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Shropshire road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 755 road traffic collisions in Shropshire in 2008, and 1,086 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2007 (910), and casualties fell from 1,269.

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

Collisions in 2008
755
Down 17% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
1,086
Down 14% on 2007
Fatal collisions
16
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Shropshire in 2008

2.1% of collisions in Shropshire in 2008 were fatal and 14% serious, against 3% and 25% in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.1%
  • Serious10514%
  • Slight63484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.7%
  • Serious13212%
  • Slight93586%

Shropshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shropshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,345 in 1989. 2008 is highlighted, with 755, down 17% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday109 (14%)
  • Tuesday108 (14%)
  • Wednesday118 (16%)
  • Thursday107 (14%)
  • Friday107 (14%)
  • Saturday109 (14%)
  • Sunday97 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59127 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59127 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59181 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59123 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January77 (10%)
  • February53 (7%)
  • March71 (9.4%)
  • April52 (6.9%)
  • May76 (10%)
  • June59 (7.8%)
  • July59 (7.8%)
  • August61 (8.1%)
  • September59 (7.8%)
  • October66 (8.7%)
  • November68 (9%)
  • December54 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight557 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting109 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit86 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds615 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds105 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry439 (58%)
  • Wet or damp293 (39%)
  • Frost or ice20 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph258 (34%)
  • 40 mph51 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph417 (55%)
  • 70 mph22 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway663 (88%)
  • Roundabout51 (6.8%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Shropshire in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant741 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist116 (11%)
  • Pedestrian100 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist51 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant35 (3.2%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1029 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1553 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20207 (19%)
  • 21 to 25141 (13%)
  • 26 to 35160 (15%)
  • 36 to 45190 (17%)
  • 46 to 55117 (11%)
  • 56 to 6597 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7546 (4.2%)
  • Over 7529 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider752 (69%)
  • Passenger234 (22%)
  • Pedestrian100 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car993 (74%)
  • Motorcycle112 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes100 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Shropshire in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Shropshire had the 52nd most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Shropshire in 2008

Quarry & Coton Hill, Shropshire, SY1 1DZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Shropshire in 2008, with 39 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Shropshire with the most crashes in 2008

The A458 had the most collisions in Shropshire in 2008: 51, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Shropshire, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4585175012
2ndA49478037
3rdA5447015
4thA41376334
5thA5191253200
6thB4380213401
7thA528192303
8thA442182701
9thA53172412
10thA488161902
11thB5069151902
12thA483142101
13thA5112131510
14thB4386132004
15thB4368111303
16thA464101201
17thA495102411
18thB547691501
19thA411781102
20thA5298901

Towns in Shropshire: crashes in 2008

Shrewsbury had the most collisions of any town in Shropshire in 2008: 140.

Postcode districts in Shropshire: crashes in 2008

SY4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Shropshire in 2008: 93.

Latest crashes in Shropshire in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Shropshire in 2008, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Shropshire road accidents in other years