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Telford and Wrekin road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 227 road traffic collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2015, and 308 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 23% on 2014 (293), and casualties fell from 399.

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

Collisions in 2015
227
Down 23% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
308
Down 23% on 2014
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Telford and Wrekin in 2015

0.4% of collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2015 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.7% and 24% in Telford and Wrekin from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3616%
  • Slight19084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious3913%
  • Slight26887%

Telford and Wrekin road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Telford and Wrekin, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 2015 is highlighted, with 227, down 23% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (16%)
  • Tuesday40 (18%)
  • Wednesday38 (17%)
  • Thursday29 (13%)
  • Friday43 (19%)
  • Saturday25 (11%)
  • Sunday16 (7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (9.3%)
  • February17 (7.5%)
  • March18 (7.9%)
  • April17 (7.5%)
  • May20 (8.8%)
  • June16 (7%)
  • July22 (9.7%)
  • August22 (9.7%)
  • September13 (5.7%)
  • October19 (8.4%)
  • November22 (9.7%)
  • December20 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight165 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds188 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry146 (64%)
  • Wet or damp80 (35%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph141 (62%)
  • 40 mph29 (13%)
  • 50 mph10 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph38 (17%)
  • 70 mph7 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway193 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (7%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant197 (64%)
  • Pedestrian36 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist24 (7.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1516 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2047 (15%)
  • 21 to 2525 (8.1%)
  • 26 to 3556 (18%)
  • 36 to 4548 (16%)
  • 46 to 5548 (16%)
  • 56 to 6523 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.9%)
  • Over 7518 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider199 (65%)
  • Passenger73 (24%)
  • Pedestrian36 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car313 (76%)
  • Motorcycle31 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Telford and Wrekin in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Telford and Wrekin had fewer road collisions than 244 of them in 2015.

Collisions
245th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
246th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Telford and Wrekin in 2015

Malinslee & Dawley Bank, Telford and Wrekin, TF7 9ZA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Telford and Wrekin in 2015, with 13 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Telford and Wrekin with the most crashes in 2015

The B4373 had the most collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2015: 19, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Telford and Wrekin, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4373192904
2ndA442152502
3rdA5223142302
4thB5061121302
5thA518101601
6thB50727900
7thA46404500
8thA54400
9thB50624602
10thA413800
11thM543501
12thB50632401
13thA41691100

Towns in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 2015

Telford had the most collisions of any town in Telford and Wrekin in 2015: 126.

Postcode districts in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 2015

TF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Telford and Wrekin in 2015: 63.

Latest crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2015, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2015.

Severity

Telford and Wrekin road accidents in other years