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Telford and Wrekin road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 129 road traffic collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2024, and 161 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2023 (143), and casualties fell from 194.

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

Collisions in 2024
129
Down 10% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
161
Down 17% on 2023
Fatal collisions
3
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Telford and Wrekin in 2024

2.3% of collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2024 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.7% and 24% in Telford and Wrekin from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.3%
  • Serious3628%
  • Slight9070%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.9%
  • Serious4025%
  • Slight11873%

Telford and Wrekin road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Telford and Wrekin, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 2024 is highlighted, with 129, down 10% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 129
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (18%)
  • Tuesday19 (15%)
  • Wednesday24 (19%)
  • Thursday21 (16%)
  • Friday15 (12%)
  • Saturday12 (9.3%)
  • Sunday15 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (10%)
  • February10 (7.8%)
  • March5 (3.9%)
  • April11 (8.5%)
  • May13 (10%)
  • June7 (5.4%)
  • July10 (7.8%)
  • August16 (12%)
  • September8 (6.2%)
  • October13 (10%)
  • November10 (7.8%)
  • December13 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight99 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds120 (93%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (6.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry99 (77%)
  • Wet or damp29 (22%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph79 (61%)
  • 40 mph26 (20%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph19 (15%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway97 (75%)
  • Roundabout17 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant78 (48%)
  • Pedestrian25 (16%)
  • Cyclist23 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 109 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1510 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2019 (12%)
  • 21 to 2515 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3529 (18%)
  • 36 to 4526 (16%)
  • 46 to 5522 (14%)
  • 56 to 6521 (13%)
  • 66 to 756 (3.7%)
  • Over 754 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider106 (66%)
  • Passenger30 (19%)
  • Pedestrian25 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car159 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (10%)
  • Motorcycle22 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Telford and Wrekin in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Telford and Wrekin had fewer road collisions than 279 of them in 2024.

Collisions
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Telford and Wrekin in 2024

Malinslee & Dawley Bank, Telford and Wrekin, TF7 9ZA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Telford and Wrekin in 2024, with 10 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Telford and Wrekin with the most crashes in 2024

The B5061 had the most collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2024: 9, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Telford and Wrekin, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB506191405
2ndA44281001
3rdA522371011
4thB43736801
5thA41695803
6thA414400
7thA54700
8thB50624611
9thB43942201
10thB50722210
11thM542200
12thA46401100

Towns in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 2024

Telford had the most collisions of any town in Telford and Wrekin in 2024: 72.

Postcode districts in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 2024

TF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Telford and Wrekin in 2024: 37.

Latest crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2024, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2024.

Severity

Telford and Wrekin road accidents in other years