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Telford and Wrekin road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 458 road traffic collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1991, and 599 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 1990 (545), and casualties fell from 750.

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

Collisions in 1991
458
Down 16% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
599
Down 20% on 1990
Fatal collisions
8
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Telford and Wrekin in 1991

1.7% of collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1991 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.7% and 24% in Telford and Wrekin from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious11726%
  • Slight33373%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious13022%
  • Slight46177%

Telford and Wrekin road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Telford and Wrekin, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 1991 is highlighted, with 458, down 16% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (16%)
  • Tuesday81 (18%)
  • Wednesday57 (12%)
  • Thursday59 (13%)
  • Friday69 (15%)
  • Saturday73 (16%)
  • Sunday48 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.6%)
  • February40 (8.7%)
  • March33 (7.2%)
  • April48 (10%)
  • May33 (7.2%)
  • June49 (11%)
  • July43 (9.4%)
  • August34 (7.4%)
  • September30 (6.6%)
  • October30 (6.6%)
  • November55 (12%)
  • December33 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight332 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (6.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds346 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other29 (6.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry282 (62%)
  • Wet or damp158 (34%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph258 (56%)
  • 40 mph40 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph128 (28%)
  • 70 mph31 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway350 (76%)
  • Roundabout47 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant383 (64%)
  • Pedestrian98 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist43 (7.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1033 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20141 (24%)
  • 21 to 2591 (15%)
  • 26 to 35108 (18%)
  • 36 to 4575 (13%)
  • 46 to 5551 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6520 (3.3%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2%)
  • Over 7511 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider344 (57%)
  • Passenger157 (26%)
  • Pedestrian98 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car630 (78%)
  • Motorcycle55 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (5.4%)
  • Other vehicle36 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Telford and Wrekin in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Telford and Wrekin had fewer road collisions than 189 of them in 1991.

Collisions
190th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
200th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
198th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
136th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Telford and Wrekin with the most crashes in 1991

The A442 had the most collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1991: 39, including 3 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Telford and Wrekin, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA442395239
2ndA518293809
3rdA41223005
4thB4373212719
5thA5192706
6thB5061152104
7thA4169101313
8thM54101303
9thB506291404
10thA522381203
11thB50637801
12thB43946801
13thA5194502
14thA4642402
15thA52662200
16thB43801110
17thB50601100
18thB50721100

Towns in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 1991

Telford had the most collisions of any town in Telford and Wrekin in 1991: 254.

Postcode districts in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 1991

TF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Telford and Wrekin in 1991: 101.

Latest crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1991, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1991.

Severity

Telford and Wrekin road accidents in other years