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Shropshire road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,116 road traffic collisions in Shropshire in 1996, and 1,602 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 291 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1995 (1,073), and casualties fell from 1,611.

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

Collisions in 1996
1,116
Up 4% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,602
Down 1% on 1995
Fatal collisions
25
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
291
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Shropshire in 1996

2.2% of collisions in Shropshire in 1996 were fatal and 26% serious, against 3% and 25% in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal252.2%
  • Serious29126%
  • Slight80072%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal291.8%
  • Serious36323%
  • Slight1,21076%

Shropshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shropshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,345 in 1989. 1996 is highlighted, with 1,116, up 4% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday152 (14%)
  • Tuesday144 (13%)
  • Wednesday157 (14%)
  • Thursday159 (14%)
  • Friday198 (18%)
  • Saturday172 (15%)
  • Sunday134 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5956 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59135 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59176 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59205 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59253 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59181 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5992 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January84 (7.5%)
  • February71 (6.4%)
  • March82 (7.3%)
  • April81 (7.3%)
  • May100 (9%)
  • June101 (9.1%)
  • July94 (8.4%)
  • August100 (9%)
  • September83 (7.4%)
  • October102 (9.1%)
  • November101 (9.1%)
  • December117 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight791 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting179 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit112 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds882 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds146 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist17 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry650 (58%)
  • Wet or damp402 (36%)
  • Frost or ice46 (4.1%)
  • Snow17 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph373 (33%)
  • 40 mph71 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph641 (57%)
  • 70 mph27 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway987 (88%)
  • Roundabout60 (5.4%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (3.2%)
  • 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 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,091 (68%)
  • Pedestrian133 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist113 (7.1%)
  • Motorcyclist108 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant84 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)35 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1050 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1597 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20277 (17%)
  • 21 to 25223 (14%)
  • 26 to 35277 (17%)
  • 36 to 45214 (13%)
  • 46 to 55180 (11%)
  • 56 to 65123 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7587 (5.4%)
  • Over 7539 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider995 (62%)
  • Passenger474 (30%)
  • Pedestrian133 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,478 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes169 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes129 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle119 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle110 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach24 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle22 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.4%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Shropshire in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Shropshire had the 54th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
40th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Shropshire with the most crashes in 1996

The A5 had the most collisions in Shropshire in 1996: 84, including 2 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Shropshire, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA584154221
2ndA4980124418
3rdA45874100319
4thA4424467114
5thA413454114
6thA4117283706
7thA532853211
8thA5112273715
9thB5069253219
10thA528243516
11thA488234307
12thA495213709
13thB4380213206
14thA483172412
15thB4363162504
16thB4386162704
17thA5191151702
18thA525131502
19thB5063131803
20thA464122604

Towns in Shropshire: crashes in 1996

Shrewsbury had the most collisions of any town in Shropshire in 1996: 196.

Postcode districts in Shropshire: crashes in 1996

SY4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Shropshire in 1996: 109.

Latest crashes in Shropshire in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Shropshire in 1996, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Shropshire road accidents in other years