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Telford and Wrekin road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 388 road traffic collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2006, and 520 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2005 (383), and casualties rose from 515.

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

Collisions in 2006
388
Up 1% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
520
Up 1% on 2005
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Telford and Wrekin in 2006

0.8% of collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2006 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.7% and 24% in Telford and Wrekin from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious4411%
  • Slight34188%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious499.4%
  • Slight46890%

Telford and Wrekin road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Telford and Wrekin, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 2006 is highlighted, with 388, up 1% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (13%)
  • Tuesday70 (18%)
  • Wednesday53 (14%)
  • Thursday57 (15%)
  • Friday66 (17%)
  • Saturday51 (13%)
  • Sunday40 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (9.3%)
  • February29 (7.5%)
  • March29 (7.5%)
  • April19 (4.9%)
  • May37 (9.5%)
  • June27 (7%)
  • July35 (9%)
  • August36 (9.3%)
  • September37 (9.5%)
  • October37 (9.5%)
  • November39 (10%)
  • December27 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight281 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (7.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds324 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry251 (65%)
  • Wet or damp126 (32%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph212 (55%)
  • 40 mph41 (11%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph97 (25%)
  • 70 mph31 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway285 (73%)
  • Roundabout52 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (4.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant356 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian50 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist41 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2098 (19%)
  • 21 to 2566 (13%)
  • 26 to 3596 (18%)
  • 36 to 45100 (19%)
  • 46 to 5549 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6536 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.5%)
  • Over 754 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider367 (71%)
  • Passenger103 (20%)
  • Pedestrian50 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car528 (76%)
  • Motorcycle51 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Telford and Wrekin in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Telford and Wrekin had fewer road collisions than 197 of them in 2006.

Collisions
198th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
208th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Telford and Wrekin in 2006

Arleston & College, Telford and Wrekin, TF1 2PH area and Malinslee & Dawley Bank, Telford and Wrekin, TF7 9ZA area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Telford and Wrekin in 2006, with 22 collisions each.

Roads in Telford and Wrekin with the most crashes in 2006

The A442 had the most collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2006: 29, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Telford and Wrekin, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA442294107
2ndB4373243022
3rdA5223203101
4thM54152101
5thA518142003
6thB5061131603
7thA5111501
8thA41101001
9thA416991202
10thB507291300
11thB50637702
12thB50626800
13thB506051201
14thB43944601
15thA4642400
16thA51121100
17thB43801100
18thB43931100
19thB50121100
20thB50651200

Towns in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 2006

Telford had the most collisions of any town in Telford and Wrekin in 2006: 202.

Postcode districts in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 2006

TF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Telford and Wrekin in 2006: 89.

Latest crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2006, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 28 December 2006.

Severity

Telford and Wrekin road accidents in other years