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Shropshire road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,083 road traffic collisions in Shropshire in 1997, and 1,549 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 274 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1996 (1,116), and casualties fell from 1,602.

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

Collisions in 1997
1,083
Down 3% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,549
Down 3% on 1996
Fatal collisions
22
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
274
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Shropshire in 1997

2% of collisions in Shropshire in 1997 were fatal and 25% serious, against 3% and 25% in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal222%
  • Serious27425%
  • Slight78773%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal241.5%
  • Serious34022%
  • Slight1,18577%

Shropshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shropshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,345 in 1989. 1997 is highlighted, with 1,083, down 3% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday145 (13%)
  • Tuesday133 (12%)
  • Wednesday168 (16%)
  • Thursday175 (16%)
  • Friday177 (16%)
  • Saturday164 (15%)
  • Sunday121 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59130 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59159 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59206 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59268 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59175 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5992 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January73 (6.7%)
  • February70 (6.5%)
  • March83 (7.7%)
  • April92 (8.5%)
  • May102 (9.4%)
  • June108 (10%)
  • July85 (7.8%)
  • August100 (9.2%)
  • September89 (8.2%)
  • October92 (8.5%)
  • November90 (8.3%)
  • December99 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight792 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting163 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit116 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds818 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds198 (18%)
  • Fog or mist21 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry631 (58%)
  • Wet or damp423 (39%)
  • Frost or ice21 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.4%)
  • Snow4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph360 (33%)
  • 40 mph57 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph639 (59%)
  • 70 mph23 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway990 (91%)
  • Roundabout53 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (2%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Shropshire in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,054 (68%)
  • Pedestrian137 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist120 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist92 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant72 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)39 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1055 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1588 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20274 (18%)
  • 21 to 25160 (10%)
  • 26 to 35323 (21%)
  • 36 to 45209 (13%)
  • 46 to 55189 (12%)
  • 56 to 6599 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7562 (4%)
  • Over 7546 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider961 (62%)
  • Passenger451 (29%)
  • Pedestrian137 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,439 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes150 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes120 (6%)
  • Motorcycle118 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle96 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach31 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle31 (1.6%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Shropshire in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Shropshire had the 57th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
45th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Shropshire with the most crashes in 1997

The A5 had the most collisions in Shropshire in 1997: 71, including 4 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Shropshire, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA571123416
2ndA496797611
3rdA4584567115
4thA4884353014
5thA4423859011
6thA41304427
7thA495263703
8thB4386264106
9thA5112243005
10thA528242711
11thA5191232606
12thA53233507
13thB4380233706
14thB5069203008
15thA464163204
16thB4373161902
17thB4368142117
18thA4117132323
19thA529121514
20thB4176112603

Towns in Shropshire: crashes in 1997

Shrewsbury had the most collisions of any town in Shropshire in 1997: 189.

Postcode districts in Shropshire: crashes in 1997

SY4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Shropshire in 1997: 134.

Latest crashes in Shropshire in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Shropshire in 1997, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Shropshire road accidents in other years