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Telford and Wrekin road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 503 road traffic collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1998, and 697 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1997 (528), and casualties fell from 745.

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

Collisions in 1998
503
Down 5% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
697
Down 6% on 1997
Fatal collisions
7
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Telford and Wrekin in 1998

1.4% of collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1998 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.7% and 24% in Telford and Wrekin from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious10120%
  • Slight39579%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious11817%
  • Slight57282%

Telford and Wrekin road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Telford and Wrekin, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 1998 is highlighted, with 503, down 5% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (15%)
  • Tuesday80 (16%)
  • Wednesday78 (16%)
  • Thursday80 (16%)
  • Friday84 (17%)
  • Saturday55 (11%)
  • Sunday52 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59135 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6%)
  • February46 (9.1%)
  • March45 (8.9%)
  • April36 (7.2%)
  • May43 (8.5%)
  • June63 (13%)
  • July44 (8.7%)
  • August30 (6%)
  • September33 (6.6%)
  • October42 (8.3%)
  • November38 (7.6%)
  • December53 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight365 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds428 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (12%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry324 (64%)
  • Wet or damp169 (34%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph257 (51%)
  • 40 mph53 (11%)
  • 60 mph159 (32%)
  • 70 mph34 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway379 (75%)
  • Roundabout83 (17%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant471 (68%)
  • Pedestrian85 (12%)
  • Cyclist52 (7.5%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1034 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1550 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20118 (17%)
  • 21 to 2595 (14%)
  • 26 to 35155 (22%)
  • 36 to 4584 (12%)
  • 46 to 5575 (11%)
  • 56 to 6533 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.3%)
  • Over 7511 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider437 (63%)
  • Passenger175 (25%)
  • Pedestrian85 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car715 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle40 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Telford and Wrekin in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Telford and Wrekin had fewer road collisions than 177 of them in 1998.

Collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
175th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Telford and Wrekin with the most crashes in 1998

The A442 had the most collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1998: 43, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Telford and Wrekin, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA442436218
2ndA518253824
3rdB4373213406
4thB5061202602
5thA4169183614
6thA41172706
7thA5162102
8thA5223131604
9thB5060131803
10thB506381100
11thM548903
12thB506271205
13thA4646802
14thB43943501
15thA4211200
16thA4691100
17thA50611100
18thA5191100
19thB43601100
20thB43781100

Towns in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 1998

Telford had the most collisions of any town in Telford and Wrekin in 1998: 290.

Postcode districts in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 1998

TF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Telford and Wrekin in 1998: 132.

Latest crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1998, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Telford and Wrekin road accidents in other years