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Telford and Wrekin road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 428 road traffic collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2003, and 622 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2002 (371), and casualties rose from 506.

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

Collisions in 2003
428
Up 15% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
622
Up 23% on 2002
Fatal collisions
7
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Telford and Wrekin in 2003

1.6% of collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2003 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.7% and 24% in Telford and Wrekin from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious6114%
  • Slight36084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious7312%
  • Slight54087%

Telford and Wrekin road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Telford and Wrekin, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 2003 is highlighted, with 428, up 15% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (14%)
  • Tuesday67 (16%)
  • Wednesday67 (16%)
  • Thursday49 (11%)
  • Friday68 (16%)
  • Saturday63 (15%)
  • Sunday54 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (11%)
  • February32 (7.5%)
  • March32 (7.5%)
  • April28 (6.5%)
  • May48 (11%)
  • June31 (7.2%)
  • July43 (10%)
  • August32 (7.5%)
  • September32 (7.5%)
  • October34 (7.9%)
  • November24 (5.6%)
  • December44 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight305 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds354 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry268 (63%)
  • Wet or damp138 (32%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4%)
  • Mud2 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph234 (55%)
  • 40 mph56 (13%)
  • 60 mph100 (23%)
  • 70 mph38 (8.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway315 (74%)
  • Roundabout69 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant434 (70%)
  • Pedestrian66 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist38 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4%)
  • 11 to 1544 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20114 (18%)
  • 21 to 2579 (13%)
  • 26 to 35113 (18%)
  • 36 to 45116 (19%)
  • 46 to 5553 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6540 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.4%)
  • Over 7510 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider393 (63%)
  • Passenger163 (26%)
  • Pedestrian66 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car599 (78%)
  • Motorcycle47 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Telford and Wrekin in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Telford and Wrekin ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Telford and Wrekin had fewer road collisions than 191 of them in 2003.

Collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
174th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Telford and Wrekin in 2003

Malinslee & Dawley Bank, Telford and Wrekin, TF7 9ZA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Telford and Wrekin in 2003, with 27 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Telford and Wrekin with the most crashes in 2003

The A442 had the most collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2003: 41, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Telford and Wrekin, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA442417726
2ndB5061243301
3rdB4373233105
4thA518182813
5thB5062142014
6thA5223132411
7thA4169101103
8thB506391200
9thA4181202
10thA581202
11thB506071101
12thM5471101
13thB50725700
14thA4643400
15thB43943400
16thA42231100

Towns in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 2003

Telford had the most collisions of any town in Telford and Wrekin in 2003: 226.

Postcode districts in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 2003

TF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Telford and Wrekin in 2003: 103.

Latest crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2003, 2 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2003.

Severity

Telford and Wrekin road accidents in other years