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Telford and Wrekin road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 421 road traffic collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2000, and 595 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1999 (475), and casualties fell from 669.

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

Collisions in 2000
421
Down 11% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
595
Down 11% on 1999
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Telford and Wrekin in 2000

1.7% of collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2000 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.7% and 24% in Telford and Wrekin from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious7819%
  • Slight33680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious9917%
  • Slight48882%

Telford and Wrekin road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Telford and Wrekin, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 2000 is highlighted, with 421, down 11% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (11%)
  • Tuesday74 (18%)
  • Wednesday61 (14%)
  • Thursday74 (18%)
  • Friday69 (16%)
  • Saturday50 (12%)
  • Sunday48 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.3%)
  • February36 (8.6%)
  • March38 (9%)
  • April32 (7.6%)
  • May39 (9.3%)
  • June35 (8.3%)
  • July31 (7.4%)
  • August25 (5.9%)
  • September37 (8.8%)
  • October37 (8.8%)
  • November39 (9.3%)
  • December37 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight285 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit115 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds332 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry257 (61%)
  • Wet or damp156 (37%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph223 (53%)
  • 40 mph64 (15%)
  • 60 mph100 (24%)
  • 70 mph34 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway301 (71%)
  • Roundabout75 (18%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant391 (66%)
  • Pedestrian69 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist45 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant18 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1548 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 2097 (16%)
  • 21 to 2588 (15%)
  • 26 to 35139 (23%)
  • 36 to 4584 (14%)
  • 46 to 5538 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.7%)
  • Over 758 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider380 (64%)
  • Passenger146 (25%)
  • Pedestrian69 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car594 (77%)
  • Motorcycle58 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Telford and Wrekin in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Telford and Wrekin had fewer road collisions than 212 of them in 2000.

Collisions
213th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
212th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
161st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Telford and Wrekin with the most crashes in 2000

The A442 had the most collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2000: 44, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Telford and Wrekin, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA442446306
2ndB4373273706
3rdA518203205
4thB5061182711
5thA41142333
6thA5223132102
7thM54121912
8thB5060101712
9thA591501
10thB506291313
11thA416971504
12thB50636900
13thB43944402
14thA4642200
15thB43802200
16thB50722400
17thB43781101
18thB50121200

Towns in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 2000

Telford had the most collisions of any town in Telford and Wrekin in 2000: 237.

Postcode districts in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 2000

TF2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Telford and Wrekin in 2000: 91.

Latest crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2000, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

Telford and Wrekin road accidents in other years