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Telford and Wrekin road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 388 road traffic collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2007, and 533 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2006, and casualties rose from 520.

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

Collisions in 2007
388
Level with 2006
Casualties in 2007
533
Up 3% on 2006
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
9.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Telford and Wrekin in 2007

1% of collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2007 were fatal and 9.8% serious, against 1.7% and 24% in Telford and Wrekin from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious389.8%
  • Slight34689%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious478.8%
  • Slight48290%

Telford and Wrekin road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Telford and Wrekin, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 2007 is highlighted, with 388, level with 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (16%)
  • Tuesday59 (15%)
  • Wednesday58 (15%)
  • Thursday54 (14%)
  • Friday64 (16%)
  • Saturday46 (12%)
  • Sunday44 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.2%)
  • February22 (5.7%)
  • March34 (8.8%)
  • April41 (11%)
  • May38 (9.8%)
  • June42 (11%)
  • July38 (9.8%)
  • August25 (6.4%)
  • September32 (8.2%)
  • October27 (7%)
  • November34 (8.8%)
  • December23 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight281 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (6.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds323 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry250 (64%)
  • Wet or damp129 (33%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph207 (53%)
  • 40 mph44 (11%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph110 (28%)
  • 70 mph14 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway295 (76%)
  • Roundabout55 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant374 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian44 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist33 (6.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20137 (26%)
  • 21 to 2574 (14%)
  • 26 to 3576 (14%)
  • 36 to 4593 (17%)
  • 46 to 5562 (12%)
  • 56 to 6521 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.6%)
  • Over 7510 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider367 (69%)
  • Passenger122 (23%)
  • Pedestrian44 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car554 (78%)
  • Motorcycle52 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Telford and Wrekin in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Telford and Wrekin had fewer road collisions than 192 of them in 2007.

Collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
187th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
239th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Telford and Wrekin in 2007

Arleston & College, Telford and Wrekin, TF1 3AD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Telford and Wrekin in 2007, with 24 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Telford and Wrekin with the most crashes in 2007

The A442 had the most collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2007: 41, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Telford and Wrekin, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA442416523
2ndB4373182702
3rdB5061183003
4thA518172204
5thA41141710
6thA5142101
7thA5223101002
8thB5063101500
9thA416991703
10thB506291311
11thB506081102
12thM5481300
13thA4644500
14thB43944901
15thB50724500

Towns in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 2007

Telford had the most collisions of any town in Telford and Wrekin in 2007: 205.

Postcode districts in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 2007

TF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Telford and Wrekin in 2007: 94.

Latest crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2007, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Telford and Wrekin road accidents in other years