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Shropshire road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 686 road traffic collisions in Shropshire in 2011, and 976 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2010 (708), and casualties fell from 1,031.

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

Collisions in 2011
686
Down 3% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
976
Down 5% on 2010
Fatal collisions
12
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Shropshire in 2011

1.7% of collisions in Shropshire in 2011 were fatal and 13% serious, against 3% and 25% in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious9113%
  • Slight58385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.4%
  • Serious10711%
  • Slight85588%

Shropshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shropshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,345 in 1989. 2011 is highlighted, with 686, down 3% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (15%)
  • Tuesday98 (14%)
  • Wednesday98 (14%)
  • Thursday99 (14%)
  • Friday116 (17%)
  • Saturday80 (12%)
  • Sunday91 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59109 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59110 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59127 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59157 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59108 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (8.9%)
  • February43 (6.3%)
  • March55 (8%)
  • April51 (7.4%)
  • May46 (6.7%)
  • June65 (9.5%)
  • July64 (9.3%)
  • August54 (7.9%)
  • September79 (12%)
  • October65 (9.5%)
  • November56 (8.2%)
  • December47 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight523 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting90 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds578 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry483 (70%)
  • Wet or damp174 (25%)
  • Frost or ice23 (3.4%)
  • Snow6 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph259 (38%)
  • 40 mph31 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph13 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph355 (52%)
  • 70 mph24 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway605 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout10 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded26 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Shropshire in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant634 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (10%)
  • Cyclist86 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian74 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant52 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1034 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1530 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 20174 (18%)
  • 21 to 25107 (11%)
  • 26 to 35138 (14%)
  • 36 to 45159 (16%)
  • 46 to 55155 (16%)
  • 56 to 6591 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7540 (4.1%)
  • Over 7536 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider702 (72%)
  • Passenger200 (20%)
  • Pedestrian74 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car890 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes107 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle102 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle90 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (4.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle10 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Shropshire in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Shropshire had the 57th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
45th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Shropshire in 2011

Oswestry South, Shropshire, SY11 2NU area and Quarry & Coton Hill, Shropshire, SY1 1DZ area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Shropshire in 2011, with 21 collisions each.

Roads in Shropshire with the most crashes in 2011

The A49 and A5 had the most collisions in Shropshire in 2011, with 46 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Shropshire, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA49467645
2ndA5467605
3rdA41335605
4thA458314917
5thA488212913
6thA53173501
7thA442152312
8thB4380152403
9thA5191141501
10thA528122302
11thB5476121302
12thA5112111400
13thB5069101401
14thA45491203
15thA49591310
16thB436491102
17thB438691100
18thB457991401
19thA48381201
20thA5258900

Towns in Shropshire: crashes in 2011

Shrewsbury had the most collisions of any town in Shropshire in 2011: 104.

Postcode districts in Shropshire: crashes in 2011

SY4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Shropshire in 2011: 76.

Latest crashes in Shropshire in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Shropshire in 2011, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2011.

Severity

Shropshire road accidents in other years