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Telford and Wrekin road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 480 road traffic collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1984, and 621 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 259 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1983 (445), and casualties rose from 595.

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

Collisions in 1984
480
Up 8% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
621
Up 4% on 1983
Fatal collisions
8
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
259
54% of collisions

Crash severity in Telford and Wrekin in 1984

1.7% of collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1984 were fatal and 54% serious, against 1.7% and 24% in Telford and Wrekin from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious25954%
  • Slight21344%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious32753%
  • Slight28646%

Telford and Wrekin road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Telford and Wrekin, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 1984 is highlighted, with 480, up 8% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (15%)
  • Tuesday61 (13%)
  • Wednesday61 (13%)
  • Thursday73 (15%)
  • Friday93 (19%)
  • Saturday70 (15%)
  • Sunday50 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59132 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (6.7%)
  • February31 (6.5%)
  • March40 (8.3%)
  • April40 (8.3%)
  • May49 (10%)
  • June47 (9.8%)
  • July32 (6.7%)
  • August39 (8.1%)
  • September51 (11%)
  • October30 (6.3%)
  • November52 (11%)
  • December37 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight339 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds395 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (11%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Other7 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry301 (63%)
  • Wet or damp159 (33%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph307 (64%)
  • 40 mph37 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph123 (26%)
  • 70 mph10 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway417 (87%)
  • Roundabout26 (5.4%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant285 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist147 (24%)
  • Pedestrian101 (16%)
  • Cyclist73 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1037 (6%)
  • 11 to 1547 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20175 (28%)
  • 21 to 2589 (14%)
  • 26 to 3599 (16%)
  • 36 to 4556 (9%)
  • 46 to 5538 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7511 (1.8%)
  • Over 7513 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider398 (64%)
  • Passenger122 (20%)
  • Pedestrian101 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car513 (63%)
  • Motorcycle154 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (9.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Telford and Wrekin in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in Telford and Wrekin

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Telford and Wrekin ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Telford and Wrekin had fewer road collisions than 203 of them in 1984.

Collisions
204th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
211th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
249th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
52nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Telford and Wrekin with the most crashes in 1984

The A518 had the most collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1984: 45, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Telford and Wrekin, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5184550219
2ndA4423552120
3rdA412539018
4thA41692331113
5thB43732028016
6thB5061161809
7thA51524010
8thB506271404
9thB43805904
10thM545605
11thB50634603
12thB43943502
13thA5191101
14thA52231100
15thB41691101
16thB50721101

Towns in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 1984

Telford had the most collisions of any town in Telford and Wrekin in 1984: 291.

Postcode districts in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 1984

TF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Telford and Wrekin in 1984: 122.

Latest crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1984, none were fatal and 14 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

Telford and Wrekin road accidents in other years