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Telford and Wrekin road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 402 road traffic collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1986, and 506 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 126 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1985 (448), and casualties fell from 596.

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

Collisions in 1986
402
Down 10% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
506
Down 15% on 1985
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
126
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Telford and Wrekin in 1986

1.2% of collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1986 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.7% and 24% in Telford and Wrekin from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious12631%
  • Slight27167%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious15230%
  • Slight34869%

Telford and Wrekin road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Telford and Wrekin, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 1986 is highlighted, with 402, down 10% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (15%)
  • Tuesday65 (16%)
  • Wednesday56 (14%)
  • Thursday47 (12%)
  • Friday81 (20%)
  • Saturday59 (15%)
  • Sunday35 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7%)
  • February28 (7%)
  • March22 (5.5%)
  • April31 (7.7%)
  • May31 (7.7%)
  • June29 (7.2%)
  • July45 (11%)
  • August28 (7%)
  • September40 (10%)
  • October47 (12%)
  • November47 (12%)
  • December26 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight276 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds309 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (3.7%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry250 (62%)
  • Wet or damp130 (32%)
  • Frost or ice18 (4.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph245 (61%)
  • 40 mph35 (8.7%)
  • 60 mph98 (24%)
  • 70 mph24 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway345 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (7%)
  • Roundabout28 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant240 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist120 (24%)
  • Pedestrian70 (14%)
  • Cyclist56 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Van occupant5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 1031 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1548 (9.5%)
  • 16 to 20140 (28%)
  • 21 to 2581 (16%)
  • 26 to 3569 (14%)
  • 36 to 4550 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5536 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6519 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.8%)
  • Over 758 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider319 (63%)
  • Passenger117 (23%)
  • Pedestrian70 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car481 (69%)
  • Motorcycle113 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Telford and Wrekin ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Telford and Wrekin had fewer road collisions than 248 of them in 1986.

Collisions
249th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
259th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
297th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
191st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Telford and Wrekin with the most crashes in 1986

The A518 had the most collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1986: 33, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Telford and Wrekin, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5183341211
2ndA442253218
3rdA4169242507
4thB4373172105
5thB5061152206
6thA5141912
7thM54111506
8thB506281614
9thA4171001
10thA52235601
11thB50634401
12thA4643300
13thA5193302
14thB43942302
15thB41691301

Towns in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 1986

Telford had the most collisions of any town in Telford and Wrekin in 1986: 188.

Postcode districts in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 1986

TF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Telford and Wrekin in 1986: 77.

Latest crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1986, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1986.

Severity

Telford and Wrekin road accidents in other years