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Telford and Wrekin road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 457 road traffic collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1981, and 622 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 170 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1980 (445), and casualties rose from 556.

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

Collisions in 1981
457
Up 3% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
622
Up 12% on 1980
Fatal collisions
10
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
170
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Telford and Wrekin in 1981

2.2% of collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1981 were fatal and 37% serious, against 1.7% and 24% in Telford and Wrekin from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious17037%
  • Slight27761%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious20934%
  • Slight40365%

Telford and Wrekin road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Telford and Wrekin, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 1981 is highlighted, with 457, up 3% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (16%)
  • Tuesday67 (15%)
  • Wednesday59 (13%)
  • Thursday66 (14%)
  • Friday84 (18%)
  • Saturday60 (13%)
  • Sunday48 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (6.8%)
  • February42 (9.2%)
  • March35 (7.7%)
  • April30 (6.6%)
  • May30 (6.6%)
  • June42 (9.2%)
  • July40 (8.8%)
  • August39 (8.5%)
  • September40 (8.8%)
  • October47 (10%)
  • November34 (7.4%)
  • December47 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight319 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (6.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds335 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other22 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry255 (56%)
  • Wet or damp154 (34%)
  • Snow24 (5.3%)
  • Frost or ice23 (5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph271 (59%)
  • 40 mph49 (11%)
  • 60 mph125 (27%)
  • 70 mph12 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway408 (89%)
  • Roundabout26 (5.7%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant317 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist147 (24%)
  • Pedestrian82 (13%)
  • Cyclist43 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1028 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1553 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20173 (28%)
  • 21 to 2582 (13%)
  • 26 to 35101 (16%)
  • 36 to 4567 (11%)
  • 46 to 5540 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.9%)
  • Over 758 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider374 (60%)
  • Passenger166 (27%)
  • Pedestrian82 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car500 (64%)
  • Motorcycle145 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Telford and Wrekin in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Telford and Wrekin

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Telford and Wrekin ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Telford and Wrekin had fewer road collisions than 211 of them in 1981.

Collisions
212th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
210th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
219th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Telford and Wrekin with the most crashes in 1981

The A518 had the most collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1981: 46, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Telford and Wrekin, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5184674218
2ndA4423650113
3rdA412836315
4thA4169273319
5thB5061253006
6thB4373212717
7thA52046013
8thB5062101806
9thB50638912
10thB43947902
11thA46451003
12thB43803401
13thA5192302
14thA52662300
15thB52661100
16thM541200

Towns in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 1981

Telford had the most collisions of any town in Telford and Wrekin in 1981: 277.

Postcode districts in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 1981

TF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Telford and Wrekin in 1981: 108.

Latest crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1981, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Telford and Wrekin road accidents in other years