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Shropshire road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 389 road traffic collisions in Shropshire in 2024, and 528 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 118 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2023 (348), and casualties rose from 481.

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

Collisions in 2024
389
Up 12% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
528
Up 10% on 2023
Fatal collisions
17
4.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
118
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Shropshire in 2024

4.4% of collisions in Shropshire in 2024 were fatal and 30% serious, against 3% and 25% in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal174.4%
  • Serious11830%
  • Slight25465%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal193.6%
  • Serious14127%
  • Slight36870%

Shropshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shropshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,345 in 1989. 2024 is highlighted, with 389, up 12% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 389
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (13%)
  • Tuesday56 (14%)
  • Wednesday67 (17%)
  • Thursday57 (15%)
  • Friday55 (14%)
  • Saturday60 (15%)
  • Sunday44 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.4%)
  • February21 (5.4%)
  • March34 (8.7%)
  • April22 (5.7%)
  • May36 (9.3%)
  • June41 (11%)
  • July40 (10%)
  • August35 (9%)
  • September30 (7.7%)
  • October34 (8.7%)
  • November40 (10%)
  • December31 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight286 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds335 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (11%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry272 (70%)
  • Wet or damp107 (28%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (1%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph137 (35%)
  • 40 mph29 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph15 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph189 (49%)
  • 70 mph14 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway347 (89%)
  • Roundabout22 (5.7%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Shropshire in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant340 (64%)
  • Pedestrian54 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist38 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant27 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2068 (13%)
  • 21 to 2538 (7.2%)
  • 26 to 3589 (17%)
  • 36 to 4577 (15%)
  • 46 to 5567 (13%)
  • 56 to 6571 (13%)
  • 66 to 7544 (8.3%)
  • Over 7538 (7.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider367 (70%)
  • Passenger107 (20%)
  • Pedestrian54 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car512 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle54 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Shropshire in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Shropshire had the 71st most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Shropshire in 2024

Quarry & Coton Hill, Shropshire, SY1 1DZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Shropshire in 2024, with 14 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Shropshire with the most crashes in 2024

The A5 had the most collisions in Shropshire in 2024: 33, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Shropshire, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5335038
2ndA458273708
3rdA49182806
4thA442142237
5thA5112121802
6thA41101624
7thA488101404
8thA5191101001
9thB5069101216
10thB438091316
11thA5297700
12thA41176702
13thA4546812
14thA4646800
15thA5286712
16thA5361111
17thB436461112
18thB43866801
19thB50636604
20thA4955701

Towns in Shropshire: crashes in 2024

Shrewsbury had the most collisions of any town in Shropshire in 2024: 68.

Postcode districts in Shropshire: crashes in 2024

SY3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Shropshire in 2024: 42.

Latest crashes in Shropshire in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Shropshire in 2024, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Shropshire road accidents in other years