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Shropshire road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 557 road traffic collisions in Shropshire in 2017, and 784 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 139 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2016 (632), and casualties fell from 886.

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

Collisions in 2017
557
Down 12% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
784
Down 12% on 2016
Fatal collisions
17
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
139
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Shropshire in 2017

3.1% of collisions in Shropshire in 2017 were fatal and 25% serious, against 3% and 25% in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal173.1%
  • Serious13925%
  • Slight40172%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.3%
  • Serious15620%
  • Slight61078%

Shropshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shropshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,345 in 1989. 2017 is highlighted, with 557, down 12% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (13%)
  • Tuesday84 (15%)
  • Wednesday78 (14%)
  • Thursday81 (15%)
  • Friday91 (16%)
  • Saturday74 (13%)
  • Sunday75 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (5.6%)
  • February43 (7.7%)
  • March43 (7.7%)
  • April44 (7.9%)
  • May51 (9.2%)
  • June49 (8.8%)
  • July66 (12%)
  • August50 (9%)
  • September51 (9.2%)
  • October38 (6.8%)
  • November51 (9.2%)
  • December40 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight411 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting80 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds497 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (7.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry394 (71%)
  • Wet or damp148 (27%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph182 (33%)
  • 40 mph41 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph14 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph287 (52%)
  • 70 mph27 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway498 (89%)
  • Roundabout26 (4.7%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Shropshire in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant497 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (12%)
  • Pedestrian66 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist59 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant34 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)9 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1529 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20104 (13%)
  • 21 to 2586 (11%)
  • 26 to 35151 (19%)
  • 36 to 4598 (13%)
  • 46 to 55128 (16%)
  • 56 to 6569 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7552 (6.6%)
  • Over 7546 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider548 (70%)
  • Passenger170 (22%)
  • Pedestrian66 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car723 (70%)
  • Motorcycle94 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown19 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle13 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Shropshire in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Shropshire had the 61st most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
61st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Shropshire in 2017

Quarry & Coton Hill, Shropshire, SY1 1DZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Shropshire in 2017, with 16 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Shropshire with the most crashes in 2017

The A5 had the most collisions in Shropshire in 2017: 46, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Shropshire, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA54676015
2ndA494164211
3rdA41294237
4thA458285228
5thA53161903
6thA5191151802
7thA5112131303
8thA483122115
9thB5069121504
10thA488101312
11thA528101702
12thM54101700
13thA46491213
14thB436891103
15thB438691422
16thB506391102
17thA52981203
18thB547681404
19thA44271503
20thB438071004

Towns in Shropshire: crashes in 2017

Shrewsbury had the most collisions of any town in Shropshire in 2017: 76.

Postcode districts in Shropshire: crashes in 2017

SY4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Shropshire in 2017: 66.

Latest crashes in Shropshire in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Shropshire in 2017, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Shropshire road accidents in other years