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Telford and Wrekin road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 303 road traffic collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2012, and 409 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2011 (320), and casualties fell from 434.

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

Collisions in 2012
303
Down 5% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
409
Down 6% on 2011
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
7.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Telford and Wrekin in 2012

1.7% of collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2012 were fatal and 7.3% serious, against 1.7% and 24% in Telford and Wrekin from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious227.3%
  • Slight27691%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious276.6%
  • Slight37692%

Telford and Wrekin road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Telford and Wrekin, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 2012 is highlighted, with 303, down 5% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (14%)
  • Tuesday34 (11%)
  • Wednesday60 (20%)
  • Thursday44 (15%)
  • Friday54 (18%)
  • Saturday29 (9.6%)
  • Sunday40 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (12%)
  • February19 (6.3%)
  • March15 (5%)
  • April29 (9.6%)
  • May28 (9.2%)
  • June23 (7.6%)
  • July18 (5.9%)
  • August17 (5.6%)
  • September30 (9.9%)
  • October29 (9.6%)
  • November27 (8.9%)
  • December33 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight224 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds247 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry188 (62%)
  • Wet or damp104 (34%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph187 (62%)
  • 40 mph57 (19%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph36 (12%)
  • 70 mph12 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway229 (76%)
  • Roundabout35 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant268 (66%)
  • Cyclist39 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian36 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (7.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 108 (2%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2080 (20%)
  • 21 to 2547 (11%)
  • 26 to 3588 (22%)
  • 36 to 4557 (14%)
  • 46 to 5541 (10%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.9%)
  • Over 759 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider273 (67%)
  • Passenger100 (24%)
  • Pedestrian36 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car409 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle33 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Telford and Wrekin in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Telford and Wrekin ranked among 351 areas in 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Telford and Wrekin had fewer road collisions than 200 of them in 2012.

Collisions
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Telford and Wrekin in 2012

Malinslee & Dawley Bank, Telford and Wrekin, TF7 9ZA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Telford and Wrekin in 2012, with 26 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Telford and Wrekin with the most crashes in 2012

The A442 had the most collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2012: 24, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Telford and Wrekin, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA442243411
2ndB4373192812
3rdA5223162000
4thB5062111500
5thA5101400
6thB506191502
7thM5491100
8thA51871001
9thB50727900
10thB50636902
11thA414510
12thA41692202
13thB43942200
14thA4641200
15thA46401100

Towns in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 2012

Telford had the most collisions of any town in Telford and Wrekin in 2012: 167.

Postcode districts in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 2012

TF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Telford and Wrekin in 2012: 76.

Latest crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2012, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2012.

Severity

Telford and Wrekin road accidents in other years