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Shropshire road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 960 road traffic collisions in Shropshire in 2000, and 1,512 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 35 were fatal and 235 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1999 (1,079), and casualties fell from 1,567.

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

Collisions in 2000
960
Down 11% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
1,512
Down 4% on 1999
Fatal collisions
35
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
235
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Shropshire in 2000

3.6% of collisions in Shropshire in 2000 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3% and 25% in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal353.6%
  • Serious23524%
  • Slight69072%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal402.6%
  • Serious31221%
  • Slight1,16077%

Shropshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shropshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,345 in 1989. 2000 is highlighted, with 960, down 11% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday153 (16%)
  • Tuesday146 (15%)
  • Wednesday128 (13%)
  • Thursday117 (12%)
  • Friday158 (16%)
  • Saturday106 (11%)
  • Sunday152 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59115 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59156 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59190 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59230 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59140 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January84 (8.8%)
  • February84 (8.8%)
  • March72 (7.5%)
  • April95 (9.9%)
  • May87 (9.1%)
  • June82 (8.5%)
  • July76 (7.9%)
  • August83 (8.6%)
  • September49 (5.1%)
  • October89 (9.3%)
  • November85 (8.9%)
  • December74 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight703 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting135 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit117 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds734 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds185 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry538 (56%)
  • Wet or damp393 (41%)
  • Frost or ice9 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep7 (0.7%)
  • Mud6 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph304 (32%)
  • 40 mph59 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph568 (59%)
  • 70 mph23 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway862 (90%)
  • Roundabout56 (5.8%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Shropshire in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,090 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist119 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian95 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant71 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist66 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)35 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1047 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1578 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20225 (15%)
  • 21 to 25184 (12%)
  • 26 to 35305 (20%)
  • 36 to 45209 (14%)
  • 46 to 55175 (12%)
  • 56 to 65127 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7579 (5.2%)
  • Over 7547 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,000 (66%)
  • Passenger417 (28%)
  • Pedestrian95 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,322 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes125 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle124 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes109 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach23 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle16 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Shropshire in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Shropshire had the 73rd most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
46th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Shropshire with the most crashes in 2000

The A49 had the most collisions in Shropshire in 2000: 66, including 4 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Shropshire, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4966124417
2ndA559112216
3rdA458519428
4thA413674312
5thA5283045110
6thA4422956210
7thA4882948011
8thA53264014
9thB4380253803
10thB4386233215
11thA4117192402
12thA495193421
13thA5191182700
14thB5069172614
15thA5112162304
16thB4364142203
17thB4363132124
18thA483111702
19thM54112605
20thB4176101602

Towns in Shropshire: crashes in 2000

Shrewsbury had the most collisions of any town in Shropshire in 2000: 174.

Postcode districts in Shropshire: crashes in 2000

SY4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Shropshire in 2000: 106.

Latest crashes in Shropshire in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Shropshire in 2000, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

Shropshire road accidents in other years