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Shropshire road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,013 road traffic collisions in Shropshire in 2002, and 1,528 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 32 were fatal and 193 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2001 (1,026), and casualties rose from 1,491.

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

Collisions in 2002
1,013
Down 1% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
1,528
Up 2% on 2001
Fatal collisions
32
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
193
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Shropshire in 2002

3.2% of collisions in Shropshire in 2002 were fatal and 19% serious, against 3% and 25% in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal323.2%
  • Serious19319%
  • Slight78878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal432.8%
  • Serious25517%
  • Slight1,23080%

Shropshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shropshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,345 in 1989. 2002 is highlighted, with 1,013, down 1% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday150 (15%)
  • Tuesday131 (13%)
  • Wednesday152 (15%)
  • Thursday124 (12%)
  • Friday182 (18%)
  • Saturday154 (15%)
  • Sunday120 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59139 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59157 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59187 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59239 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59151 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5989 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (6.9%)
  • February78 (7.7%)
  • March75 (7.4%)
  • April63 (6.2%)
  • May74 (7.3%)
  • June94 (9.3%)
  • July82 (8.1%)
  • August88 (8.7%)
  • September95 (9.4%)
  • October114 (11%)
  • November92 (9.1%)
  • December88 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight733 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting181 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit97 (9.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds777 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds174 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist16 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry573 (57%)
  • Wet or damp408 (40%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.4%)
  • Mud9 (0.9%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph315 (31%)
  • 40 mph42 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph620 (61%)
  • 70 mph30 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway899 (89%)
  • Roundabout69 (6.8%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Shropshire in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,066 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist133 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian124 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist75 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant71 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1046 (3%)
  • 11 to 1589 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20263 (17%)
  • 21 to 25167 (11%)
  • 26 to 35316 (21%)
  • 36 to 45257 (17%)
  • 46 to 55172 (11%)
  • 56 to 6599 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7552 (3.4%)
  • Over 7539 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,010 (66%)
  • Passenger394 (26%)
  • Pedestrian124 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,362 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes132 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle128 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes89 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (4.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle23 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Shropshire in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Shropshire had the 57th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
39th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
25th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Shropshire in 2002

Quarry & Coton Hill, Shropshire, SY1 1DZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Shropshire in 2002, with 39 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Shropshire with the most crashes in 2002

The A458 and A49 had the most collisions in Shropshire in 2002, with 66 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Shropshire, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45866105115
2ndA4966112413
3rdA415082511
4thA5507848
5thA528344004
6thA53284726
7thB4380274314
8thA5112253135
9thA442244125
10thA488233806
11thA5191202401
12thB4386182604
13thA4117162804
14thB5069162301
15thB5476162402
16thB4176151802
17thA454132402
18thA495131814
19thA464121403
20thB4555121402

Towns in Shropshire: crashes in 2002

Shrewsbury had the most collisions of any town in Shropshire in 2002: 172.

Postcode districts in Shropshire: crashes in 2002

SY4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Shropshire in 2002: 142.

Latest crashes in Shropshire in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Shropshire in 2002, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Shropshire road accidents in other years