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Telford and Wrekin road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 448 road traffic collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1985, and 596 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 139 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1984 (480), and casualties fell from 621.

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

Collisions in 1985
448
Down 7% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
596
Down 4% on 1984
Fatal collisions
10
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
139
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Telford and Wrekin in 1985

2.2% of collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1985 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.7% and 24% in Telford and Wrekin from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious13931%
  • Slight29967%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.8%
  • Serious18030%
  • Slight40568%

Telford and Wrekin road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Telford and Wrekin, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 1985 is highlighted, with 448, down 7% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (14%)
  • Tuesday61 (14%)
  • Wednesday64 (14%)
  • Thursday69 (15%)
  • Friday76 (17%)
  • Saturday65 (15%)
  • Sunday51 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (6.5%)
  • February25 (5.6%)
  • March27 (6%)
  • April40 (8.9%)
  • May42 (9.4%)
  • June36 (8%)
  • July37 (8.3%)
  • August49 (11%)
  • September43 (9.6%)
  • October30 (6.7%)
  • November45 (10%)
  • December45 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight335 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (7.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds354 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry262 (58%)
  • Wet or damp158 (35%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.1%)
  • Snow12 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph264 (59%)
  • 40 mph46 (10%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph122 (27%)
  • 70 mph14 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway379 (85%)
  • Roundabout41 (9.2%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant307 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist126 (21%)
  • Pedestrian72 (12%)
  • Cyclist64 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20148 (25%)
  • 21 to 25105 (18%)
  • 26 to 3594 (16%)
  • 36 to 4570 (12%)
  • 46 to 5541 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6527 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.2%)
  • Over 7513 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider387 (65%)
  • Passenger137 (23%)
  • Pedestrian72 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car531 (67%)
  • Motorcycle124 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (8.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Telford and Wrekin in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Telford and Wrekin had fewer road collisions than 214 of them in 1985.

Collisions
215th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
217th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
187th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
175th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Telford and Wrekin with the most crashes in 1985

The A518 had the most collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1985: 44, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Telford and Wrekin, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5184450013
2ndA41305337
3rdA442263718
4thB4373213418
5thA5203316
6thB5061152316
7thB5062121402
8thA4169101605
9thB43945502
10thA52234401
11thB43803301
12thB50633601
13thM543400
14thA4642201
15thB50722200
16thA52661101

Towns in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 1985

Telford had the most collisions of any town in Telford and Wrekin in 1985: 255.

Postcode districts in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 1985

TF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Telford and Wrekin in 1985: 80.

Latest crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1985, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Telford and Wrekin road accidents in other years