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Telford and Wrekin road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 445 road traffic collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1983, and 595 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 200 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1982 (435), and casualties rose from 568.

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

Collisions in 1983
445
Up 2% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
595
Up 5% on 1982
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
200
45% of collisions

Crash severity in Telford and Wrekin in 1983

1.1% of collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1983 were fatal and 45% serious, against 1.7% and 24% in Telford and Wrekin from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious20045%
  • Slight24054%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious26745%
  • Slight32354%

Telford and Wrekin road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Telford and Wrekin, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 1983 is highlighted, with 445, up 2% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday52 (12%)
  • Wednesday59 (13%)
  • Thursday83 (19%)
  • Friday82 (18%)
  • Saturday67 (15%)
  • Sunday46 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (9%)
  • February30 (6.7%)
  • March32 (7.2%)
  • April33 (7.4%)
  • May42 (9.4%)
  • June47 (11%)
  • July48 (11%)
  • August39 (8.8%)
  • September34 (7.6%)
  • October33 (7.4%)
  • November39 (8.8%)
  • December28 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight325 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (7.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds343 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other17 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry278 (62%)
  • Wet or damp149 (33%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2%)
  • Snow8 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph280 (63%)
  • 40 mph43 (9.7%)
  • 60 mph108 (24%)
  • 70 mph12 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway393 (88%)
  • Roundabout22 (4.9%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant275 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist134 (23%)
  • Pedestrian102 (17%)
  • Cyclist62 (10%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1032 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1545 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20182 (31%)
  • 21 to 2584 (14%)
  • 26 to 3573 (12%)
  • 36 to 4569 (12%)
  • 46 to 5537 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.9%)
  • Over 757 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider348 (58%)
  • Passenger145 (24%)
  • Pedestrian102 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car482 (64%)
  • Motorcycle133 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (8.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Telford and Wrekin in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Telford and Wrekin

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Telford and Wrekin ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Telford and Wrekin had fewer road collisions than 205 of them in 1983.

Collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
210th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
301st
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
84th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Telford and Wrekin with the most crashes in 1983

The A518 had the most collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1983: 55, including 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Telford and Wrekin, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5185575021
2ndA4423348013
3rdA41692936212
4thA412841111
5thB5061192705
6thB43731726012
7thA5142507
8thB506271205
9thB43804603
10thA5192401
11thB50632302
12thA52661101
13thB43791200
14thB43941201
15thM541110

Towns in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 1983

Telford had the most collisions of any town in Telford and Wrekin in 1983: 267.

Postcode districts in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 1983

TF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Telford and Wrekin in 1983: 99.

Latest crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1983, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1983.

Severity

Telford and Wrekin road accidents in other years