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Shropshire road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 910 road traffic collisions in Shropshire in 2007, and 1,269 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 26 were fatal and 123 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2006 (834), and casualties rose from 1,146.

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

Collisions in 2007
910
Up 9% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
1,269
Up 11% on 2006
Fatal collisions
26
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
123
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Shropshire in 2007

2.9% of collisions in Shropshire in 2007 were fatal and 14% serious, against 3% and 25% in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal262.9%
  • Serious12314%
  • Slight76184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal262%
  • Serious14712%
  • Slight1,09686%

Shropshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shropshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,345 in 1989. 2007 is highlighted, with 910, up 9% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday130 (14%)
  • Tuesday106 (12%)
  • Wednesday136 (15%)
  • Thursday126 (14%)
  • Friday162 (18%)
  • Saturday145 (16%)
  • Sunday105 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5933 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59125 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59124 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59168 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59216 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59141 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January79 (8.7%)
  • February65 (7.1%)
  • March79 (8.7%)
  • April61 (6.7%)
  • May76 (8.4%)
  • June91 (10%)
  • July82 (9%)
  • August72 (7.9%)
  • September83 (9.1%)
  • October65 (7.1%)
  • November81 (8.9%)
  • December76 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight662 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting154 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds735 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds127 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry568 (62%)
  • Wet or damp317 (35%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1.8%)
  • Snow8 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph297 (33%)
  • 40 mph56 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph9 (1%)
  • 60 mph512 (56%)
  • 70 mph35 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway799 (88%)
  • Roundabout52 (5.7%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Shropshire in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant862 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist126 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian97 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist74 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant56 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1025 (2%)
  • 11 to 1569 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20255 (20%)
  • 21 to 25172 (14%)
  • 26 to 35197 (16%)
  • 36 to 45215 (17%)
  • 46 to 55125 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 65108 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7551 (4%)
  • Over 7538 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider890 (70%)
  • Passenger282 (22%)
  • Pedestrian97 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,202 (74%)
  • Motorcycle122 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes111 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes73 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle13 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Shropshire in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Shropshire had the 37th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Shropshire in 2007

Quarry & Coton Hill, Shropshire, SY1 1DZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Shropshire in 2007, with 39 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Shropshire with the most crashes in 2007

The A49 had the most collisions in Shropshire in 2007: 79, including 4 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Shropshire, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4979111414
2ndA458598649
3rdA5598902
4thA41417013
5thA442233515
6thA53233717
7thA488192800
8thA528193605
9thA464151903
10thA5112151701
11thB4380151810
12thB5069151811
13thA4117131521
14thA5191121301
15thB4386121202
16thA483111501
17thB4363111202
18thB4364111604
19thA454102013
20thA495101201

Towns in Shropshire: crashes in 2007

Shrewsbury had the most collisions of any town in Shropshire in 2007: 147.

Postcode districts in Shropshire: crashes in 2007

SY4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Shropshire in 2007: 110.

Latest crashes in Shropshire in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Shropshire in 2007, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2007.

Severity

Shropshire road accidents in other years