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Telford and Wrekin road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 528 road traffic collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1997, and 745 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 125 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1996 (511), and casualties rose from 667.

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

Collisions in 1997
528
Up 3% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
745
Up 12% on 1996
Fatal collisions
7
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
125
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Telford and Wrekin in 1997

1.3% of collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1997 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.7% and 24% in Telford and Wrekin from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious12524%
  • Slight39675%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious14319%
  • Slight59580%

Telford and Wrekin road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Telford and Wrekin, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 1997 is highlighted, with 528, up 3% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (12%)
  • Tuesday69 (13%)
  • Wednesday69 (13%)
  • Thursday82 (16%)
  • Friday107 (20%)
  • Saturday82 (16%)
  • Sunday54 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5998 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (9.3%)
  • February36 (6.8%)
  • March39 (7.4%)
  • April38 (7.2%)
  • May53 (10%)
  • June35 (6.6%)
  • July49 (9.3%)
  • August40 (7.6%)
  • September38 (7.2%)
  • October46 (8.7%)
  • November58 (11%)
  • December47 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight378 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit119 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds436 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (12%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry350 (66%)
  • Wet or damp162 (31%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph288 (55%)
  • 40 mph44 (8.3%)
  • 60 mph163 (31%)
  • 70 mph33 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway406 (77%)
  • Roundabout83 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant508 (68%)
  • Pedestrian85 (11%)
  • Cyclist60 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (3%)
  • 6 to 1046 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 1561 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20132 (18%)
  • 21 to 25114 (15%)
  • 26 to 35151 (20%)
  • 36 to 4596 (13%)
  • 46 to 5569 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6527 (3.6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.6%)
  • Over 758 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider453 (61%)
  • Passenger207 (28%)
  • Pedestrian85 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car746 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle53 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Telford and Wrekin in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Telford and Wrekin had the 166th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
166th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
164th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Telford and Wrekin with the most crashes in 1997

The A442 had the most collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1997: 50, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Telford and Wrekin, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4425073117
2ndB4373243407
3rdA518233405
4thB5061184506
5thA5223151713
6thA4169131801
7thA5131804
8thA464111612
9thB5062111505
10thB5063112304
11thB5060101901
12thA4192023
13thM5461201
14thB43945503
15thA61101
16thB43791101
17thB43801100
18thB50161110
19thB50721201

Towns in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 1997

Telford had the most collisions of any town in Telford and Wrekin in 1997: 309.

Postcode districts in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 1997

TF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Telford and Wrekin in 1997: 128.

Latest crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1997, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1997.

Severity

Telford and Wrekin road accidents in other years