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Telford and Wrekin road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 371 road traffic collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2002, and 506 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2001 (402), and casualties fell from 561.

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

Collisions in 2002
371
Down 8% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
506
Down 10% on 2001
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Telford and Wrekin in 2002

1.1% of collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2002 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.7% and 24% in Telford and Wrekin from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious5816%
  • Slight30983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious6012%
  • Slight44287%

Telford and Wrekin road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Telford and Wrekin, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 2002 is highlighted, with 371, down 8% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (17%)
  • Tuesday49 (13%)
  • Wednesday48 (13%)
  • Thursday65 (18%)
  • Friday70 (19%)
  • Saturday42 (11%)
  • Sunday33 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (4.9%)
  • February29 (7.8%)
  • March30 (8.1%)
  • April28 (7.5%)
  • May31 (8.4%)
  • June29 (7.8%)
  • July28 (7.5%)
  • August27 (7.3%)
  • September39 (11%)
  • October43 (12%)
  • November33 (8.9%)
  • December36 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight279 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds304 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry242 (65%)
  • Wet or damp124 (33%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.8%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph205 (55%)
  • 40 mph48 (13%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph92 (25%)
  • 70 mph25 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway272 (73%)
  • Roundabout61 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant312 (62%)
  • Pedestrian59 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (10%)
  • Cyclist31 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant27 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1538 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2093 (18%)
  • 21 to 2561 (12%)
  • 26 to 3596 (19%)
  • 36 to 4586 (17%)
  • 46 to 5544 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2%)
  • Over 757 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider337 (67%)
  • Passenger110 (22%)
  • Pedestrian59 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car509 (76%)
  • Motorcycle52 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Telford and Wrekin in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Telford and Wrekin had fewer road collisions than 242 of them in 2002.

Collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
245th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
207th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Telford and Wrekin in 2002

Malinslee & Dawley Bank, Telford and Wrekin, TF7 9ZA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Telford and Wrekin in 2002, with 29 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Telford and Wrekin with the most crashes in 2002

The A442 had the most collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2002: 37, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Telford and Wrekin, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA442375416
2ndB5061283403
3rdB4373243903
4thA5182805
5thB5062121604
6thA51891402
7thA522391300
8thM546900
9thA415701
10thA4644400
11thB50604400
12thA41693501
13thB43943300
14thB50633500
15thA5192501
16thB43802201
17thB50722901
18thB43761100

Towns in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 2002

Telford had the most collisions of any town in Telford and Wrekin in 2002: 209.

Postcode districts in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 2002

TF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Telford and Wrekin in 2002: 90.

Latest crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2002, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Telford and Wrekin road accidents in other years