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Shropshire road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 997 road traffic collisions in Shropshire in 2003, and 1,415 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 30 were fatal and 143 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2002 (1,013), and casualties fell from 1,528.

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

Collisions in 2003
997
Down 2% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
1,415
Down 7% on 2002
Fatal collisions
30
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
143
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Shropshire in 2003

3% of collisions in Shropshire in 2003 were fatal and 14% serious, against 3% and 25% in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal303%
  • Serious14314%
  • Slight82483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal332.3%
  • Serious17112%
  • Slight1,21186%

Shropshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shropshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,345 in 1989. 2003 is highlighted, with 997, down 2% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday140 (14%)
  • Tuesday132 (13%)
  • Wednesday150 (15%)
  • Thursday141 (14%)
  • Friday164 (16%)
  • Saturday135 (14%)
  • Sunday135 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5945 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59119 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59138 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59198 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59256 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59133 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5987 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January78 (7.8%)
  • February69 (6.9%)
  • March84 (8.4%)
  • April83 (8.3%)
  • May81 (8.1%)
  • June88 (8.8%)
  • July91 (9.1%)
  • August88 (8.8%)
  • September83 (8.3%)
  • October90 (9%)
  • November91 (9.1%)
  • December71 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight721 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting160 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit114 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds860 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry657 (66%)
  • Wet or damp303 (30%)
  • Frost or ice23 (2.3%)
  • Mud7 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph319 (32%)
  • 40 mph66 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph577 (58%)
  • 70 mph28 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway869 (87%)
  • Roundabout62 (6.2%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Shropshire in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant992 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist119 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian119 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist70 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant55 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1%)
  • 6 to 1037 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1565 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20251 (18%)
  • 21 to 25153 (11%)
  • 26 to 35260 (18%)
  • 36 to 45234 (17%)
  • 46 to 55178 (13%)
  • 56 to 65124 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7563 (4.5%)
  • Over 7536 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider972 (69%)
  • Passenger324 (23%)
  • Pedestrian119 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,363 (75%)
  • Motorcycle116 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes109 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes79 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle71 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach30 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle18 (1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Shropshire in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Shropshire ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Shropshire had the 55th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
41st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Shropshire in 2003

Quarry & Coton Hill, Shropshire, SY1 1DZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Shropshire in 2003, with 44 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Shropshire with the most crashes in 2003

The A49 had the most collisions in Shropshire in 2003: 62, including 2 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Shropshire, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA49629222
2ndA458608713
3rdA5527829
4thA413863110
5thA442345314
6thA528335108
7thA5191243112
8thA53243613
9thA495233023
10thA5112222612
11thA464213508
12thB5069193210
13thA488171900
14thA4117152425
15thB4368142136
16thB5063141823
17thB5476141501
18thA454132713
19thB4380131902
20thB4386121401

Towns in Shropshire: crashes in 2003

Shrewsbury had the most collisions of any town in Shropshire in 2003: 167.

Postcode districts in Shropshire: crashes in 2003

SY4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Shropshire in 2003: 119.

Latest crashes in Shropshire in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Shropshire in 2003, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2003.

Severity

Shropshire road accidents in other years