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Shropshire road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 935 road traffic collisions in Shropshire in 2004, and 1,329 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 150 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2003 (997), and casualties fell from 1,415.

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

Collisions in 2004
935
Down 6% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,329
Down 6% on 2003
Fatal collisions
22
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
150
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Shropshire in 2004

2.4% of collisions in Shropshire in 2004 were fatal and 16% serious, against 3% and 25% in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal222.4%
  • Serious15016%
  • Slight76382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221.7%
  • Serious19114%
  • Slight1,11684%

Shropshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shropshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,345 in 1989. 2004 is highlighted, with 935, down 6% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday119 (13%)
  • Tuesday130 (14%)
  • Wednesday132 (14%)
  • Thursday139 (15%)
  • Friday163 (17%)
  • Saturday141 (15%)
  • Sunday111 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59125 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59154 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59149 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59223 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59150 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5985 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January78 (8.3%)
  • February69 (7.4%)
  • March76 (8.1%)
  • April74 (7.9%)
  • May69 (7.4%)
  • June75 (8%)
  • July64 (6.8%)
  • August80 (8.6%)
  • September80 (8.6%)
  • October95 (10%)
  • November77 (8.2%)
  • December98 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight672 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting153 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit109 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds758 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds128 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry548 (59%)
  • Wet or damp340 (36%)
  • Frost or ice17 (1.8%)
  • Mud11 (1.2%)
  • Snow9 (1%)
  • Oil or diesel7 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph277 (30%)
  • 40 mph55 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph554 (59%)
  • 70 mph43 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway822 (88%)
  • Roundabout62 (6.6%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Shropshire in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant949 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist105 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian100 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist74 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant48 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)28 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1054 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1572 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20244 (18%)
  • 21 to 25142 (11%)
  • 26 to 35234 (18%)
  • 36 to 45218 (16%)
  • 46 to 55144 (11%)
  • 56 to 65107 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7564 (4.8%)
  • Over 7533 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider929 (70%)
  • Passenger300 (23%)
  • Pedestrian100 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,237 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes128 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle109 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes102 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle17 (1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Shropshire in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Shropshire had the 50th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
50th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Shropshire in 2004

Quarry & Coton Hill, Shropshire, SY1 1DZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Shropshire in 2004, with 30 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Shropshire with the most crashes in 2004

The A49 had the most collisions in Shropshire in 2004: 71, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Shropshire, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA497111829
2ndA5619828
3rdA4585582211
4thA41436517
5thA442336029
6thA488212914
7thA5191213103
8thA53203105
9thB4380202603
10thB5069202803
11thB5476182302
12thA4117162311
13thA5112162200
14thB4368162403
15thA529152204
16thB4386151902
17thA495142205
18thA464131301
19thA528122005
20thA454111501

Towns in Shropshire: crashes in 2004

Shrewsbury had the most collisions of any town in Shropshire in 2004: 139.

Postcode districts in Shropshire: crashes in 2004

SY4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Shropshire in 2004: 98.

Latest crashes in Shropshire in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Shropshire in 2004, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Shropshire road accidents in other years