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Telford and Wrekin road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 418 road traffic collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1994, and 552 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 113 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1993 (438), and casualties fell from 601.

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

Collisions in 1994
418
Down 5% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
552
Down 8% on 1993
Fatal collisions
8
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
113
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Telford and Wrekin in 1994

1.9% of collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1994 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.7% and 24% in Telford and Wrekin from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious11327%
  • Slight29771%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious13324%
  • Slight41074%

Telford and Wrekin road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Telford and Wrekin, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 1994 is highlighted, with 418, down 5% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (14%)
  • Tuesday68 (16%)
  • Wednesday53 (13%)
  • Thursday56 (13%)
  • Friday84 (20%)
  • Saturday52 (12%)
  • Sunday45 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (8.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.7%)
  • February33 (7.9%)
  • March24 (5.7%)
  • April25 (6%)
  • May33 (7.9%)
  • June31 (7.4%)
  • July42 (10%)
  • August34 (8.1%)
  • September32 (7.7%)
  • October41 (9.8%)
  • November59 (14%)
  • December32 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight295 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit86 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (6.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds328 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry267 (64%)
  • Wet or damp143 (34%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph232 (56%)
  • 40 mph40 (9.6%)
  • 60 mph121 (29%)
  • 70 mph25 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway320 (77%)
  • Roundabout67 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant358 (65%)
  • Pedestrian67 (12%)
  • Cyclist56 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1033 (6%)
  • 11 to 1539 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20113 (20%)
  • 21 to 2582 (15%)
  • 26 to 35106 (19%)
  • 36 to 4559 (11%)
  • 46 to 5549 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6527 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.1%)
  • Over 7510 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider350 (63%)
  • Passenger135 (24%)
  • Pedestrian67 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car582 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle40 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (3.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Telford and Wrekin in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Telford and Wrekin had fewer road collisions than 223 of them in 1994.

Collisions
224th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
232nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
161st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
124th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Telford and Wrekin with the most crashes in 1994

The A442 had the most collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1994: 48, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Telford and Wrekin, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4424859210
2ndA5183548011
3rdB5061202506
4thB4373192104
5thA5223132524
6thA41101504
7thB5062101201
8thB506081101
9thA41696912
10thB43944701
11thM544400
12thA53301
13thB50633300
14thB50723500
15thB43802511
16thA4221100
17thA5281100
18thB50911101

Towns in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 1994

Telford had the most collisions of any town in Telford and Wrekin in 1994: 237.

Postcode districts in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 1994

TF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Telford and Wrekin in 1994: 110.

Latest crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1994, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Telford and Wrekin road accidents in other years