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Shropshire road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 357 road traffic collisions in Shropshire in 2021, and 460 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2020 (354), and casualties fell from 479.

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

Collisions in 2021
357
Up 1% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
460
Down 4% on 2020
Fatal collisions
15
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Shropshire in 2021

4.2% of collisions in Shropshire in 2021 were fatal and 26% serious, against 3% and 25% in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal154.2%
  • Serious9226%
  • Slight25070%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal163.5%
  • Serious10523%
  • Slight33974%

Shropshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shropshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,345 in 1989. 2021 is highlighted, with 357, up 1% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 357
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (13%)
  • Tuesday51 (14%)
  • Wednesday48 (13%)
  • Thursday62 (17%)
  • Friday63 (18%)
  • Saturday44 (12%)
  • Sunday44 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (3.4%)
  • February23 (6.4%)
  • March18 (5%)
  • April27 (7.6%)
  • May43 (12%)
  • June33 (9.2%)
  • July32 (9%)
  • August32 (9%)
  • September39 (11%)
  • October30 (8.4%)
  • November41 (11%)
  • December27 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight268 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds321 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (7.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry255 (71%)
  • Wet or damp94 (26%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph128 (36%)
  • 40 mph23 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph184 (52%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway318 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout16 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Shropshire in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant278 (60%)
  • Cyclist58 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (11%)
  • Pedestrian44 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant21 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1518 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2050 (11%)
  • 21 to 2552 (11%)
  • 26 to 3579 (17%)
  • 36 to 4568 (15%)
  • 46 to 5562 (13%)
  • 56 to 6557 (12%)
  • 66 to 7535 (7.6%)
  • Over 7524 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider339 (74%)
  • Passenger77 (17%)
  • Pedestrian44 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car455 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle51 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Shropshire in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Shropshire had the 81st most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
81st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
83rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
9th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
55th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Shropshire in 2021

Quarry & Coton Hill, Shropshire, SY1 1DZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Shropshire in 2021, with 10 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Shropshire with the most crashes in 2021

The A49 had the most collisions in Shropshire in 2021: 39, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Shropshire, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA493962214
2ndA52633011
3rdA41253737
4thA458212536
5thA488152214
6thA51918902
7thA51127800
8thA5287801
9thB50626900
10thA4425701
11thA535700
12thB417651004
13thB43635802
14thB43805801
15thB50705702
16thA4544501
17thB43714501
18thB50694401
19thB54764401
20thA41693502

Towns in Shropshire: crashes in 2021

Shrewsbury had the most collisions of any town in Shropshire in 2021: 65.

Postcode districts in Shropshire: crashes in 2021

SY5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Shropshire in 2021: 41.

Latest crashes in Shropshire in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Shropshire in 2021, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Shropshire road accidents in other years