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Telford and Wrekin road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 172 road traffic collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2019, and 229 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2018 (182), and casualties fell from 246.

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

Collisions in 2019
172
Down 5% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
229
Down 7% on 2018
Fatal collisions
2
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Telford and Wrekin in 2019

1.2% of collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2019 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.7% and 24% in Telford and Wrekin from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious3722%
  • Slight13377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious4017%
  • Slight18782%

Telford and Wrekin road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Telford and Wrekin, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 2019 is highlighted, with 172, down 5% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 172
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (14%)
  • Tuesday21 (12%)
  • Wednesday21 (12%)
  • Thursday31 (18%)
  • Friday28 (16%)
  • Saturday29 (17%)
  • Sunday18 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (9.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (5.8%)
  • February13 (7.6%)
  • March16 (9.3%)
  • April10 (5.8%)
  • May13 (7.6%)
  • June16 (9.3%)
  • July16 (9.3%)
  • August10 (5.8%)
  • September21 (12%)
  • October17 (9.9%)
  • November15 (8.7%)
  • December15 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight127 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (5.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds158 (92%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry118 (69%)
  • Wet or damp54 (31%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph99 (58%)
  • 40 mph30 (17%)
  • 50 mph11 (6.4%)
  • 60 mph23 (13%)
  • 70 mph8 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway129 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout16 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (5.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant130 (57%)
  • Pedestrian32 (14%)
  • Cyclist25 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (10%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1517 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2025 (11%)
  • 21 to 2517 (7.4%)
  • 26 to 3542 (18%)
  • 36 to 4536 (16%)
  • 46 to 5531 (14%)
  • 56 to 6532 (14%)
  • 66 to 7510 (4.4%)
  • Over 756 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider148 (65%)
  • Passenger49 (21%)
  • Pedestrian32 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car229 (71%)
  • Motorcycle26 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Telford and Wrekin in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Telford and Wrekin had fewer road collisions than 245 of them in 2019.

Collisions
246th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
246th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Telford and Wrekin in 2019

Arleston & College, Telford and Wrekin, TF1 2PH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Telford and Wrekin in 2019, with 11 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Telford and Wrekin with the most crashes in 2019

The B4373 had the most collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2019: 17, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Telford and Wrekin, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4373172105
2ndB5061121503
3rdA44281402
4thA52238902
5thM5481102
6thA4171013
7thA5187900
8thA55600
9thA41693401
10thA4643300
11thB50623802
12thA46402300
13thB50632200
14thB43941200
15thB50721200

Towns in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 2019

Telford had the most collisions of any town in Telford and Wrekin in 2019: 95.

Postcode districts in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 2019

TF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Telford and Wrekin in 2019: 41.

Latest crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2019, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2019.

Severity

Telford and Wrekin road accidents in other years