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Telford and Wrekin road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 246 road traffic collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2013, and 341 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2012 (303), and casualties fell from 409.

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

Collisions in 2013
246
Down 19% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
341
Down 17% on 2012
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Telford and Wrekin in 2013

0.8% of collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2013 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.7% and 24% in Telford and Wrekin from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious3113%
  • Slight21387%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious3410%
  • Slight30589%

Telford and Wrekin road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Telford and Wrekin, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 2013 is highlighted, with 246, down 19% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (13%)
  • Tuesday39 (16%)
  • Wednesday37 (15%)
  • Thursday34 (14%)
  • Friday41 (17%)
  • Saturday36 (15%)
  • Sunday27 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (9.3%)
  • February22 (8.9%)
  • March19 (7.7%)
  • April11 (4.5%)
  • May11 (4.5%)
  • June31 (13%)
  • July18 (7.3%)
  • August13 (5.3%)
  • September17 (6.9%)
  • October33 (13%)
  • November25 (10%)
  • December23 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight181 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds203 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry152 (62%)
  • Wet or damp87 (35%)
  • Snow4 (1.6%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph146 (59%)
  • 40 mph41 (17%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph38 (15%)
  • 70 mph15 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway201 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout11 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant237 (70%)
  • Pedestrian40 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist24 (7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2051 (15%)
  • 21 to 2550 (15%)
  • 26 to 3551 (15%)
  • 36 to 4564 (19%)
  • 46 to 5544 (13%)
  • 56 to 6524 (7%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.4%)
  • Over 758 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider217 (64%)
  • Passenger84 (25%)
  • Pedestrian40 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car348 (78%)
  • Motorcycle27 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Telford and Wrekin in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Telford and Wrekin had fewer road collisions than 233 of them in 2013.

Collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
225th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Telford and Wrekin in 2013

Arleston & College, Telford and Wrekin, TF1 2PH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Telford and Wrekin in 2013, with 16 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Telford and Wrekin with the most crashes in 2013

The A5223 had the most collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2013: 19.

Roads ranked by collisions in Telford and Wrekin, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5223193000
2ndB4373182103
3rdB5061162801
4thA442141804
5thM54131400
6thA46408911
7thA4171301
8thA5186900
9thB506261101
10thA55701
11thB43944701
12thB50634400
13thB50724500
14thA41692500
15thA4641100

Towns in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 2013

Telford had the most collisions of any town in Telford and Wrekin in 2013: 135.

Postcode districts in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 2013

TF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Telford and Wrekin in 2013: 69.

Latest crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2013, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2013.

Severity

Telford and Wrekin road accidents in other years