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Telford and Wrekin road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 475 road traffic collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2004, and 669 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2003 (428), and casualties rose from 622.

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

Collisions in 2004
475
Up 11% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
669
Up 8% on 2003
Fatal collisions
7
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Telford and Wrekin in 2004

1.5% of collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2004 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.7% and 24% in Telford and Wrekin from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious6614%
  • Slight40285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious7912%
  • Slight58387%

Telford and Wrekin road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Telford and Wrekin, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 2004 is highlighted, with 475, up 11% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (15%)
  • Tuesday70 (15%)
  • Wednesday67 (14%)
  • Thursday70 (15%)
  • Friday82 (17%)
  • Saturday58 (12%)
  • Sunday59 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (6.7%)
  • February29 (6.1%)
  • March47 (9.9%)
  • April44 (9.3%)
  • May41 (8.6%)
  • June34 (7.2%)
  • July34 (7.2%)
  • August47 (9.9%)
  • September27 (5.7%)
  • October51 (11%)
  • November50 (11%)
  • December39 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight335 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit107 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (6.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds393 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry288 (61%)
  • Wet or damp175 (37%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.3%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph252 (53%)
  • 40 mph48 (10%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph131 (28%)
  • 70 mph43 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway326 (69%)
  • Roundabout92 (19%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (9.3%)
  • 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 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant493 (74%)
  • Pedestrian64 (9.6%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist24 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1532 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20132 (20%)
  • 21 to 2598 (15%)
  • 26 to 35131 (20%)
  • 36 to 45121 (18%)
  • 46 to 5570 (10%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7512 (1.8%)
  • Over 757 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider449 (67%)
  • Passenger156 (23%)
  • Pedestrian64 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car694 (80%)
  • Motorcycle53 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Telford and Wrekin in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Telford and Wrekin had the 155th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
146th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
158th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Telford and Wrekin in 2004

Arleston & College, Telford and Wrekin, TF1 2PH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Telford and Wrekin in 2004, with 31 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Telford and Wrekin with the most crashes in 2004

The A442 had the most collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2004: 55, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Telford and Wrekin, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA442559126
2ndB4373304503
3rdA518233212
4thA5223192605
5thB5061182601
6thA5152401
7thB5062131703
8thA41111802
9thM54101202
10thB50606802
11thB50636900
12thB507261101
13thA4645700
14thB43943501
15thA41691101
16thA4221201
17thA5191100
18thA541200
19thB43761100
20thB52621100

Towns in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 2004

Telford had the most collisions of any town in Telford and Wrekin in 2004: 243.

Postcode districts in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 2004

TF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Telford and Wrekin in 2004: 129.

Latest crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2004, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2004.

Severity

Telford and Wrekin road accidents in other years