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Telford and Wrekin road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 293 road traffic collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2014, and 399 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were up 19% on 2013 (246), and casualties rose from 341.

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

Collisions in 2014
293
Up 19% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
399
Up 17% on 2013
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Telford and Wrekin in 2014

1% of collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2014 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.7% and 24% in Telford and Wrekin from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious3311%
  • Slight25788%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious379.3%
  • Slight35990%

Telford and Wrekin road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Telford and Wrekin, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 2014 is highlighted, with 293, up 19% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (13%)
  • Tuesday43 (15%)
  • Wednesday52 (18%)
  • Thursday39 (13%)
  • Friday49 (17%)
  • Saturday36 (12%)
  • Sunday36 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.8%)
  • February17 (5.8%)
  • March24 (8.2%)
  • April22 (7.5%)
  • May28 (9.6%)
  • June25 (8.5%)
  • July17 (5.8%)
  • August27 (9.2%)
  • September26 (8.9%)
  • October30 (10%)
  • November24 (8.2%)
  • December33 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight218 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (4.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds237 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry174 (59%)
  • Wet or damp112 (38%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph184 (63%)
  • 40 mph38 (13%)
  • 50 mph9 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph50 (17%)
  • 70 mph10 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway245 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant270 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (11%)
  • Cyclist35 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2057 (14%)
  • 21 to 2552 (13%)
  • 26 to 3568 (17%)
  • 36 to 4577 (19%)
  • 46 to 5549 (12%)
  • 56 to 6524 (6%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.8%)
  • Over 759 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider264 (66%)
  • Passenger100 (25%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car407 (76%)
  • Motorcycle40 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Telford and Wrekin in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Telford and Wrekin had fewer road collisions than 196 of them in 2014.

Collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Telford and Wrekin in 2014

Malinslee & Dawley Bank, Telford and Wrekin, TF7 9ZA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Telford and Wrekin in 2014, with 21 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Telford and Wrekin with the most crashes in 2014

The A442 had the most collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2014: 29, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Telford and Wrekin, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA442294311
2ndA5223172302
3rdB4373152002
4thB5061121402
5thA4192102
6thA51881001
7thM5481201
8thB50727800
9thA41695600
10thA46405501
11thA55801
12thB50625901
13thB43943301
14thB50633301
15thA4642300

Towns in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 2014

Telford had the most collisions of any town in Telford and Wrekin in 2014: 159.

Postcode districts in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 2014

TF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Telford and Wrekin in 2014: 74.

Latest crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2014, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Telford and Wrekin road accidents in other years