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Shropshire road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 571 road traffic collisions in Shropshire in 2015, and 796 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2014 (611), and casualties fell from 835.

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

Collisions in 2015
571
Down 7% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
796
Down 5% on 2014
Fatal collisions
13
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Shropshire in 2015

2.3% of collisions in Shropshire in 2015 were fatal and 19% serious, against 3% and 25% in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.3%
  • Serious10919%
  • Slight44979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.6%
  • Serious12616%
  • Slight65783%

Shropshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shropshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,345 in 1989. 2015 is highlighted, with 571, down 7% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (14%)
  • Tuesday87 (15%)
  • Wednesday91 (16%)
  • Thursday89 (16%)
  • Friday84 (15%)
  • Saturday74 (13%)
  • Sunday64 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59114 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59142 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (7.9%)
  • February42 (7.4%)
  • March44 (7.7%)
  • April54 (9.5%)
  • May52 (9.1%)
  • June47 (8.2%)
  • July50 (8.8%)
  • August45 (7.9%)
  • September46 (8.1%)
  • October43 (7.5%)
  • November46 (8.1%)
  • December57 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight453 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting77 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (6.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds489 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (8.9%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry359 (63%)
  • Wet or damp206 (36%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph219 (38%)
  • 40 mph29 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph280 (49%)
  • 70 mph31 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway513 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (6%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Shropshire in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant502 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (12%)
  • Cyclist67 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian57 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant43 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1526 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2090 (11%)
  • 21 to 2592 (12%)
  • 26 to 35125 (16%)
  • 36 to 45124 (16%)
  • 46 to 55130 (16%)
  • 56 to 6589 (11%)
  • 66 to 7555 (6.9%)
  • Over 7535 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider558 (70%)
  • Passenger181 (23%)
  • Pedestrian57 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car733 (69%)
  • Motorcycle95 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes79 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown25 (2.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle10 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Shropshire in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Shropshire had the 70th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
70th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Shropshire in 2015

Quarry & Coton Hill, Shropshire, SY1 1DZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Shropshire in 2015, with 22 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Shropshire with the most crashes in 2015

The A5 had the most collisions in Shropshire in 2015: 53, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Shropshire, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA55376012
2ndA49496448
3rdA41285226
4thA458253707
5thA488152400
6thA528152611
7thA442141811
8thA53142102
9thA4117121401
10thA5112111302
11thA5191101306
12thB4380101301
13thA49591211
14thB436391804
15thB506991202
16thA45481102
17thB438681005
18thB45558900
19thB506381401
20thB417671202

Towns in Shropshire: crashes in 2015

Shrewsbury had the most collisions of any town in Shropshire in 2015: 90.

Postcode districts in Shropshire: crashes in 2015

SY4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Shropshire in 2015: 73.

Latest crashes in Shropshire in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Shropshire in 2015, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Shropshire road accidents in other years