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Telford and Wrekin road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 326 road traffic collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2010, and 453 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2009 (370), and casualties fell from 508.

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

Collisions in 2010
326
Down 12% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
453
Down 11% on 2009
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
9.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Telford and Wrekin in 2010

0.6% of collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2010 were fatal and 9.5% serious, against 1.7% and 24% in Telford and Wrekin from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious319.5%
  • Slight29390%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious367.9%
  • Slight41592%

Telford and Wrekin road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Telford and Wrekin, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 2010 is highlighted, with 326, down 12% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (12%)
  • Tuesday51 (16%)
  • Wednesday43 (13%)
  • Thursday52 (16%)
  • Friday64 (20%)
  • Saturday40 (12%)
  • Sunday36 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (5.2%)
  • February23 (7.1%)
  • March32 (9.8%)
  • April32 (9.8%)
  • May27 (8.3%)
  • June22 (6.7%)
  • July20 (6.1%)
  • August30 (9.2%)
  • September31 (9.5%)
  • October34 (10%)
  • November23 (7.1%)
  • December35 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight250 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (4.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds282 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (6.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (5.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry213 (65%)
  • Wet or damp73 (22%)
  • Frost or ice22 (6.7%)
  • Snow18 (5.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph178 (55%)
  • 40 mph54 (17%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph58 (18%)
  • 70 mph23 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway250 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (10%)
  • Roundabout21 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant317 (70%)
  • Pedestrian40 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist28 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2072 (16%)
  • 21 to 2560 (13%)
  • 26 to 3590 (20%)
  • 36 to 4585 (19%)
  • 46 to 5549 (11%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.1%)
  • Over 7514 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider316 (70%)
  • Passenger97 (21%)
  • Pedestrian40 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car459 (78%)
  • Motorcycle36 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Telford and Wrekin in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Telford and Wrekin had fewer road collisions than 188 of them in 2010.

Collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
187th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Telford and Wrekin in 2010

Malinslee & Dawley Bank, Telford and Wrekin, TF7 9ZA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Telford and Wrekin in 2010, with 25 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Telford and Wrekin with the most crashes in 2010

The A442 had the most collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2010: 42, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Telford and Wrekin, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA442426012
2ndM54203202
3rdA5223192401
4thB4373162401
5thB5062101411
6thB506181702
7thA4171700
8thA561101
9thA51861100
10thA46405500
11thB50635501
12thB43944401
13thA41693500
14thB50723300
15thA4642200
16thB43801100
17thB50601101

Towns in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 2010

Telford had the most collisions of any town in Telford and Wrekin in 2010: 164.

Postcode districts in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 2010

TF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Telford and Wrekin in 2010: 97.

Latest crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2010, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Telford and Wrekin road accidents in other years