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Telford and Wrekin road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 438 road traffic collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1993, and 601 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1992 (433), and casualties fell from 611.

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

Collisions in 1993
438
Up 1% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
601
Down 2% on 1992
Fatal collisions
9
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Telford and Wrekin in 1993

2.1% of collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1993 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.7% and 24% in Telford and Wrekin from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious9121%
  • Slight33877%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122%
  • Serious10718%
  • Slight48280%

Telford and Wrekin road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Telford and Wrekin, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 1993 is highlighted, with 438, up 1% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (13%)
  • Tuesday55 (13%)
  • Wednesday61 (14%)
  • Thursday79 (18%)
  • Friday69 (16%)
  • Saturday54 (12%)
  • Sunday63 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (9.6%)
  • February27 (6.2%)
  • March40 (9.1%)
  • April48 (11%)
  • May46 (11%)
  • June23 (5.3%)
  • July33 (7.5%)
  • August34 (7.8%)
  • September38 (8.7%)
  • October32 (7.3%)
  • November30 (6.8%)
  • December45 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight313 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds326 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other24 (5.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry258 (59%)
  • Wet or damp157 (36%)
  • Frost or ice21 (4.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph237 (54%)
  • 40 mph36 (8.2%)
  • 60 mph120 (27%)
  • 70 mph45 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway332 (76%)
  • Roundabout57 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant425 (71%)
  • Pedestrian68 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist38 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5%)
  • 16 to 20124 (21%)
  • 21 to 2597 (16%)
  • 26 to 35113 (19%)
  • 36 to 4574 (12%)
  • 46 to 5560 (10%)
  • 56 to 6526 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.8%)
  • Over 7512 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider349 (58%)
  • Passenger184 (31%)
  • Pedestrian68 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car665 (84%)
  • Motorcycle53 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Telford and Wrekin in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Telford and Wrekin had fewer road collisions than 192 of them in 1993.

Collisions
193rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
202nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
160th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Telford and Wrekin with the most crashes in 1993

The A442 had the most collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1993: 40, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Telford and Wrekin, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA442405816
2ndA518344928
3rdB4373213126
4thM54142316
5thA4169131600
6thB5062131905
7thB5061122104
8thA41111924
9thA5101412
10thA5223101702
11thB506071203
12thB50636801
13thA4645703
14thA5193401
15thB50723300
16thB43792500
17thB43942200
18thA4461200
19thB40391201
20thB41691100

Towns in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 1993

Telford had the most collisions of any town in Telford and Wrekin in 1993: 251.

Postcode districts in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 1993

TF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Telford and Wrekin in 1993: 109.

Latest crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1993, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Telford and Wrekin road accidents in other years