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Telford and Wrekin road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 402 road traffic collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2001, and 561 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2000 (421), and casualties fell from 595.

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

Collisions in 2001
402
Down 5% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
561
Down 6% on 2000
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Telford and Wrekin in 2001

1.2% of collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2001 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.7% and 24% in Telford and Wrekin from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious7519%
  • Slight32280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious8816%
  • Slight46883%

Telford and Wrekin road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Telford and Wrekin, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 2001 is highlighted, with 402, down 5% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (16%)
  • Tuesday64 (16%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday51 (13%)
  • Friday67 (17%)
  • Saturday58 (14%)
  • Sunday41 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (10%)
  • February27 (6.7%)
  • March26 (6.5%)
  • April29 (7.2%)
  • May40 (10%)
  • June33 (8.2%)
  • July32 (8%)
  • August33 (8.2%)
  • September32 (8%)
  • October42 (10%)
  • November41 (10%)
  • December25 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight285 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds343 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry259 (64%)
  • Wet or damp127 (32%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.5%)
  • Mud2 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph216 (54%)
  • 40 mph44 (11%)
  • 60 mph113 (28%)
  • 70 mph29 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway275 (68%)
  • Roundabout85 (21%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant380 (68%)
  • Pedestrian73 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist35 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2088 (16%)
  • 21 to 2558 (10%)
  • 26 to 35122 (22%)
  • 36 to 4599 (18%)
  • 46 to 5551 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.2%)
  • Over 7511 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider359 (64%)
  • Passenger129 (23%)
  • Pedestrian73 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car559 (79%)
  • Motorcycle41 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Telford and Wrekin in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Telford and Wrekin

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Telford and Wrekin ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Telford and Wrekin had fewer road collisions than 223 of them in 2001.

Collisions
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
166th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Telford and Wrekin in 2001

Malinslee & Dawley Bank, Telford and Wrekin, TF7 9ZA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Telford and Wrekin in 2001, with 26 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Telford and Wrekin with the most crashes in 2001

The A442 had the most collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2001: 40, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Telford and Wrekin, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA442406609
2ndA518202716
3rdB4373182323
4thA5223152001
5thB5061122404
6thM54111801
7thB5062101406
8thA581201
9thB507271111
10thA416700
11thB50605702
12thB50635701
13thA4643302
14thA41692300
15thB43942200
16thA541100
17thB50121100
18thB50511200

Towns in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 2001

Telford had the most collisions of any town in Telford and Wrekin in 2001: 220.

Postcode districts in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 2001

TF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Telford and Wrekin in 2001: 107.

Latest crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2001, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Telford and Wrekin road accidents in other years