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Telford and Wrekin road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 349 road traffic collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2008, and 512 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2007 (388), and casualties fell from 533.

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

Collisions in 2008
349
Down 10% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
512
Down 4% on 2007
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
9.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Telford and Wrekin in 2008

0.9% of collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2008 were fatal and 9.2% serious, against 1.7% and 24% in Telford and Wrekin from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious329.2%
  • Slight31490%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious367%
  • Slight47092%

Telford and Wrekin road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Telford and Wrekin, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 2008 is highlighted, with 349, down 10% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (15%)
  • Tuesday60 (17%)
  • Wednesday52 (15%)
  • Thursday57 (16%)
  • Friday44 (13%)
  • Saturday39 (11%)
  • Sunday46 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (11%)
  • February25 (7.2%)
  • March33 (9.5%)
  • April25 (7.2%)
  • May34 (9.7%)
  • June35 (10%)
  • July23 (6.6%)
  • August20 (5.7%)
  • September31 (8.9%)
  • October27 (7.7%)
  • November30 (8.6%)
  • December29 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight264 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (4.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds281 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry205 (59%)
  • Wet or damp130 (37%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph179 (51%)
  • 40 mph56 (16%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph90 (26%)
  • 70 mph14 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway267 (77%)
  • Roundabout47 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant333 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (10%)
  • Cyclist35 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (5.7%)
  • Pedestrian28 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2097 (19%)
  • 21 to 2559 (12%)
  • 26 to 3595 (19%)
  • 36 to 4594 (18%)
  • 46 to 5551 (10%)
  • 56 to 6540 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.5%)
  • Over 7515 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider357 (70%)
  • Passenger127 (25%)
  • Pedestrian28 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car482 (74%)
  • Motorcycle48 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Telford and Wrekin in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Telford and Wrekin had fewer road collisions than 198 of them in 2008.

Collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
175th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Telford and Wrekin in 2008

Arleston & College, Telford and Wrekin, TF1 2PH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Telford and Wrekin in 2008, with 22 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Telford and Wrekin with the most crashes in 2008

The A442 had the most collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2008: 39, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Telford and Wrekin, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA442395417
2ndA5223254500
3rdB4373202802
4thB5061203003
5thA518142100
6thA41112012
7thM54111301
8thA5102200
9thB5062101300
10thA416961201
11thA464061001
12thB43945500
13thB50634711
14thB50724400
15thA4641100
16thA5191201
17thB43801100
18thB50601100

Towns in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 2008

Telford had the most collisions of any town in Telford and Wrekin in 2008: 176.

Postcode districts in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 2008

TF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Telford and Wrekin in 2008: 81.

Latest crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2008, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Telford and Wrekin road accidents in other years