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Shropshire road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 590 road traffic collisions in Shropshire in 2013, and 813 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2012 (667), and casualties fell from 943.

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

Collisions in 2013
590
Down 12% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
813
Down 14% on 2012
Fatal collisions
14
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Shropshire in 2013

2.4% of collisions in Shropshire in 2013 were fatal and 15% serious, against 3% and 25% in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.4%
  • Serious9015%
  • Slight48682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.2%
  • Serious10112%
  • Slight69485%

Shropshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shropshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,345 in 1989. 2013 is highlighted, with 590, down 12% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (16%)
  • Tuesday70 (12%)
  • Wednesday76 (13%)
  • Thursday89 (15%)
  • Friday91 (15%)
  • Saturday81 (14%)
  • Sunday88 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59136 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59135 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (5.9%)
  • February46 (7.8%)
  • March48 (8.1%)
  • April43 (7.3%)
  • May61 (10%)
  • June39 (6.6%)
  • July58 (9.8%)
  • August48 (8.1%)
  • September56 (9.5%)
  • October43 (7.3%)
  • November59 (10%)
  • December54 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight452 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting75 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds498 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry386 (65%)
  • Wet or damp178 (30%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2.7%)
  • Snow7 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph219 (37%)
  • 40 mph39 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph15 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph288 (49%)
  • 70 mph20 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway538 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Shropshire in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant515 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist107 (13%)
  • Pedestrian76 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist59 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant30 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1%)
  • 6 to 1014 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1539 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20144 (18%)
  • 21 to 2585 (10%)
  • 26 to 35105 (13%)
  • 36 to 45131 (16%)
  • 46 to 55109 (13%)
  • 56 to 6581 (10%)
  • 66 to 7556 (6.9%)
  • Over 7541 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider566 (70%)
  • Passenger171 (21%)
  • Pedestrian76 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car759 (71%)
  • Motorcycle107 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle11 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Shropshire in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Shropshire had the 63rd most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
57th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Shropshire in 2013

Quarry & Coton Hill, Shropshire, SY1 1DZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Shropshire in 2013, with 30 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Shropshire with the most crashes in 2013

The A49 had the most collisions in Shropshire in 2013: 51, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Shropshire, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA49517919
2ndA458436534
3rdA5375824
4thA41253112
5thA488253801
6thA442152313
7thA5112141702
8thA529121811
9thA5191111202
10thA528111201
11thA53111601
12thB4380101602
13thB4386101401
14thA411791102
15thA48391501
16thB436891102
17thB43648902
18thB547681112
19thA46471101
20thA52571001

Towns in Shropshire: crashes in 2013

Shrewsbury had the most collisions of any town in Shropshire in 2013: 90.

Postcode districts in Shropshire: crashes in 2013

SY5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Shropshire in 2013: 67.

Latest crashes in Shropshire in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Shropshire in 2013, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2013.

Severity

Shropshire road accidents in other years