1,573 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 32 were fatal and 238 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1992 (1,118), and casualties fell from 1,590.

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

Collisions in 1993
1,084
Down 3% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
1,573
Down 1% on 1992
Fatal collisions
32
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
238
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Shropshire in 1993

3% of collisions in Shropshire in 1993 were fatal and 22% serious, against 3% and 25% in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal323%
  • Serious23822%
  • Slight81475%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal362.3%
  • Serious31720%
  • Slight1,22078%

Shropshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shropshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,345 in 1989. 1993 is highlighted, with 1,084, down 3% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday174 (16%)
  • Tuesday148 (14%)
  • Wednesday155 (14%)
  • Thursday151 (14%)
  • Friday167 (15%)
  • Saturday169 (16%)
  • Sunday120 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5948 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59132 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59178 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59195 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59253 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59180 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5983 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January99 (9.1%)
  • February72 (6.6%)
  • March73 (6.7%)
  • April88 (8.1%)
  • May97 (8.9%)
  • June76 (7%)
  • July109 (10%)
  • August103 (9.5%)
  • September105 (9.7%)
  • October91 (8.4%)
  • November82 (7.6%)
  • December89 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight812 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting160 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds797 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds185 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist21 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Other33 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry605 (56%)
  • Wet or damp426 (39%)
  • Frost or ice39 (3.6%)
  • Snow10 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph360 (33%)
  • 40 mph71 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph637 (59%)
  • 70 mph10 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway982 (91%)
  • Roundabout57 (5.3%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Shropshire in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,121 (71%)
  • Cyclist127 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (7.2%)
  • Pedestrian113 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant36 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1051 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1581 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20267 (17%)
  • 21 to 25226 (14%)
  • 26 to 35347 (22%)
  • 36 to 45205 (13%)
  • 46 to 55118 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 65104 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7578 (5%)
  • Over 7560 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider983 (62%)
  • Passenger477 (30%)
  • Pedestrian113 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,514 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle131 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle111 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes90 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes87 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle34 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach27 (1.3%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Shropshire in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Shropshire had the 56th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
56th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
40th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
6th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
17th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Shropshire with the most crashes in 1993

The A49 had the most collisions in Shropshire in 1993: 89, including 5 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Shropshire, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4989136521
2ndA45863114411
3rdA563125614
4thA442466408
5thA414386315
6thA53325313
7thA528213006
8thA495202406
9thA4117193005
10thA483193107
11thB4386192203
12thB5069182515
13thB4380172604
14thA488152303
15thB4368142102
16thB4555141911
17thA5112121805
18thA525122013
19thA464111403
20thB4176111513

Towns in Shropshire: crashes in 1993

Shrewsbury had the most collisions of any town in Shropshire in 1993: 173.

Postcode districts in Shropshire: crashes in 1993

SY4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Shropshire in 1993: 112.

Latest crashes in Shropshire in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Shropshire in 1993, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Shropshire road accidents in other years