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Shropshire road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 797 road traffic collisions in Shropshire in 2009, and 1,137 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2008 (755), and casualties rose from 1,086.

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

Collisions in 2009
797
Up 6% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
1,137
Up 5% on 2008
Fatal collisions
27
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Shropshire in 2009

3.4% of collisions in Shropshire in 2009 were fatal and 12% serious, against 3% and 25% in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal273.4%
  • Serious9912%
  • Slight67184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal272.4%
  • Serious11710%
  • Slight99387%

Shropshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shropshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,345 in 1989. 2009 is highlighted, with 797, up 6% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday124 (16%)
  • Tuesday115 (14%)
  • Wednesday106 (13%)
  • Thursday95 (12%)
  • Friday138 (17%)
  • Saturday113 (14%)
  • Sunday106 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59132 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59168 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59192 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59107 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (6.6%)
  • February48 (6%)
  • March61 (7.7%)
  • April55 (6.9%)
  • May66 (8.3%)
  • June74 (9.3%)
  • July82 (10%)
  • August87 (11%)
  • September70 (8.8%)
  • October80 (10%)
  • November68 (8.5%)
  • December53 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight597 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting117 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (8.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds666 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry544 (68%)
  • Wet or damp221 (28%)
  • Frost or ice25 (3.1%)
  • Snow7 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph273 (34%)
  • 40 mph52 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph428 (54%)
  • 70 mph28 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway715 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout18 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Shropshire in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant759 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist123 (11%)
  • Pedestrian105 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist66 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant42 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1020 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1544 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20210 (18%)
  • 21 to 25142 (12%)
  • 26 to 35174 (15%)
  • 36 to 45199 (18%)
  • 46 to 55128 (11%)
  • 56 to 6597 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7549 (4.3%)
  • Over 7552 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider782 (69%)
  • Passenger250 (22%)
  • Pedestrian105 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,040 (73%)
  • Motorcycle124 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes93 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (3.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle23 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Shropshire in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Shropshire ranked among 351 areas in 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Shropshire had the 42nd most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
50th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Shropshire in 2009

Quarry & Coton Hill, Shropshire, SY1 1DZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Shropshire in 2009, with 23 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Shropshire with the most crashes in 2009

The A5 had the most collisions in Shropshire in 2009: 53, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Shropshire, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5538115
2ndA4952100112
3rdA458406445
4thA41366428
5thA442253427
6thA488182403
7thA5191182403
8thA528182012
9thA53182212
10thA5112172310
11thA464162900
12thB4386162014
13thA483142021
14thB5476142022
15thA495121411
16thB4368121501
17thB5069111611
18thA454102010
19thB4363101802
20thB4380101301

Towns in Shropshire: crashes in 2009

Shrewsbury had the most collisions of any town in Shropshire in 2009: 104.

Postcode districts in Shropshire: crashes in 2009

SY4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Shropshire in 2009: 91.

Latest crashes in Shropshire in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Shropshire in 2009, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 30 December 2009.

Severity

Shropshire road accidents in other years