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Shropshire road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 354 road traffic collisions in Shropshire in 2020, and 479 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were down 24% on 2019 (467), and casualties fell from 706.

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

Collisions in 2020
354
Down 24% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
479
Down 32% on 2019
Fatal collisions
11
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Shropshire in 2020

3.1% of collisions in Shropshire in 2020 were fatal and 27% serious, against 3% and 25% in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.1%
  • Serious9527%
  • Slight24870%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.3%
  • Serious11223%
  • Slight35674%

Shropshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shropshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,345 in 1989. 2020 is highlighted, with 354, down 24% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 354
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (14%)
  • Tuesday47 (13%)
  • Wednesday52 (15%)
  • Thursday58 (16%)
  • Friday67 (19%)
  • Saturday40 (11%)
  • Sunday42 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (10%)
  • February33 (9.3%)
  • March28 (7.9%)
  • April13 (3.7%)
  • May16 (4.5%)
  • June23 (6.5%)
  • July28 (7.9%)
  • August41 (12%)
  • September37 (10%)
  • October37 (10%)
  • November21 (5.9%)
  • December41 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight270 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds301 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (13%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry212 (60%)
  • Wet or damp132 (37%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph142 (40%)
  • 40 mph28 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph7 (2%)
  • 60 mph167 (47%)
  • 70 mph10 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway321 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (4%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Shropshire in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant295 (62%)
  • Pedestrian58 (12%)
  • Cyclist52 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant23 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1518 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2050 (10%)
  • 21 to 2550 (10%)
  • 26 to 3589 (19%)
  • 36 to 4552 (11%)
  • 46 to 5573 (15%)
  • 56 to 6568 (14%)
  • 66 to 7539 (8.1%)
  • Over 7528 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider326 (68%)
  • Passenger95 (20%)
  • Pedestrian58 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car426 (69%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (8.8%)
  • Motorcycle39 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Shropshire in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Shropshire had the 77th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
77th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
70th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
15th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
33rd
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Shropshire in 2020

Quarry & Coton Hill, Shropshire, SY1 1DZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Shropshire in 2020, with 13 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Shropshire with the most crashes in 2020

The A5 had the most collisions in Shropshire in 2020: 22, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Shropshire, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5223415
2ndA49193622
3rdA41151805
4thA5191141601
5thA458132004
6thA488121705
7thB5069111713
8thA46481304
9thA51127801
10thB438671103
11thA48361401
12thB41766901
13thB43806810
14thA411751201
15thA5285611
16thB50625701
17thB54765512
18thA4424400
19thA5294402
20thA534803

Towns in Shropshire: crashes in 2020

Shrewsbury had the most collisions of any town in Shropshire in 2020: 73.

Postcode districts in Shropshire: crashes in 2020

SY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Shropshire in 2020: 38.

Latest crashes in Shropshire in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Shropshire in 2020, 3 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Shropshire road accidents in other years