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Telford and Wrekin road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 251 road traffic collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2016, and 337 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2015 (227), and casualties rose from 308.

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

Collisions in 2016
251
Up 11% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
337
Up 9% on 2015
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Telford and Wrekin in 2016

0.8% of collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2016 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.7% and 24% in Telford and Wrekin from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious4116%
  • Slight20883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious4313%
  • Slight29287%

Telford and Wrekin road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Telford and Wrekin, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 2016 is highlighted, with 251, up 11% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (19%)
  • Tuesday33 (13%)
  • Wednesday47 (19%)
  • Thursday29 (12%)
  • Friday35 (14%)
  • Saturday30 (12%)
  • Sunday30 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (6.8%)
  • February26 (10%)
  • March20 (8%)
  • April19 (7.6%)
  • May23 (9.2%)
  • June23 (9.2%)
  • July20 (8%)
  • August18 (7.2%)
  • September17 (6.8%)
  • October22 (8.8%)
  • November27 (11%)
  • December19 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight182 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds226 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry177 (71%)
  • Wet or damp67 (27%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph148 (59%)
  • 40 mph40 (16%)
  • 50 mph13 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph41 (16%)
  • 70 mph7 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway194 (77%)
  • Roundabout33 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant220 (65%)
  • Pedestrian36 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (10%)
  • Cyclist31 (9.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.9%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2055 (16%)
  • 21 to 2553 (16%)
  • 26 to 3574 (22%)
  • 36 to 4537 (11%)
  • 46 to 5536 (11%)
  • 56 to 6521 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7517 (5%)
  • Over 7511 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider227 (67%)
  • Passenger74 (22%)
  • Pedestrian36 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car358 (76%)
  • Motorcycle36 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Telford and Wrekin in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Telford and Wrekin had fewer road collisions than 210 of them in 2016.

Collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Telford and Wrekin in 2016

Wrockwardine Wood & Trench, Telford and Wrekin, TF2 6NT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Telford and Wrekin in 2016, with 20 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Telford and Wrekin with the most crashes in 2016

The A442 had the most collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2016: 33, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Telford and Wrekin, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA442334705
2ndB4373162411
3rdA5223121400
4thB5061101001
5thA57800
6thA51871100
7thA416904
8thB506261611
9thA41695601
10thB50725701
11thB506341601
12thM544702
13thA4642201
14thA46402200
15thB43801100
16thB43941201

Towns in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 2016

Telford had the most collisions of any town in Telford and Wrekin in 2016: 137.

Postcode districts in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 2016

TF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Telford and Wrekin in 2016: 62.

Latest crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2016, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2016.

Severity

Telford and Wrekin road accidents in other years