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Shropshire road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 708 road traffic collisions in Shropshire in 2010, and 1,031 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2009 (797), and casualties fell from 1,137.

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

Collisions in 2010
708
Down 11% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
1,031
Down 9% on 2009
Fatal collisions
18
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Shropshire in 2010

2.5% of collisions in Shropshire in 2010 were fatal and 12% serious, against 3% and 25% in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.5%
  • Serious8212%
  • Slight60886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal201.9%
  • Serious10510%
  • Slight90688%

Shropshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shropshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,345 in 1989. 2010 is highlighted, with 708, down 11% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday105 (15%)
  • Tuesday94 (13%)
  • Wednesday96 (14%)
  • Thursday92 (13%)
  • Friday120 (17%)
  • Saturday92 (13%)
  • Sunday109 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59108 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59109 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59155 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59171 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (7.1%)
  • February56 (7.9%)
  • March65 (9.2%)
  • April57 (8.1%)
  • May59 (8.3%)
  • June64 (9%)
  • July74 (10%)
  • August73 (10%)
  • September49 (6.9%)
  • October64 (9%)
  • November55 (7.8%)
  • December42 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight558 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting88 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (8.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds572 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other13 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry453 (64%)
  • Wet or damp197 (28%)
  • Frost or ice40 (5.6%)
  • Snow18 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph262 (37%)
  • 40 mph44 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph7 (1%)
  • 60 mph361 (51%)
  • 70 mph28 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway633 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout17 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Shropshire in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant684 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist104 (10%)
  • Pedestrian101 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist57 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant42 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1533 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 20163 (16%)
  • 21 to 25110 (11%)
  • 26 to 35154 (15%)
  • 36 to 45185 (18%)
  • 46 to 55165 (16%)
  • 56 to 65102 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7557 (5.5%)
  • Over 7535 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider692 (67%)
  • Passenger238 (23%)
  • Pedestrian101 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car963 (74%)
  • Motorcycle103 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes89 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle13 (1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Shropshire in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Shropshire had the 54th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
38th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Shropshire in 2010

Quarry & Coton Hill, Shropshire, SY1 1DZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Shropshire in 2010, with 26 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Shropshire with the most crashes in 2010

The A458 had the most collisions in Shropshire in 2010: 55, including 3 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Shropshire, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA458558736
2ndA5498315
3rdA49457317
4thA41355623
5thA488202403
6thA5191172401
7thB4386172101
8thA5112161901
9thA53152214
10thA528141802
11thA442132314
12thB4380131700
13thA48391211
14thA52591701
15thB506291711
16thA45481403
17thB506981502
18thA46471202
19thA4957911
20thB43687810

Towns in Shropshire: crashes in 2010

Shrewsbury had the most collisions of any town in Shropshire in 2010: 116.

Postcode districts in Shropshire: crashes in 2010

SY4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Shropshire in 2010: 85.

Latest crashes in Shropshire in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Shropshire in 2010, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Shropshire road accidents in other years