Skip to main content
CrashStats

Shropshire road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 611 road traffic collisions in Shropshire in 2014, and 835 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2013 (590), and casualties rose from 813.

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

Collisions in 2014
611
Up 4% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
835
Up 3% on 2013
Fatal collisions
15
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Shropshire in 2014

2.5% of collisions in Shropshire in 2014 were fatal and 18% serious, against 3% and 25% in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.5%
  • Serious10718%
  • Slight48980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.8%
  • Serious12515%
  • Slight69583%

Shropshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shropshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,345 in 1989. 2014 is highlighted, with 611, up 4% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (16%)
  • Tuesday85 (14%)
  • Wednesday89 (15%)
  • Thursday95 (16%)
  • Friday93 (15%)
  • Saturday78 (13%)
  • Sunday75 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59106 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59117 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59145 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (7.5%)
  • February43 (7%)
  • March41 (6.7%)
  • April49 (8%)
  • May40 (6.5%)
  • June54 (8.8%)
  • July62 (10%)
  • August50 (8.2%)
  • September63 (10%)
  • October59 (9.7%)
  • November56 (9.2%)
  • December48 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight473 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting76 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds519 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry399 (65%)
  • Wet or damp197 (32%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph240 (39%)
  • 40 mph33 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph19 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph295 (48%)
  • 70 mph19 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway551 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Shropshire in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant537 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (11%)
  • Cyclist71 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian66 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant33 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1541 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20118 (14%)
  • 21 to 2590 (11%)
  • 26 to 35120 (14%)
  • 36 to 45114 (14%)
  • 46 to 55134 (16%)
  • 56 to 6583 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7559 (7.1%)
  • Over 7539 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider584 (70%)
  • Passenger185 (22%)
  • Pedestrian66 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car788 (71%)
  • Motorcycle91 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes75 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle71 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle10 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Shropshire in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Shropshire had the 66th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
61st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Shropshire in 2014

Quarry & Coton Hill, Shropshire, SY1 1DZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Shropshire in 2014, with 26 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Shropshire with the most crashes in 2014

The A5 had the most collisions in Shropshire in 2014: 51, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Shropshire, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5517828
2ndA49436158
3rdA458344709
4thA41295508
5thA488222902
6thA5191222603
7thA442142802
8thA5112141812
9thA528141703
10thB4380141801
11thA495131313
12thB4368131705
13thB5069111301
14thA4117101312
15thA46491301
16thA48391201
17thB436491306
18thA5381202
19thB436181002
20thB547681400

Towns in Shropshire: crashes in 2014

Shrewsbury had the most collisions of any town in Shropshire in 2014: 97.

Postcode districts in Shropshire: crashes in 2014

SY4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Shropshire in 2014: 61.

Latest crashes in Shropshire in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Shropshire in 2014, 3 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Shropshire road accidents in other years