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Shropshire road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 416 road traffic collisions in Shropshire in 2022, and 573 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 120 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2021 (357), and casualties rose from 460.

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

Collisions in 2022
416
Up 17% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
573
Up 25% on 2021
Fatal collisions
14
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
120
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Shropshire in 2022

3.4% of collisions in Shropshire in 2022 were fatal and 29% serious, against 3% and 25% in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.4%
  • Serious12029%
  • Slight28268%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.6%
  • Serious14024%
  • Slight41873%

Shropshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shropshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,345 in 1989. 2022 is highlighted, with 416, up 17% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 416
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (13%)
  • Tuesday47 (11%)
  • Wednesday77 (19%)
  • Thursday50 (12%)
  • Friday76 (18%)
  • Saturday59 (14%)
  • Sunday55 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.2%)
  • February28 (6.7%)
  • March41 (9.9%)
  • April35 (8.4%)
  • May32 (7.7%)
  • June29 (7%)
  • July32 (7.7%)
  • August38 (9.1%)
  • September38 (9.1%)
  • October42 (10%)
  • November39 (9.4%)
  • December28 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight304 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds375 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (7.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry286 (69%)
  • Wet or damp123 (30%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph170 (41%)
  • 40 mph28 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph192 (46%)
  • 70 mph16 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway361 (87%)
  • Roundabout27 (6.5%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Shropshire in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant342 (60%)
  • Cyclist64 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian55 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant40 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2078 (14%)
  • 21 to 2542 (7.3%)
  • 26 to 3596 (17%)
  • 36 to 4573 (13%)
  • 46 to 5575 (13%)
  • 56 to 6574 (13%)
  • 66 to 7544 (7.7%)
  • Over 7547 (8.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider395 (69%)
  • Passenger123 (21%)
  • Pedestrian55 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car510 (68%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle57 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (3.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Shropshire in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Shropshire had the 70th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
70th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
64th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Shropshire in 2022

Quarry & Coton Hill, Shropshire, SY1 1DZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Shropshire in 2022, with 15 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Shropshire with the most crashes in 2022

The A5 had the most collisions in Shropshire in 2022: 36, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Shropshire, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA53653112
2ndA41233537
3rdA49233138
4thA458182712
5thA53121512
6thA44291306
7thB547691103
8thA519181002
9thB417681201
10thB506381010
11thB50698903
12thA4887700
13thA49571101
14thA52871113
15thA411761003
16thA51126701
17thB43806901
18thB438661411
19thM546801
20thB43795502

Towns in Shropshire: crashes in 2022

Shrewsbury had the most collisions of any town in Shropshire in 2022: 61.

Postcode districts in Shropshire: crashes in 2022

SY11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Shropshire in 2022: 44.

Latest crashes in Shropshire in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Shropshire in 2022, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2022.

Severity

Shropshire road accidents in other years