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SY1 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,683 road traffic collisions in the SY1 postcode district, Shropshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,434 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 40 were fatal and 797 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 25 collisions, down 26% on 2024 (34).

Collisions since 1979
3,683
1,002nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,434
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
40
42 people killed
Serious collisions
797
872 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
25
Down 26% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
26
Down 30% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SY1

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal401.1%
  • Serious79722%
  • Slight2,84677%

What the data shows

  • SY1 had 346 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 43% fewer than the 611 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in SY1 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 692 children under 16 were killed or injured in SY1, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in SY1.

Where SY1 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,002nd
Most casualties
1,172nd
Most fatal collisions
1,503rd
Most serious collisions
748th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday477 (13%)
  • Tuesday500 (14%)
  • Wednesday591 (16%)
  • Thursday524 (14%)
  • Friday659 (18%)
  • Saturday578 (16%)
  • Sunday354 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,663 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit917 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown50 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit23 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,078 (84%)
  • One way street or slip road324 (8.8%)
  • Roundabout205 (5.6%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph33 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph2,963 (80%)
  • 40 mph522 (14%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph153 (4.2%)
  • 70 mph7 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,077 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds457 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds40 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds32 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other46 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,740 (39%)
  • Pedestrian1,066 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist721 (16%)
  • Cyclist673 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant83 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant81 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SY1 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SY1, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SY1 peaked at 125 in 1979; 2025 had 25.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 25
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252526
20243437
20231826
20223039
20213236
20203843
20193642
20182933
20174357
20166171
20155364
20145971
20135057
20125264
20116375
20105259
20096375
20086782
20077894
20067487
20058698
200473104
200388111
200289107
200191121
200092115
199999116
19988499
1997108121
1996105123
199593126
1994102121
199394109
199298123
1991113122
1990122138
1989118141
1988122143
1987110135
19866684
1985107128
1984118138
198397129
1982106128
1981112141
1980108133
1979125142

Map of recent crashes in SY1

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SY1

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SY1

The 24 most recent collisions in SY1 happened between 5 February and 22 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SY1

The A5191 has the most collisions in SY1, 601 of 3,683 (16%), followed by the A49 (365).

Collisions in SY1 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA51916017295130
2ndA493654576109
3rdA5283474685101
4thA5112242312834
5thA458233269148
6thB5062175225140
7thA5124105130116
8thA48891108017
9thB5067243206
10thB50633500

Council area for SY1

SY1 is in Shropshire, where police recorded 41,475 collisions from 1979 to 2025. SY1 accounts for 8.9% of them.

Town in SY1

Of the 3,683 collisions in SY1, 3,326 (90%) were in Shrewsbury.