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Telford and Wrekin road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 170 road traffic collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2021, and 221 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were up 22% on 2020 (139), and casualties rose from 176.

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

Collisions in 2021
170
Up 22% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
221
Up 26% on 2020
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Telford and Wrekin in 2021

0.6% of collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2021 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.7% and 24% in Telford and Wrekin from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious5029%
  • Slight11970%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious5324%
  • Slight16776%

Telford and Wrekin road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Telford and Wrekin, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 2021 is highlighted, with 170, up 22% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 170
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (15%)
  • Tuesday36 (21%)
  • Wednesday24 (14%)
  • Thursday22 (13%)
  • Friday26 (15%)
  • Saturday18 (11%)
  • Sunday18 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (4.1%)
  • February11 (6.5%)
  • March13 (7.6%)
  • April12 (7.1%)
  • May16 (9.4%)
  • June21 (12%)
  • July15 (8.8%)
  • August7 (4.1%)
  • September24 (14%)
  • October16 (9.4%)
  • November16 (9.4%)
  • December12 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight129 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (5.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds142 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry119 (70%)
  • Wet or damp49 (29%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph98 (58%)
  • 40 mph29 (17%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph35 (21%)
  • 70 mph5 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway133 (78%)
  • Roundabout17 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant145 (66%)
  • Pedestrian27 (12%)
  • Cyclist24 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (6.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1516 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2017 (7.7%)
  • 21 to 2531 (14%)
  • 26 to 3542 (19%)
  • 36 to 4532 (14%)
  • 46 to 5533 (15%)
  • 56 to 6522 (10%)
  • 66 to 759 (4.1%)
  • Over 759 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider150 (68%)
  • Passenger44 (20%)
  • Pedestrian27 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car234 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (7%)
  • Motorcycle15 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Telford and Wrekin in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Telford and Wrekin had fewer road collisions than 219 of them in 2021.

Collisions
220th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
219th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
161st
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Telford and Wrekin in 2021

Malinslee & Dawley Bank, Telford and Wrekin, TF7 9ZA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Telford and Wrekin in 2021, with 10 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Telford and Wrekin with the most crashes in 2021

The B4373 had the most collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2021: 16, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Telford and Wrekin, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4373162002
2ndB5061141912
3rdA5223111402
4thA44281202
5thA4161002
6thA416961302
7thA46405602
8thB506251003
9thA5184400
10thM544402
11thA53402
12thB50632200
13thA4641100
14thB50721100

Towns in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 2021

Telford had the most collisions of any town in Telford and Wrekin in 2021: 94.

Postcode districts in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 2021

TF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Telford and Wrekin in 2021: 39.

Latest crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2021, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Telford and Wrekin road accidents in other years