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Shropshire road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,100 road traffic collisions in Shropshire in 1994, and 1,628 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 31 were fatal and 320 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1993 (1,084), and casualties rose from 1,573.

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

Collisions in 1994
1,100
Up 1% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
1,628
Up 3% on 1993
Fatal collisions
31
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
320
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Shropshire in 1994

2.8% of collisions in Shropshire in 1994 were fatal and 29% serious, against 3% and 25% in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal312.8%
  • Serious32029%
  • Slight74968%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal412.5%
  • Serious44127%
  • Slight1,14670%

Shropshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shropshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,345 in 1989. 1994 is highlighted, with 1,100, up 1% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday141 (13%)
  • Tuesday151 (14%)
  • Wednesday156 (14%)
  • Thursday169 (15%)
  • Friday184 (17%)
  • Saturday172 (16%)
  • Sunday127 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59152 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59180 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59206 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59273 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59149 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5989 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January93 (8.5%)
  • February93 (8.5%)
  • March80 (7.3%)
  • April77 (7%)
  • May77 (7%)
  • June85 (7.7%)
  • July99 (9%)
  • August100 (9.1%)
  • September96 (8.7%)
  • October87 (7.9%)
  • November95 (8.6%)
  • December118 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight817 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting140 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit112 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit22 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds862 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds166 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist14 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Other16 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry611 (56%)
  • Wet or damp440 (40%)
  • Frost or ice39 (3.5%)
  • Snow10 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph344 (31%)
  • 40 mph63 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph662 (60%)
  • 70 mph25 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway979 (89%)
  • Roundabout50 (4.5%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Shropshire in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,126 (69%)
  • Pedestrian149 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist136 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist81 (5%)
  • Van occupant67 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)41 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1055 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1578 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20264 (16%)
  • 21 to 25238 (15%)
  • 26 to 35340 (21%)
  • 36 to 45199 (12%)
  • 46 to 55166 (10%)
  • 56 to 65116 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7573 (4.5%)
  • Over 7555 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,002 (62%)
  • Passenger477 (29%)
  • Pedestrian149 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,450 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes141 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes124 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle123 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle36 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach16 (0.8%)
  • Minibus15 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Shropshire in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Shropshire had the 49th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
49th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
40th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
8th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
12th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Shropshire with the most crashes in 1994

The A458 had the most collisions in Shropshire in 1994: 84, including 3 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Shropshire, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45884148328
2ndA4980141625
3rdA564110315
4thA415288413
5thA533772112
6thA4423040111
7thB50692838110
8thB4380243305
9thA488232908
10thA495234013
11thA528203307
12thA4117192815
13thA5112182106
14thA483173214
15thA464132407
16thA454121405
17thB4368121803
18thB4386121601
19thB5063121914
20thB5476111503

Towns in Shropshire: crashes in 1994

Shrewsbury had the most collisions of any town in Shropshire in 1994: 168.

Postcode districts in Shropshire: crashes in 1994

SY4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Shropshire in 1994: 129.

Latest crashes in Shropshire in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Shropshire in 1994, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Shropshire road accidents in other years