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Telford and Wrekin road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 383 road traffic collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2005, and 515 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2004 (475), and casualties fell from 669.

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

Collisions in 2005
383
Down 19% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
515
Down 23% on 2004
Fatal collisions
7
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Telford and Wrekin in 2005

1.8% of collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2005 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.7% and 24% in Telford and Wrekin from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious4411%
  • Slight33287%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious499.5%
  • Slight45789%

Telford and Wrekin road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Telford and Wrekin, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 2005 is highlighted, with 383, down 19% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (16%)
  • Tuesday60 (16%)
  • Wednesday45 (12%)
  • Thursday60 (16%)
  • Friday71 (19%)
  • Saturday49 (13%)
  • Sunday37 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (9.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (11%)
  • February28 (7.3%)
  • March34 (8.9%)
  • April27 (7%)
  • May37 (9.7%)
  • June27 (7%)
  • July39 (10%)
  • August25 (6.5%)
  • September24 (6.3%)
  • October25 (6.5%)
  • November37 (9.7%)
  • December38 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight267 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (6.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds325 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry248 (65%)
  • Wet or damp127 (33%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph203 (53%)
  • 40 mph40 (10%)
  • 60 mph100 (26%)
  • 70 mph40 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway266 (69%)
  • Roundabout64 (17%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (5.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant363 (70%)
  • Pedestrian49 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist34 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1531 (6%)
  • 16 to 20100 (19%)
  • 21 to 2574 (14%)
  • 26 to 3597 (19%)
  • 36 to 4591 (18%)
  • 46 to 5551 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6523 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.3%)
  • Over 756 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider353 (69%)
  • Passenger113 (22%)
  • Pedestrian49 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car544 (78%)
  • Motorcycle45 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Telford and Wrekin in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Telford and Wrekin had fewer road collisions than 212 of them in 2005.

Collisions
213th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
228th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Telford and Wrekin in 2005

Malinslee & Dawley Bank, Telford and Wrekin, TF7 9ZA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Telford and Wrekin in 2005, with 28 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Telford and Wrekin with the most crashes in 2005

The A442 had the most collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2005: 40, including 2 fatal.

Roads ranked by collisions in Telford and Wrekin, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA442405320
2ndA518223011
3rdB4373222803
4thB5061222701
5thA5223151912
6thM54111200
7thB5062102012
8thA58900
9thB507281202
10thA4171301
11thA41697801
12thB50637901
13thB439451010
14thB50603400
15thA4642200
16thB50901100

Towns in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 2005

Telford had the most collisions of any town in Telford and Wrekin in 2005: 211.

Postcode districts in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 2005

TF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Telford and Wrekin in 2005: 94.

Latest crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2005, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Telford and Wrekin road accidents in other years