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Shropshire road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 904 road traffic collisions in Shropshire in 2005, and 1,310 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 32 were fatal and 158 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2004 (935), and casualties fell from 1,329.

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

Collisions in 2005
904
Down 3% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
1,310
Down 1% on 2004
Fatal collisions
32
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
158
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Shropshire in 2005

3.5% of collisions in Shropshire in 2005 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3% and 25% in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal323.5%
  • Serious15817%
  • Slight71479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal352.7%
  • Serious19315%
  • Slight1,08283%

Shropshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shropshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,345 in 1989. 2005 is highlighted, with 904, down 3% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday124 (14%)
  • Tuesday152 (17%)
  • Wednesday106 (12%)
  • Thursday142 (16%)
  • Friday134 (15%)
  • Saturday125 (14%)
  • Sunday121 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59111 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59139 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59165 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59218 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59144 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5989 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (7.7%)
  • February57 (6.3%)
  • March85 (9.4%)
  • April70 (7.7%)
  • May77 (8.5%)
  • June75 (8.3%)
  • July78 (8.6%)
  • August79 (8.7%)
  • September78 (8.6%)
  • October69 (7.6%)
  • November83 (9.2%)
  • December83 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight666 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting152 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (9.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds751 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds115 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry552 (61%)
  • Wet or damp333 (37%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph286 (32%)
  • 40 mph50 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph523 (58%)
  • 70 mph40 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway779 (86%)
  • Roundabout52 (5.8%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Shropshire in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant920 (70%)
  • Pedestrian123 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist115 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist65 (5%)
  • Van occupant49 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1037 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1557 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20235 (18%)
  • 21 to 25154 (12%)
  • 26 to 35239 (18%)
  • 36 to 45212 (16%)
  • 46 to 55150 (11%)
  • 56 to 65109 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7557 (4.4%)
  • Over 7541 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider874 (67%)
  • Passenger313 (24%)
  • Pedestrian123 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,234 (76%)
  • Motorcycle112 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes95 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes75 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (4%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle12 (0.7%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Shropshire in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Shropshire had the 51st most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
40th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
4th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Shropshire in 2005

Quarry & Coton Hill, Shropshire, SY1 1DZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Shropshire in 2005, with 34 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Shropshire with the most crashes in 2005

The A49 had the most collisions in Shropshire in 2005: 74, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Shropshire, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4974116211
2ndA45862110014
3rdA415177211
4thA5487618
5thA442365523
6thA488294328
7thA528283116
8thA5112233323
9thB4380172103
10thA53162802
11thB4364162414
12thA464151803
13thB5069141403
14thM54141701
15thB5476132002
16thA4169111712
17thB4368111612
18thB5062111410
19thA454103115
20thA5191101214

Towns in Shropshire: crashes in 2005

Shrewsbury had the most collisions of any town in Shropshire in 2005: 148.

Postcode districts in Shropshire: crashes in 2005

SY4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Shropshire in 2005: 103.

Latest crashes in Shropshire in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Shropshire in 2005, 3 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Shropshire road accidents in other years