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Shropshire road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 337 road traffic collisions in Shropshire in 2025, and 479 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2024 (389), and casualties fell from 528.

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

Collisions in 2025
337
Down 13% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
479
Down 9% on 2024
Fatal collisions
17
5% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Shropshire in 2025

5% of collisions in Shropshire in 2025 were fatal and 31% serious, against 3% and 25% in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal175%
  • Serious10431%
  • Slight21664%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal204.2%
  • Serious13228%
  • Slight32768%

Shropshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shropshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,345 in 1989. 2025 is highlighted, with 337, down 13% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 337
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (16%)
  • Tuesday37 (11%)
  • Wednesday46 (14%)
  • Thursday51 (15%)
  • Friday57 (17%)
  • Saturday52 (15%)
  • Sunday41 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.4%)
  • February24 (7.1%)
  • March33 (9.8%)
  • April31 (9.2%)
  • May28 (8.3%)
  • June30 (8.9%)
  • July28 (8.3%)
  • August26 (7.7%)
  • September28 (8.3%)
  • October30 (8.9%)
  • November31 (9.2%)
  • December23 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight246 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds301 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry238 (71%)
  • Wet or damp89 (26%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph104 (31%)
  • 40 mph18 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph186 (55%)
  • 70 mph11 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway297 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Shropshire in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant293 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (11%)
  • Cyclist46 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian43 (9%)
  • Van occupant27 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1513 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2058 (12%)
  • 21 to 2542 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 3582 (17%)
  • 36 to 4559 (12%)
  • 46 to 5559 (12%)
  • 56 to 6574 (15%)
  • 66 to 7538 (7.9%)
  • Over 7537 (7.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider318 (66%)
  • Passenger118 (25%)
  • Pedestrian43 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car414 (66%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes83 (13%)
  • Motorcycle48 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Shropshire in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Shropshire had the 88th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
78th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Shropshire in 2025

Bridgnorth East, Shropshire, WV16 4BE area and Quarry & Coton Hill, Shropshire, SY1 1DZ area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Shropshire in 2025, with 9 collisions each.

Roads in Shropshire with the most crashes in 2025

The A49 had the most collisions in Shropshire in 2025: 30, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Shropshire, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA493055011
2ndA5254028
3rdA458244119
4thA41132124
5thA519191002
6thB438091615
7thB438681001
8thA4887805
9thA44261121
10thA45461302
11thA4646801
12thA536811
13thB43646703
14thA411751503
15thA51125510
16thB41765600
17thM545900
18thB50634703
19thB50694501
20thA41693502

Towns in Shropshire: crashes in 2025

Shrewsbury had the most collisions of any town in Shropshire in 2025: 48.

Postcode districts in Shropshire: crashes in 2025

SY4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Shropshire in 2025: 34.

Latest crashes in Shropshire in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Shropshire in 2025, 3 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2025.

Severity

Shropshire road accidents in other years