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Telford and Wrekin road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 445 road traffic collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1980, and 556 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 162 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1979 (452), and casualties fell from 599.

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

Collisions in 1980
445
Down 2% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
556
Down 7% on 1979
Fatal collisions
11
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
162
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Telford and Wrekin in 1980

2.5% of collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1980 were fatal and 36% serious, against 1.7% and 24% in Telford and Wrekin from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.5%
  • Serious16236%
  • Slight27261%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112%
  • Serious19134%
  • Slight35464%

Telford and Wrekin road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Telford and Wrekin, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 1980 is highlighted, with 445, down 2% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (12%)
  • Tuesday44 (9.9%)
  • Wednesday59 (13%)
  • Thursday67 (15%)
  • Friday92 (21%)
  • Saturday69 (16%)
  • Sunday62 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (10%)
  • February32 (7.2%)
  • March32 (7.2%)
  • April30 (6.7%)
  • May35 (7.9%)
  • June38 (8.5%)
  • July29 (6.5%)
  • August47 (11%)
  • September38 (8.5%)
  • October40 (9%)
  • November36 (8.1%)
  • December42 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight304 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit86 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds351 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry259 (58%)
  • Wet or damp159 (36%)
  • Frost or ice22 (4.9%)
  • Snow5 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph271 (61%)
  • 40 mph31 (7%)
  • 60 mph86 (19%)
  • 70 mph57 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway393 (88%)
  • Roundabout28 (6.3%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant242 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist138 (25%)
  • Pedestrian87 (16%)
  • Cyclist58 (10%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1032 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1549 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 20161 (29%)
  • 21 to 2573 (13%)
  • 26 to 3577 (14%)
  • 36 to 4553 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5543 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.5%)
  • Over 754 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider342 (62%)
  • Passenger127 (23%)
  • Pedestrian87 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car454 (62%)
  • Motorcycle141 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Telford and Wrekin in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Telford and Wrekin had fewer road collisions than 214 of them in 1980.

Collisions
215th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
239th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
209th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
164th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Telford and Wrekin with the most crashes in 1980

The A518 had the most collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1980: 65, including 1 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Telford and Wrekin, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5186582122
2ndA54773219
3rdA4423338212
4thA412534214
5thA41691826010
6thA52669912
7thB437391111
8thB506291001
9thB50617804
10thB50637804
11thB43946712
12thA5194503
13thA4642200
14thB43791100
15thB43801100

Towns in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 1980

Telford had the most collisions of any town in Telford and Wrekin in 1980: 256.

Postcode districts in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 1980

TF1 and TF2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Telford and Wrekin in 1980, with 105 each.

Latest crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1980, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1980.

Severity

Telford and Wrekin road accidents in other years