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Telford and Wrekin road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 525 road traffic collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1989, and 719 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 161 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1988 (486), and casualties rose from 626.

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

Collisions in 1989
525
Up 8% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
719
Up 15% on 1988
Fatal collisions
14
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
161
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Telford and Wrekin in 1989

2.7% of collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1989 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.7% and 24% in Telford and Wrekin from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.7%
  • Serious16131%
  • Slight35067%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.1%
  • Serious20929%
  • Slight49569%

Telford and Wrekin road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Telford and Wrekin, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 1989 is highlighted, with 525, up 8% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (13%)
  • Tuesday82 (16%)
  • Wednesday79 (15%)
  • Thursday82 (16%)
  • Friday90 (17%)
  • Saturday69 (13%)
  • Sunday53 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (9.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59109 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (6.9%)
  • February29 (5.5%)
  • March35 (6.7%)
  • April43 (8.2%)
  • May43 (8.2%)
  • June37 (7%)
  • July47 (9%)
  • August46 (8.8%)
  • September42 (8%)
  • October61 (12%)
  • November55 (10%)
  • December51 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight365 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit114 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds404 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry334 (64%)
  • Wet or damp179 (34%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.1%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph293 (56%)
  • 40 mph59 (11%)
  • 60 mph143 (27%)
  • 70 mph30 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway430 (82%)
  • Roundabout49 (9.3%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant427 (59%)
  • Pedestrian100 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (13%)
  • Cyclist66 (9.2%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1037 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1550 (7%)
  • 16 to 20184 (26%)
  • 21 to 25119 (17%)
  • 26 to 35121 (17%)
  • 36 to 4568 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5542 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6531 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.8%)
  • Over 7519 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider428 (60%)
  • Passenger191 (27%)
  • Pedestrian100 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car708 (76%)
  • Motorcycle96 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (2.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Telford and Wrekin in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Telford and Wrekin had fewer road collisions than 188 of them in 1989.

Collisions
189th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
184th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
110th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Telford and Wrekin with the most crashes in 1989

The A442 had the most collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1989: 47, including 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Telford and Wrekin, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4424762018
2ndA4169273826
3rdA518273718
4thB43732750010
5thA41253608
6thA5244017
7thB5061172424
8thB5062112106
9thM5491613
10thB43947903
11thA52236601
12thB50604602
13thA5193301
14thA4642301
15thB43802201
16thB50632201
17thB43791100
18thB50721100

Towns in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 1989

Telford had the most collisions of any town in Telford and Wrekin in 1989: 297.

Postcode districts in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 1989

TF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Telford and Wrekin in 1989: 101.

Latest crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1989, none were fatal and 14 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Telford and Wrekin road accidents in other years