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Telford and Wrekin road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 370 road traffic collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2009, and 508 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2008 (349), and casualties fell from 512.

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

Collisions in 2009
370
Up 6% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
508
Down 1% on 2008
Fatal collisions
6
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Telford and Wrekin in 2009

1.6% of collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2009 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.7% and 24% in Telford and Wrekin from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious5214%
  • Slight31284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious5611%
  • Slight44688%

Telford and Wrekin road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Telford and Wrekin, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 2009 is highlighted, with 370, up 6% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (13%)
  • Tuesday49 (13%)
  • Wednesday63 (17%)
  • Thursday66 (18%)
  • Friday58 (16%)
  • Saturday55 (15%)
  • Sunday30 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.3%)
  • February27 (7.3%)
  • March37 (10%)
  • April29 (7.8%)
  • May38 (10%)
  • June30 (8.1%)
  • July27 (7.3%)
  • August19 (5.1%)
  • September33 (8.9%)
  • October40 (11%)
  • November34 (9.2%)
  • December29 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight265 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (5.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds315 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry244 (66%)
  • Wet or damp111 (30%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph230 (62%)
  • 40 mph49 (13%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph69 (19%)
  • 70 mph11 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway286 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (8.4%)
  • Roundabout31 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant338 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (11%)
  • Pedestrian52 (10%)
  • Cyclist35 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2099 (19%)
  • 21 to 2591 (18%)
  • 26 to 3567 (13%)
  • 36 to 4586 (17%)
  • 46 to 5554 (11%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.8%)
  • Over 758 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider341 (67%)
  • Passenger115 (23%)
  • Pedestrian52 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car493 (75%)
  • Motorcycle58 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Telford and Wrekin in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Telford and Wrekin had the 166th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
166th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Telford and Wrekin in 2009

Malinslee & Dawley Bank, Telford and Wrekin, TF7 9ZA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Telford and Wrekin in 2009, with 22 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Telford and Wrekin with the most crashes in 2009

The A442 had the most collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2009: 38, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Telford and Wrekin, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA442385407
2ndB5061264002
3rdB4373182507
4thA5223172401
5thB5062101602
6thB507291100
7thM5491100
8thA5188910
9thA41697901
10thA55702
11thB50605900
12thA414621
13thB50634610
14thB43942201
15thA4641200
16thA46401200

Towns in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 2009

Telford had the most collisions of any town in Telford and Wrekin in 2009: 197.

Postcode districts in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 2009

TF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Telford and Wrekin in 2009: 89.

Latest crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2009, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2009.

Severity

Telford and Wrekin road accidents in other years