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Shropshire road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,079 road traffic collisions in Shropshire in 1999, and 1,567 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 32 were fatal and 232 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1998 (1,069), and casualties rose from 1,534.

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

Collisions in 1999
1,079
Up 1% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,567
Up 2% on 1998
Fatal collisions
32
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
232
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Shropshire in 1999

3% of collisions in Shropshire in 1999 were fatal and 22% serious, against 3% and 25% in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal323%
  • Serious23222%
  • Slight81576%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal352.2%
  • Serious28218%
  • Slight1,25080%

Shropshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shropshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,345 in 1989. 1999 is highlighted, with 1,079, up 1% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday147 (14%)
  • Tuesday142 (13%)
  • Wednesday185 (17%)
  • Thursday149 (14%)
  • Friday175 (16%)
  • Saturday135 (13%)
  • Sunday146 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59132 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59163 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59205 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59266 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59185 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January81 (7.5%)
  • February61 (5.7%)
  • March99 (9.2%)
  • April98 (9.1%)
  • May87 (8.1%)
  • June95 (8.8%)
  • July81 (7.5%)
  • August90 (8.3%)
  • September108 (10%)
  • October91 (8.4%)
  • November96 (8.9%)
  • December92 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight806 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit134 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting131 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds830 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds183 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry623 (58%)
  • Wet or damp395 (37%)
  • Frost or ice29 (2.7%)
  • Mud10 (0.9%)
  • Oil or diesel9 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep8 (0.7%)
  • Snow5 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph344 (32%)
  • 40 mph60 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph639 (59%)
  • 70 mph29 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway951 (88%)
  • Roundabout62 (5.7%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Shropshire in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,093 (70%)
  • Pedestrian129 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist121 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist97 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant55 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)40 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 541 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1041 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1597 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20230 (15%)
  • 21 to 25169 (11%)
  • 26 to 35332 (21%)
  • 36 to 45228 (15%)
  • 46 to 55193 (12%)
  • 56 to 65100 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7587 (5.6%)
  • Over 7549 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,043 (67%)
  • Passenger395 (25%)
  • Pedestrian129 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,470 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes134 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle117 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes112 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle99 (4.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle33 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach26 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.5%)
  • Minibus9 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Shropshire in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Shropshire had the 57th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
44th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Shropshire with the most crashes in 1999

The A49 had the most collisions in Shropshire in 1999: 71, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Shropshire, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA497111728
2ndA4585899613
3rdA555100612
4thA414784511
5thA442344317
6thA488304803
7thA53284517
8thA5282638011
9thA5191222601
10thB4380223503
11thB5069223305
12thA4117213307
13thB4386202703
14thB4368193307
15thA454162305
16thA495162104
17thA5112141702
18thA4169102003
19thA483101613
20thB5476101804

Towns in Shropshire: crashes in 1999

Shrewsbury had the most collisions of any town in Shropshire in 1999: 200.

Postcode districts in Shropshire: crashes in 1999

SY4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Shropshire in 1999: 119.

Latest crashes in Shropshire in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Shropshire in 1999, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Shropshire road accidents in other years