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Telford and Wrekin road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 486 road traffic collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1988, and 626 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 135 were serious.

Collisions were up 23% on 1987 (394), and casualties rose from 493.

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

Collisions in 1988
486
Up 23% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
626
Up 27% on 1987
Fatal collisions
12
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
135
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Telford and Wrekin in 1988

2.5% of collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1988 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.7% and 24% in Telford and Wrekin from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.5%
  • Serious13528%
  • Slight33970%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.2%
  • Serious16526%
  • Slight44771%

Telford and Wrekin road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Telford and Wrekin, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 1988 is highlighted, with 486, up 23% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (12%)
  • Tuesday63 (13%)
  • Wednesday65 (13%)
  • Thursday75 (15%)
  • Friday107 (22%)
  • Saturday71 (15%)
  • Sunday48 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (8.8%)
  • February28 (5.8%)
  • March45 (9.3%)
  • April33 (6.8%)
  • May38 (7.8%)
  • June44 (9.1%)
  • July41 (8.4%)
  • August45 (9.3%)
  • September27 (5.6%)
  • October46 (9.5%)
  • November46 (9.5%)
  • December50 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight344 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit97 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds380 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry281 (58%)
  • Wet or damp195 (40%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)
  • Snow5 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph271 (56%)
  • 40 mph54 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph132 (27%)
  • 70 mph28 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway390 (80%)
  • Roundabout58 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant314 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist121 (19%)
  • Pedestrian102 (16%)
  • Cyclist61 (9.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4%)
  • 11 to 1545 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20183 (29%)
  • 21 to 2597 (15%)
  • 26 to 35102 (16%)
  • 36 to 4568 (11%)
  • 46 to 5532 (5.1%)
  • 56 to 6525 (4%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.5%)
  • Over 759 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider373 (60%)
  • Passenger151 (24%)
  • Pedestrian102 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car582 (70%)
  • Motorcycle117 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Telford and Wrekin in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Telford and Wrekin had fewer road collisions than 191 of them in 1988.

Collisions
192nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
208th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
140th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
152nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Telford and Wrekin with the most crashes in 1988

The A442 had the most collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1988: 42, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Telford and Wrekin, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA442425518
2ndA5183747311
3rdB50613043012
4thA4169283539
5thA41193027
6thA5193104
7thB4373181905
8thB5062111615
9thM548803
10thA522351001
11thB43945902
12thB50635501
13thB50722201
14thA4641101
15thA5191100

Towns in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 1988

Telford had the most collisions of any town in Telford and Wrekin in 1988: 268.

Postcode districts in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 1988

TF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Telford and Wrekin in 1988: 105.

Latest crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1988, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Telford and Wrekin road accidents in other years