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Telford and Wrekin road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 475 road traffic collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1999, and 669 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1998 (503), and casualties fell from 697.

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

Collisions in 1999
475
Down 6% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
669
Down 4% on 1998
Fatal collisions
10
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Telford and Wrekin in 1999

2.1% of collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1999 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.7% and 24% in Telford and Wrekin from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.1%
  • Serious9420%
  • Slight37178%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious10616%
  • Slight55383%

Telford and Wrekin road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Telford and Wrekin, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 1999 is highlighted, with 475, down 6% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (17%)
  • Tuesday56 (12%)
  • Wednesday87 (18%)
  • Thursday67 (14%)
  • Friday84 (18%)
  • Saturday64 (13%)
  • Sunday36 (7.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59145 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (9.9%)
  • February32 (6.7%)
  • March31 (6.5%)
  • April32 (6.7%)
  • May22 (4.6%)
  • June46 (9.7%)
  • July37 (7.8%)
  • August41 (8.6%)
  • September48 (10%)
  • October44 (9.3%)
  • November53 (11%)
  • December42 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight354 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds375 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry303 (64%)
  • Wet or damp159 (33%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph255 (54%)
  • 40 mph50 (11%)
  • 60 mph140 (29%)
  • 70 mph30 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway343 (72%)
  • Roundabout92 (19%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant451 (67%)
  • Pedestrian65 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist38 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1033 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1543 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20112 (17%)
  • 21 to 2577 (12%)
  • 26 to 35148 (22%)
  • 36 to 4598 (15%)
  • 46 to 5568 (10%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.1%)
  • Over 7515 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider439 (66%)
  • Passenger165 (25%)
  • Pedestrian65 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car667 (77%)
  • Motorcycle59 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Telford and Wrekin in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Telford and Wrekin had fewer road collisions than 179 of them in 1999.

Collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
176th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Telford and Wrekin with the most crashes in 1999

The A442 had the most collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 1999: 35, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Telford and Wrekin, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA442354617
2ndB5061314202
3rdA5223253511
4thB4373234204
5thA518152902
6thA41142115
7thB5062132525
8thB5060112004
9thA4169101302
10thM54101801
11thA591100
12thA46461001
13thB43946801
14thB43803702
15thB50633401
16thB50121200

Towns in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 1999

Telford had the most collisions of any town in Telford and Wrekin in 1999: 259.

Postcode districts in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 1999

TF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Telford and Wrekin in 1999: 134.

Latest crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 1999, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Telford and Wrekin road accidents in other years