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Telford and Wrekin road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 394 road traffic collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1987, and 493 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 124 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1986 (402), and casualties fell from 506.

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

Collisions in 1987
394
Down 2% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
493
Down 3% on 1986
Fatal collisions
7
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
124
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Telford and Wrekin in 1987

1.8% of collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1987 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.7% and 24% in Telford and Wrekin from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious12431%
  • Slight26367%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious15030%
  • Slight33668%

Telford and Wrekin road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Telford and Wrekin, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 1987 is highlighted, with 394, down 2% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (15%)
  • Tuesday45 (11%)
  • Wednesday60 (15%)
  • Thursday55 (14%)
  • Friday67 (17%)
  • Saturday61 (15%)
  • Sunday47 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (3.3%)
  • February32 (8.1%)
  • March36 (9.1%)
  • April23 (5.8%)
  • May24 (6.1%)
  • June31 (7.9%)
  • July37 (9.4%)
  • August41 (10%)
  • September44 (11%)
  • October42 (11%)
  • November41 (10%)
  • December30 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight288 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds304 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry232 (59%)
  • Wet or damp151 (38%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph235 (60%)
  • 40 mph48 (12%)
  • 60 mph90 (23%)
  • 70 mph21 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway316 (80%)
  • Roundabout38 (9.6%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant262 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (19%)
  • Pedestrian71 (14%)
  • Cyclist52 (11%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1539 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20135 (27%)
  • 21 to 2579 (16%)
  • 26 to 3583 (17%)
  • 36 to 4557 (12%)
  • 46 to 5537 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6522 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 757 (1.4%)
  • Over 756 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider310 (63%)
  • Passenger112 (23%)
  • Pedestrian71 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car495 (71%)
  • Motorcycle98 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Telford and Wrekin in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Telford and Wrekin had fewer road collisions than 239 of them in 1987.

Collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
257th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
252nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
171st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Telford and Wrekin with the most crashes in 1987

The A518 had the most collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1987: 29, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Telford and Wrekin, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA518293618
2ndB4373273107
3rdA442253524
4thB5061202607
5thA4169172207
6thA5161805
7thA41121716
8thM54111802
9thB5062101203
10thA4645501
11thB50635812
12thB43802200
13thA5191100
14thA52231100
15thB43941100

Towns in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 1987

Telford had the most collisions of any town in Telford and Wrekin in 1987: 232.

Postcode districts in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 1987

TF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Telford and Wrekin in 1987: 91.

Latest crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1987, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

Telford and Wrekin road accidents in other years