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Shropshire road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 457 road traffic collisions in Shropshire in 2018, and 648 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2017 (557), and casualties fell from 784.

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

Collisions in 2018
457
Down 18% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
648
Down 17% on 2017
Fatal collisions
15
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Shropshire in 2018

3.3% of collisions in Shropshire in 2018 were fatal and 23% serious, against 3% and 25% in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.3%
  • Serious10523%
  • Slight33774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.3%
  • Serious12019%
  • Slight51379%

Shropshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shropshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,345 in 1989. 2018 is highlighted, with 457, down 18% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 457
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (15%)
  • Tuesday76 (17%)
  • Wednesday68 (15%)
  • Thursday63 (14%)
  • Friday74 (16%)
  • Saturday62 (14%)
  • Sunday45 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8.3%)
  • February28 (6.1%)
  • March30 (6.6%)
  • April27 (5.9%)
  • May43 (9.4%)
  • June57 (12%)
  • July45 (9.8%)
  • August39 (8.5%)
  • September39 (8.5%)
  • October46 (10%)
  • November36 (7.9%)
  • December29 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight359 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (9.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds417 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (5.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry339 (74%)
  • Wet or damp111 (24%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph163 (36%)
  • 40 mph34 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph231 (51%)
  • 70 mph20 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway414 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout19 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Shropshire in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant428 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (11%)
  • Pedestrian58 (9%)
  • Cyclist52 (8%)
  • Van occupant26 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1532 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2058 (9%)
  • 21 to 2579 (12%)
  • 26 to 35101 (16%)
  • 36 to 4592 (14%)
  • 46 to 55106 (16%)
  • 56 to 6570 (11%)
  • 66 to 7544 (6.8%)
  • Over 7549 (7.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider447 (69%)
  • Passenger143 (22%)
  • Pedestrian58 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car607 (70%)
  • Motorcycle69 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle15 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown12 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Shropshire in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Shropshire had the 75th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
68th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Shropshire in 2018

Quarry & Coton Hill, Shropshire, SY1 1DZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Shropshire in 2018, with 13 collisions.

Roads in Shropshire with the most crashes in 2018

The A49 had the most collisions in Shropshire in 2018: 45, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Shropshire, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA494568112
2ndA5386129
3rdA412437011
4thA458212924
5thA442152704
6thA488111605
7thA53101302
8thA46491101
9thB506991312
10thA48381201
11thA519181101
12thA41177702
13thA51127800
14thA41696602
15thA45462013
16thB43806703
17thM546801
18thA5285801
19thB43645610
20thB50625701

Towns in Shropshire: crashes in 2018

Shrewsbury had the most collisions of any town in Shropshire in 2018: 58.

Postcode districts in Shropshire: crashes in 2018

SY4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Shropshire in 2018: 60.

Latest crashes in Shropshire in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Shropshire in 2018, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2018.

Severity

Shropshire road accidents in other years