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Telford and Wrekin road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 17,210 road traffic collisions in Telford and Wrekin from 1979 to 2025, and 23,247 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 289 were fatal and 4,048 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 150 collisions, up 16% on 2024 (129), and casualties rose from 161 to 190.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
17,210
146th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
23,247
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
289
1.7% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
150
Up 16% on 2024

Crash severity in Telford and Wrekin

1.7% of collisions in Telford and Wrekin from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2891.7%
  • Serious4,04824%
  • Slight12,87375%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3141.4%
  • Serious4,87021%
  • Slight18,06378%

Telford and Wrekin road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Telford and Wrekin, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. In 2025 there were 150, up 16% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 150
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025150190
2024129161
2023143194
2022192276
2021170221
2020139176
2019172229
2018182246
2017250310
2016251337
2015227308
2014293399
2013246341
2012303409
2011320434
2010326453
2009370508
2008349512
2007388533
2006388520
2005383515
2004475669
2003428622
2002371506
2001402561
2000421595
1999475669
1998503697
1997528745
1996511667
1995464630
1994418552
1993438601
1992433611
1991458599
1990545750
1989525719
1988486626
1987394493
1986402506
1985448596
1984480621
1983445595
1982435568
1981457622
1980445556
1979452599

When and where crashes happen in Telford and Wrekin

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,456 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,490 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,507 (15%)
  • Thursday2,584 (15%)
  • Friday3,025 (18%)
  • Saturday2,293 (13%)
  • Sunday1,855 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59621 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59275 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,232 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,064 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,060 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,558 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,727 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,673 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,410 (8.2%)
  • February1,230 (7.1%)
  • March1,335 (7.8%)
  • April1,287 (7.5%)
  • May1,472 (8.6%)
  • June1,449 (8.4%)
  • July1,436 (8.3%)
  • August1,401 (8.1%)
  • September1,484 (8.6%)
  • October1,551 (9%)
  • November1,655 (9.6%)
  • December1,500 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight12,339 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,559 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,039 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown147 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit126 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds13,917 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,136 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds256 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds208 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist159 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds139 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds34 (0.2%)
  • Other351 (2%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry10,839 (63%)
  • Wet or damp5,705 (33%)
  • Frost or ice453 (2.6%)
  • Snow160 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep33 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel13 (0.1%)
  • Mud7 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph37 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph9,883 (57%)
  • 40 mph1,955 (11%)
  • 50 mph156 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph4,104 (24%)
  • 70 mph1,069 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway13,535 (79%)
  • Roundabout1,962 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway1,230 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road418 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded65 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Telford and Wrekin

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant14,355 (62%)
  • Pedestrian2,851 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist2,843 (12%)
  • Cyclist1,925 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant455 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant227 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant219 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)190 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant77 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant64 (0.3%)
  • Other33 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5562 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 101,015 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 151,551 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 204,836 (21%)
  • 21 to 253,284 (14%)
  • 26 to 354,208 (18%)
  • 36 to 453,156 (14%)
  • 46 to 552,116 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 651,319 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 75748 (3.2%)
  • Over 75450 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider14,717 (63%)
  • Passenger5,679 (24%)
  • Pedestrian2,851 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car22,808 (74%)
  • Motorcycle2,852 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle1,960 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,192 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes885 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach370 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car343 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle206 (0.7%)
  • Minibus78 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle46 (0.1%)
  • Other43 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Telford and Wrekin

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Telford and Wrekin

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Telford and Wrekin ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Telford and Wrekin had the 146th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
146th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
139th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
130th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
203rdWrexham17,26724,1572832,807
204thNorth Hertfordshire17,23823,4783373,434
205thIpswich17,23320,8801563,026
206thTelford and Wrekin (this area)17,21023,2472894,048
207thTunbridge Wells17,12822,8763113,575
208thEastleigh17,07121,9901593,170
208thPembrokeshire17,07125,2523444,947

Accident hotspots in Telford and Wrekin

Malinslee & Dawley Bank, Telford and Wrekin, TF7 9ZA area is the busiest accident hotspot in Telford and Wrekin, with 433 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Telford and Wrekin with the most crashes

The A442 had the most collisions in Telford and Wrekin from 1979 to 2025: 1,520, including 48 fatal and 334 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Telford and Wrekin, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4421,5202,14648334
2ndA5181,0371,40827275
3rdB43738991,25817213
4thB50617381,0537163
5thA4160993035198
6thA55638817148
7thA416950571618156
8thA5223474687958
9thB506238659115121
10thM54339480567
11thB5063205288446
12thB4394146199242
13thB5072129178212
14thB5060128200128
15thA464114153126
16thA4640607319
17thB43804662215
18thA5194158119
19thA52663035212
20thB4379111602

Towns in Telford and Wrekin

Telford had the most collisions of any town in Telford and Wrekin from 1979 to 2025: 9,588.

Postcode districts in Telford and Wrekin

TF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Telford and Wrekin from 1979 to 2025: 4,126.

Latest crashes in Telford and Wrekin

Of the latest 24 crashes in Telford and Wrekin, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The most recent was on 27 December 2025.

Severity