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Telford and Wrekin road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 545 road traffic collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1990, and 750 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 133 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1989 (525), and casualties rose from 719.

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

Collisions in 1990
545
Up 4% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
750
Up 4% on 1989
Fatal collisions
15
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
133
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Telford and Wrekin in 1990

2.8% of collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1990 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.7% and 24% in Telford and Wrekin from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.8%
  • Serious13324%
  • Slight39773%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152%
  • Serious17724%
  • Slight55874%

Telford and Wrekin road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Telford and Wrekin, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 1990 is highlighted, with 545, up 4% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (15%)
  • Tuesday68 (12%)
  • Wednesday84 (15%)
  • Thursday61 (11%)
  • Friday102 (19%)
  • Saturday88 (16%)
  • Sunday62 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (11%)
  • February39 (7.2%)
  • March43 (7.9%)
  • April40 (7.3%)
  • May44 (8.1%)
  • June54 (9.9%)
  • July36 (6.6%)
  • August42 (7.7%)
  • September48 (8.8%)
  • October57 (10%)
  • November43 (7.9%)
  • December41 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight365 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit120 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (6.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds423 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other25 (4.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry346 (63%)
  • Wet or damp187 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.3%)
  • Snow5 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph317 (58%)
  • 40 mph52 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph145 (27%)
  • 70 mph27 (5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway440 (81%)
  • Roundabout48 (8.8%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant465 (62%)
  • Pedestrian100 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist86 (11%)
  • Cyclist58 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1034 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1556 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20188 (25%)
  • 21 to 25131 (17%)
  • 26 to 35128 (17%)
  • 36 to 4572 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5548 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6533 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.5%)
  • Over 7514 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider416 (55%)
  • Passenger234 (31%)
  • Pedestrian100 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car756 (77%)
  • Motorcycle90 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Telford and Wrekin in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Telford and Wrekin had fewer road collisions than 176 of them in 1990.

Collisions
177th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
173rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
97th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Telford and Wrekin with the most crashes in 1990

The A442 had the most collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1990: 41, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Telford and Wrekin, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA442415405
2ndA518384615
3rdA41253944
4thA4169253127
5thB4373222817
6thB5061222916
7thA5173106
8thB5062101311
9thB439471002
10thB506371002
11thA4644400
12thA522341101
13thB50604500
14thB43803300
15thM543500
16thA5192400
17thB43781100

Towns in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 1990

Telford had the most collisions of any town in Telford and Wrekin in 1990: 319.

Postcode districts in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 1990

TF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Telford and Wrekin in 1990: 128.

Latest crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1990, 1 was fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Telford and Wrekin road accidents in other years