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Telford and Wrekin road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 452 road traffic collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1979, and 599 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 199 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 17,210 collisions in Telford and Wrekin.

Collisions in 1979
452
Casualties in 1979
599
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
199
44% of collisions

Crash severity in Telford and Wrekin in 1979

1.3% of collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1979 were fatal and 44% serious, against 1.7% and 24% in Telford and Wrekin from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious19944%
  • Slight24755%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious23339%
  • Slight35960%

Telford and Wrekin road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Telford and Wrekin, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 1979 is highlighted, with 452.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (13%)
  • Tuesday59 (13%)
  • Wednesday66 (15%)
  • Thursday71 (16%)
  • Friday74 (16%)
  • Saturday68 (15%)
  • Sunday53 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8%)
  • February31 (6.9%)
  • March33 (7.3%)
  • April37 (8.2%)
  • May46 (10%)
  • June33 (7.3%)
  • July36 (8%)
  • August32 (7.1%)
  • September41 (9.1%)
  • October47 (10%)
  • November39 (8.6%)
  • December41 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight300 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds344 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (4.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry264 (58%)
  • Wet or damp142 (31%)
  • Frost or ice30 (6.6%)
  • Snow14 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph292 (65%)
  • 40 mph32 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph125 (28%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway422 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant262 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist143 (24%)
  • Pedestrian92 (15%)
  • Cyclist53 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant18 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1036 (6%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20175 (29%)
  • 21 to 2584 (14%)
  • 26 to 3597 (16%)
  • 36 to 4554 (9%)
  • 46 to 5550 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 759 (1.5%)
  • Over 757 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider343 (57%)
  • Passenger164 (27%)
  • Pedestrian92 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car445 (59%)
  • Motorcycle145 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.7%)
  • Minibus7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Telford and Wrekin in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Telford and Wrekin

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Telford and Wrekin ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Telford and Wrekin had fewer road collisions than 218 of them in 1979.

Collisions
219th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
224th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
305th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
107th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Telford and Wrekin with the most crashes in 1979

The A518 had the most collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1979: 49, including 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Telford and Wrekin, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5184962023
2ndA54568016
3rdA4424456314
4thA413141116
5thA4169161707
6thA5266121607
7thB50627906
8thB437351012
9thB50615702
10thA4644903
11thB43944703
12thB50634602
13thM543503
14thB43792301
15thB43802401
16thA5191101

Towns in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 1979

Telford had the most collisions of any town in Telford and Wrekin in 1979: 266.

Postcode districts in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 1979

TF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Telford and Wrekin in 1979: 103.

Latest crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1979, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Telford and Wrekin road accidents in other years