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Telford and Wrekin road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 250 road traffic collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2017, and 310 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2016 (251), and casualties fell from 337.

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

Collisions in 2017
250
Level with 2016
Casualties in 2017
310
Down 8% on 2016
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Telford and Wrekin in 2017

0.8% of collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2017 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.7% and 24% in Telford and Wrekin from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious4819%
  • Slight20080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious5217%
  • Slight25683%

Telford and Wrekin road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Telford and Wrekin, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 2017 is highlighted, with 250, level with 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 250
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (14%)
  • Tuesday33 (13%)
  • Wednesday41 (16%)
  • Thursday38 (15%)
  • Friday50 (20%)
  • Saturday27 (11%)
  • Sunday27 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (0.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (33%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (8%)
  • February21 (8.4%)
  • March20 (8%)
  • April21 (8.4%)
  • May19 (7.6%)
  • June27 (11%)
  • July26 (10%)
  • August26 (10%)
  • September20 (8%)
  • October12 (4.8%)
  • November19 (7.6%)
  • December19 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight195 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds225 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (7.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry183 (73%)
  • Wet or damp61 (24%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph157 (63%)
  • 40 mph31 (12%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph52 (21%)
  • 70 mph6 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway199 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (10%)
  • Roundabout22 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant189 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (13%)
  • Cyclist36 (12%)
  • Pedestrian32 (10%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1519 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2038 (12%)
  • 21 to 2549 (16%)
  • 26 to 3557 (18%)
  • 36 to 4541 (13%)
  • 46 to 5548 (15%)
  • 56 to 6522 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7518 (5.8%)
  • Over 753 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider219 (71%)
  • Passenger59 (19%)
  • Pedestrian32 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car346 (73%)
  • Motorcycle40 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Telford and Wrekin in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Telford and Wrekin had fewer road collisions than 203 of them in 2017.

Collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
220th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
187th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Telford and Wrekin in 2017

Wrockwardine Wood & Trench, Telford and Wrekin, TF2 6NT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Telford and Wrekin in 2017, with 15 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Telford and Wrekin with the most crashes in 2017

The A442 had the most collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2017: 35, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Telford and Wrekin, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA442354609
2ndB4373162504
3rdA5223101201
4thB5061101204
5thB506281001
6thA5186700
7thA415502
8thM545700
9thA41694500
10thA53300
11thA46402200
12thB50632200
13thB43941100
14thB50721200

Towns in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 2017

Telford had the most collisions of any town in Telford and Wrekin in 2017: 142.

Postcode districts in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 2017

TF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Telford and Wrekin in 2017: 55.

Latest crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2017, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2017.

Severity

Telford and Wrekin road accidents in other years