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Telford and Wrekin road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 320 road traffic collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2011, and 434 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2010 (326), and casualties fell from 453.

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

Collisions in 2011
320
Down 2% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
434
Down 4% on 2010
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Telford and Wrekin in 2011

1.3% of collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2011 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.7% and 24% in Telford and Wrekin from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious3310%
  • Slight28388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious419.4%
  • Slight38990%

Telford and Wrekin road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Telford and Wrekin, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 2011 is highlighted, with 320, down 2% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (13%)
  • Tuesday48 (15%)
  • Wednesday57 (18%)
  • Thursday58 (18%)
  • Friday47 (15%)
  • Saturday41 (13%)
  • Sunday27 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.5%)
  • February12 (3.8%)
  • March28 (8.8%)
  • April24 (7.5%)
  • May23 (7.2%)
  • June25 (7.8%)
  • July32 (10%)
  • August32 (10%)
  • September38 (12%)
  • October30 (9.4%)
  • November29 (9.1%)
  • December23 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight232 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (4.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds286 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (8.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry255 (80%)
  • Wet or damp59 (18%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph198 (62%)
  • 40 mph49 (15%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph42 (13%)
  • 70 mph13 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway265 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (6.9%)
  • Roundabout16 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant265 (61%)
  • Pedestrian60 (14%)
  • Cyclist40 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1534 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2073 (17%)
  • 21 to 2565 (15%)
  • 26 to 3560 (14%)
  • 36 to 4570 (16%)
  • 46 to 5551 (12%)
  • 56 to 6529 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.8%)
  • Over 7512 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider264 (61%)
  • Passenger110 (25%)
  • Pedestrian60 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car431 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle37 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Telford and Wrekin in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Telford and Wrekin had fewer road collisions than 189 of them in 2011.

Collisions
190th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Telford and Wrekin in 2011

Arleston & College, Telford and Wrekin, TF1 2PH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Telford and Wrekin in 2011, with 24 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Telford and Wrekin with the most crashes in 2011

The B4373 had the most collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2011: 33, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Telford and Wrekin, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4373334104
2ndA5223192910
3rdA442182310
4thB5061112001
5thA5101400
6thM5491201
7thA4171201
8thA51871100
9thA41696701
10thA46404400
11thB50624801
12thB43942200
13thB50632201
14thA4641100
15thB50721100

Towns in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 2011

Telford had the most collisions of any town in Telford and Wrekin in 2011: 183.

Postcode districts in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 2011

TF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Telford and Wrekin in 2011: 95.

Latest crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2011, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Telford and Wrekin road accidents in other years