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Shropshire road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,069 road traffic collisions in Shropshire in 1998, and 1,534 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 233 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1997 (1,083), and casualties fell from 1,549.

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

Collisions in 1998
1,069
Down 1% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,534
Down 1% on 1997
Fatal collisions
20
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
233
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Shropshire in 1998

1.9% of collisions in Shropshire in 1998 were fatal and 22% serious, against 3% and 25% in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal201.9%
  • Serious23322%
  • Slight81676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221.4%
  • Serious29319%
  • Slight1,21979%

Shropshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shropshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,345 in 1989. 1998 is highlighted, with 1,069, down 1% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday147 (14%)
  • Tuesday133 (12%)
  • Wednesday156 (15%)
  • Thursday159 (15%)
  • Friday171 (16%)
  • Saturday168 (16%)
  • Sunday135 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59155 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59183 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59191 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59245 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59163 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5993 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January77 (7.2%)
  • February76 (7.1%)
  • March69 (6.5%)
  • April81 (7.6%)
  • May93 (8.7%)
  • June104 (9.7%)
  • July78 (7.3%)
  • August105 (9.8%)
  • September92 (8.6%)
  • October95 (8.9%)
  • November105 (9.8%)
  • December94 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight804 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting152 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit106 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds850 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds161 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Other10 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry609 (57%)
  • Wet or damp425 (40%)
  • Frost or ice28 (2.6%)
  • Snow5 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph309 (29%)
  • 40 mph73 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph657 (61%)
  • 70 mph24 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway977 (91%)
  • Roundabout50 (4.7%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Shropshire in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,077 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist119 (7.8%)
  • Pedestrian111 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist94 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant53 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)34 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1058 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 15107 (7%)
  • 16 to 20254 (17%)
  • 21 to 25175 (11%)
  • 26 to 35305 (20%)
  • 36 to 45201 (13%)
  • 46 to 55171 (11%)
  • 56 to 6596 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7583 (5.4%)
  • Over 7556 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider990 (65%)
  • Passenger433 (28%)
  • Pedestrian111 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,458 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes140 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes126 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle118 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle99 (4.9%)
  • Other vehicle30 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach26 (1.3%)
  • Minibus9 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Shropshire in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Shropshire had the 57th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
46th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Shropshire with the most crashes in 1998

The A49 had the most collisions in Shropshire in 1998: 67, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Shropshire, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4967135116
2ndA56096116
3rdA415077111
4thA458477726
5thA488426017
6thA4423444011
7thA53294408
8thB5069283605
9thA5112264018
10thA4117253303
11thA5191232505
12thB4386213414
13thA528192725
14thA454142118
15thA483142104
16thA495131705
17thA525131816
18thA529131504
19thB4380131814
20thA4169121905

Towns in Shropshire: crashes in 1998

Shrewsbury had the most collisions of any town in Shropshire in 1998: 166.

Postcode districts in Shropshire: crashes in 1998

SY4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Shropshire in 1998: 107.

Latest crashes in Shropshire in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Shropshire in 1998, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Shropshire road accidents in other years