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Shropshire road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 467 road traffic collisions in Shropshire in 2019, and 706 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 121 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2018 (457), and casualties rose from 648.

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

Collisions in 2019
467
Up 2% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
706
Up 9% on 2018
Fatal collisions
10
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
121
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Shropshire in 2019

2.1% of collisions in Shropshire in 2019 were fatal and 26% serious, against 3% and 25% in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.1%
  • Serious12126%
  • Slight33672%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142%
  • Serious14721%
  • Slight54577%

Shropshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shropshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,345 in 1989. 2019 is highlighted, with 467, up 2% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (15%)
  • Tuesday62 (13%)
  • Wednesday79 (17%)
  • Thursday63 (13%)
  • Friday61 (13%)
  • Saturday72 (15%)
  • Sunday61 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5991 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (9.2%)
  • February32 (6.9%)
  • March39 (8.4%)
  • April42 (9%)
  • May42 (9%)
  • June30 (6.4%)
  • July36 (7.7%)
  • August37 (7.9%)
  • September38 (8.1%)
  • October47 (10%)
  • November38 (8.1%)
  • December43 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight342 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting82 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (8.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds416 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (8.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry300 (64%)
  • Wet or damp154 (33%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.7%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph161 (34%)
  • 40 mph33 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph241 (52%)
  • 70 mph20 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway405 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout25 (5.4%)
  • 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 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant443 (63%)
  • Pedestrian64 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist52 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant37 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1550 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2073 (10%)
  • 21 to 2575 (11%)
  • 26 to 35117 (17%)
  • 36 to 4575 (11%)
  • 46 to 5599 (14%)
  • 56 to 6576 (11%)
  • 66 to 7557 (8.1%)
  • Over 7545 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider431 (61%)
  • Passenger211 (30%)
  • Pedestrian64 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car600 (69%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes81 (9.3%)
  • Motorcycle62 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (3.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle12 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Shropshire in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Shropshire ranked among 351 areas in 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Shropshire had the 70th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
70th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
60th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Shropshire in 2019

Quarry & Coton Hill, Shropshire, SY1 1DZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Shropshire in 2019, with 20 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Shropshire with the most crashes in 2019

The A5 had the most collisions in Shropshire in 2019: 40, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Shropshire, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5407518
2ndA41334919
3rdA49285216
4thA458253917
5thA488203206
6thA442122313
7thA5191121204
8thA528101312
9thB5069101503
10thA48391802
11thA5391501
12thB438091401
13thB438691203
14thA511281201
15thB436883502
16thB41767711
17thB45797903
18thA4546801
19thB54766903
20thA41695601

Towns in Shropshire: crashes in 2019

Shrewsbury had the most collisions of any town in Shropshire in 2019: 85.

Postcode districts in Shropshire: crashes in 2019

SY5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Shropshire in 2019: 49.

Latest crashes in Shropshire in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Shropshire in 2019, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Shropshire road accidents in other years