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Telford and Wrekin road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 150 road traffic collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2025, and 190 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2024 (129), and casualties rose from 161.

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

Collisions in 2025
150
Up 16% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
190
Up 18% on 2024
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Telford and Wrekin in 2025

0.7% of collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2025 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.7% and 24% in Telford and Wrekin from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious3926%
  • Slight11073%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious4122%
  • Slight14878%

Telford and Wrekin road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Telford and Wrekin, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 2025 is highlighted, with 150, up 16% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 150
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (14%)
  • Tuesday28 (19%)
  • Wednesday32 (21%)
  • Thursday24 (16%)
  • Friday20 (13%)
  • Saturday10 (6.7%)
  • Sunday15 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5917 (11%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (33%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (9.3%)
  • February12 (8%)
  • March16 (11%)
  • April8 (5.3%)
  • May13 (8.7%)
  • June12 (8%)
  • July12 (8%)
  • August6 (4%)
  • September15 (10%)
  • October14 (9.3%)
  • November11 (7.3%)
  • December17 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight113 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds130 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry106 (71%)
  • Wet or damp43 (29%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2%)
  • 30 mph92 (61%)
  • 40 mph25 (17%)
  • 50 mph3 (2%)
  • 60 mph26 (17%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway104 (69%)
  • Roundabout27 (18%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant120 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (12%)
  • Pedestrian21 (11%)
  • Cyclist12 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Horse rider2 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 106 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1511 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2020 (11%)
  • 21 to 2520 (11%)
  • 26 to 3534 (18%)
  • 36 to 4531 (16%)
  • 46 to 5530 (16%)
  • 56 to 6523 (12%)
  • 66 to 757 (3.7%)
  • Over 753 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider139 (73%)
  • Passenger30 (16%)
  • Pedestrian21 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car207 (73%)
  • Motorcycle24 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Telford and Wrekin in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Telford and Wrekin had fewer road collisions than 249 of them in 2025.

Collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
258th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Telford and Wrekin in 2025

Malinslee & Dawley Bank, Telford and Wrekin, TF7 9ZA area, Oakengates & Ketley Bank, Telford and Wrekin, TF2 6NF area and The Nedge, Telford and Wrekin, TF3 2DQ area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Telford and Wrekin in 2025, with 8 collisions each.

Roads in Telford and Wrekin with the most crashes in 2025

The B4373 had the most collisions in Telford and Wrekin in 2025: 15, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Telford and Wrekin, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4373151902
2ndA442112105
3rdA4191103
4thB506181003
5thA5186811
6thA41695500
7thA54500
8thA52234501
9thB50624501
10thB50724401
11thA46403401
12thB50633301
13thA4642200
14thB43942200
15thM541101

Towns in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 2025

Telford had the most collisions of any town in Telford and Wrekin in 2025: 77.

Postcode districts in Telford and Wrekin: crashes in 2025

TF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Telford and Wrekin in 2025: 32.

Latest crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Telford and Wrekin in 2025, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 27 December 2025.

Severity

Telford and Wrekin road accidents in other years