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Shropshire road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 834 road traffic collisions in Shropshire in 2006, and 1,146 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 122 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2005 (904), and casualties fell from 1,310.

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

Collisions in 2006
834
Down 8% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
1,146
Down 13% on 2005
Fatal collisions
22
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
122
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Shropshire in 2006

2.6% of collisions in Shropshire in 2006 were fatal and 15% serious, against 3% and 25% in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal222.6%
  • Serious12215%
  • Slight69083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal232%
  • Serious13912%
  • Slight98486%

Shropshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shropshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,345 in 1989. 2006 is highlighted, with 834, down 8% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday111 (13%)
  • Tuesday125 (15%)
  • Wednesday132 (16%)
  • Thursday130 (16%)
  • Friday139 (17%)
  • Saturday102 (12%)
  • Sunday95 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59107 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59120 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59145 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59203 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59132 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January69 (8.3%)
  • February56 (6.7%)
  • March59 (7.1%)
  • April63 (7.6%)
  • May61 (7.3%)
  • June74 (8.9%)
  • July81 (9.7%)
  • August64 (7.7%)
  • September85 (10%)
  • October79 (9.5%)
  • November72 (8.6%)
  • December71 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight611 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting142 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (9.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds662 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds118 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other8 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry517 (62%)
  • Wet or damp295 (35%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.7%)
  • Snow6 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph250 (30%)
  • 40 mph42 (5%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph499 (60%)
  • 70 mph32 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway742 (89%)
  • Roundabout41 (4.9%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Shropshire in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant766 (67%)
  • Pedestrian103 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant76 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist54 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1549 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20207 (18%)
  • 21 to 25136 (12%)
  • 26 to 35195 (17%)
  • 36 to 45203 (18%)
  • 46 to 55128 (11%)
  • 56 to 6592 (8%)
  • 66 to 7552 (4.5%)
  • Over 7542 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider807 (70%)
  • Passenger236 (21%)
  • Pedestrian103 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,092 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes128 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle106 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes72 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach26 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle13 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Shropshire in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Shropshire had the 50th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
50th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
49th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Shropshire in 2006

Quarry & Coton Hill, Shropshire, SY1 1DZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Shropshire in 2006, with 38 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Shropshire with the most crashes in 2006

The A49 had the most collisions in Shropshire in 2006: 73, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Shropshire, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4973120117
2ndA458587016
3rdA5558237
4thA41385706
5thA488293924
6thA4117182815
7thA442182405
8thA495172114
9thA5191171901
10thA528172702
11thB4380162401
12thA53152702
13thA464131812
14thB5069131604
15thB5476131902
16thA5112121711
17thB4386121401
18thA454112002
19thB4363102011
20thB436891003

Towns in Shropshire: crashes in 2006

Shrewsbury had the most collisions of any town in Shropshire in 2006: 130.

Postcode districts in Shropshire: crashes in 2006

SY5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Shropshire in 2006: 78.

Latest crashes in Shropshire in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Shropshire in 2006, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Shropshire road accidents in other years