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Shropshire road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 667 road traffic collisions in Shropshire in 2012, and 943 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2011 (686), and casualties fell from 976.

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

Collisions in 2012
667
Down 3% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
943
Down 3% on 2011
Fatal collisions
16
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Shropshire in 2012

2.4% of collisions in Shropshire in 2012 were fatal and 15% serious, against 3% and 25% in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.4%
  • Serious10315%
  • Slight54882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.8%
  • Serious12914%
  • Slight79785%

Shropshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shropshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,345 in 1989. 2012 is highlighted, with 667, down 3% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday97 (15%)
  • Tuesday102 (15%)
  • Wednesday95 (14%)
  • Thursday102 (15%)
  • Friday99 (15%)
  • Saturday89 (13%)
  • Sunday83 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59108 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59116 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59169 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (9.6%)
  • February48 (7.2%)
  • March63 (9.4%)
  • April35 (5.2%)
  • May51 (7.6%)
  • June46 (6.9%)
  • July69 (10%)
  • August63 (9.4%)
  • September55 (8.2%)
  • October59 (8.8%)
  • November62 (9.3%)
  • December52 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight494 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting106 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (9.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds550 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other14 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry414 (62%)
  • Wet or damp219 (33%)
  • Frost or ice29 (4.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1%)
  • 30 mph234 (35%)
  • 40 mph51 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph14 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph334 (50%)
  • 70 mph27 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway594 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout25 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Shropshire in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant645 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian81 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist52 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant52 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1031 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1545 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20114 (12%)
  • 21 to 25141 (15%)
  • 26 to 35144 (15%)
  • 36 to 45139 (15%)
  • 46 to 55123 (13%)
  • 56 to 6594 (10%)
  • 66 to 7557 (6%)
  • Over 7540 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider642 (68%)
  • Passenger220 (23%)
  • Pedestrian81 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car865 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes95 (8%)
  • Motorcycle91 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (3.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle13 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Shropshire in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Shropshire had the 53rd most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
44th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Shropshire in 2012

Quarry & Coton Hill, Shropshire, SY1 1DZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Shropshire in 2012, with 29 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Shropshire with the most crashes in 2012

The A5 had the most collisions in Shropshire in 2012: 49, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Shropshire, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5497525
2ndA49456827
3rdA41293617
4thA458283816
5thA488243100
6thB5069232804
7thA5191182304
8thA528173005
9thA529142314
10thA5112131801
11thA525121710
12thA53121500
13thA442111321
14thA454112112
15thB4380112014
16thA4117101101
17thA495101502
18thB547691003
19thB436881212
20thA46471001

Towns in Shropshire: crashes in 2012

Shrewsbury had the most collisions of any town in Shropshire in 2012: 86.

Postcode districts in Shropshire: crashes in 2012

SY4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Shropshire in 2012: 83.

Latest crashes in Shropshire in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Shropshire in 2012, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Shropshire road accidents in other years