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Shropshire road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,026 road traffic collisions in Shropshire in 2001, and 1,491 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 30 were fatal and 211 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2000 (960), and casualties fell from 1,512.

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

Collisions in 2001
1,026
Up 7% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,491
Down 1% on 2000
Fatal collisions
30
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
211
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Shropshire in 2001

2.9% of collisions in Shropshire in 2001 were fatal and 21% serious, against 3% and 25% in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal302.9%
  • Serious21121%
  • Slight78577%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal342.3%
  • Serious24416%
  • Slight1,21381%

Shropshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shropshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,345 in 1989. 2001 is highlighted, with 1,026, up 7% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday142 (14%)
  • Tuesday165 (16%)
  • Wednesday141 (14%)
  • Thursday147 (14%)
  • Friday174 (17%)
  • Saturday140 (14%)
  • Sunday117 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59109 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59161 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59178 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59268 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59174 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January81 (7.9%)
  • February60 (5.8%)
  • March66 (6.4%)
  • April79 (7.7%)
  • May95 (9.3%)
  • June76 (7.4%)
  • July90 (8.8%)
  • August90 (8.8%)
  • September77 (7.5%)
  • October95 (9.3%)
  • November119 (12%)
  • December98 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight750 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting154 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit119 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds836 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds133 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry600 (58%)
  • Wet or damp374 (36%)
  • Frost or ice25 (2.4%)
  • Mud11 (1.1%)
  • Oil or diesel9 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph358 (35%)
  • 40 mph59 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph576 (56%)
  • 70 mph28 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway911 (89%)
  • Roundabout66 (6.4%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Shropshire in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,042 (70%)
  • Pedestrian130 (8.7%)
  • Motorcyclist123 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist72 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant49 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1051 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1576 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20244 (16%)
  • 21 to 25169 (11%)
  • 26 to 35308 (21%)
  • 36 to 45234 (16%)
  • 46 to 55148 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 65104 (7%)
  • 66 to 7557 (3.8%)
  • Over 7564 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider987 (66%)
  • Passenger374 (25%)
  • Pedestrian130 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,376 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes137 (7.3%)
  • Motorcycle123 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes103 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach31 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle22 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Shropshire in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Shropshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Shropshire ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Shropshire had the 57th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
46th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Shropshire in 2001

Quarry & Coton Hill, Shropshire, SY1 1DZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Shropshire in 2001, with 30 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Shropshire with the most crashes in 2001

The A458, A49 and A5 had the most collisions in Shropshire in 2001, with 63 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Shropshire, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4586386210
2ndA496310656
3rdA563112213
4thA414667512
5thA53294613
6thB4380293917
7thA528263408
8thA442243207
9thA5191212805
10thA488202602
11thA5112192601
12thB5069192804
13thA4117162602
14thA454152303
15thA483152017
16thB4386151801
17thB4368132014
18thB5476131614
19thA4169112022
20thA464111504

Towns in Shropshire: crashes in 2001

Shrewsbury had the most collisions of any town in Shropshire in 2001: 181.

Postcode districts in Shropshire: crashes in 2001

SY4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Shropshire in 2001: 116.

Latest crashes in Shropshire in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Shropshire in 2001, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Shropshire road accidents in other years