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Telford and Wrekin road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 435 road traffic collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1982, and 568 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 170 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1981 (457), and casualties fell from 622.

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

Collisions in 1982
435
Down 5% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
568
Down 9% on 1981
Fatal collisions
14
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
170
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Telford and Wrekin in 1982

3.2% of collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1982 were fatal and 39% serious, against 1.7% and 24% in Telford and Wrekin from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.2%
  • Serious17039%
  • Slight25158%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal173%
  • Serious20736%
  • Slight34461%

Telford and Wrekin road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Telford and Wrekin, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 1982 is highlighted, with 435, down 5% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (16%)
  • Tuesday77 (18%)
  • Wednesday47 (11%)
  • Thursday49 (11%)
  • Friday77 (18%)
  • Saturday60 (14%)
  • Sunday54 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (7.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (5.5%)
  • February24 (5.5%)
  • March37 (8.5%)
  • April34 (7.8%)
  • May35 (8%)
  • June32 (7.4%)
  • July34 (7.8%)
  • August42 (9.7%)
  • September44 (10%)
  • October33 (7.6%)
  • November50 (11%)
  • December46 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight283 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds334 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other28 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry261 (60%)
  • Wet or damp144 (33%)
  • Frost or ice21 (4.8%)
  • Snow5 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph272 (63%)
  • 40 mph32 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph115 (26%)
  • 70 mph13 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway394 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant251 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist126 (22%)
  • Pedestrian99 (17%)
  • Cyclist58 (10%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1029 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1547 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20189 (33%)
  • 21 to 2572 (13%)
  • 26 to 3588 (15%)
  • 36 to 4548 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5535 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6520 (3.5%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3%)
  • Over 759 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider324 (57%)
  • Passenger145 (26%)
  • Pedestrian99 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car450 (61%)
  • Motorcycle135 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (8.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (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 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Telford and Wrekin had fewer road collisions than 235 of them in 1982.

Collisions
236th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
245th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
147th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Telford and Wrekin with the most crashes in 1982

The A442 had the most collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1982: 48, including 4 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Telford and Wrekin, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4424858416
2ndA5184359120
3rdA41692848112
4thA412734011
5thB4373142017
6thB5061121206
7thA5112314
8thB50627912
9thA5194812
10thA52663311
11thB50633301
12thB43942200
13thM542202
14thA41961100
15thA4221101
16thA4641100
17thB43641401

Towns in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 1982

Telford had the most collisions of any town in Telford and Wrekin in 1982: 254.

Postcode districts in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 1982

TF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Telford and Wrekin in 1982: 88.

Latest crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1982, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Telford and Wrekin road accidents in other years