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SY10 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,185 road traffic collisions in the SY10 postcode district, Shropshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,362 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 86 were fatal and 634 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 18 collisions, down 28% on 2024 (25).

Collisions since 1979
2,185
1,663rd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,362
1.54 per collision
Fatal collisions
86
91 people killed
Serious collisions
634
829 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
18
Down 28% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
26
Down 32% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SY10

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal863.9%
  • Serious63429%
  • Slight1,46567%

What the data shows

  • SY10 had 289 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 24% fewer than the 382 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 33% of collisions in SY10 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 312 children under 16 were killed or injured in SY10, 9.3% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 43% of collisions in SY10.

Where SY10 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,663rd
Most casualties
1,537th
Most fatal collisions
429th
Most serious collisions
1,108th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday291 (13%)
  • Tuesday290 (13%)
  • Wednesday309 (14%)
  • Thursday286 (13%)
  • Friday387 (18%)
  • Saturday344 (16%)
  • Sunday278 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,515 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting517 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights lit127 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,119 (97%)
  • Roundabout37 (1.7%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph345 (16%)
  • 40 mph113 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph19 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph1,657 (76%)
  • 70 mph47 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,699 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds341 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds36 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist24 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.3%)
  • Other26 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,431 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist337 (10%)
  • Pedestrian168 (5%)
  • Van occupant152 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist142 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)39 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant36 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant21 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SY10 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SY10, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SY10 peaked at 76 in 1993; 2025 had 18.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 18
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251826
20242538
20232542
20222434
20211926
20202853
20193156
20182741
20175071
20164263
20151924
20144151
20132537
20123351
20114162
20103550
20095475
20084065
20074975
20064560
20055577
200467101
20035486
20024986
200166107
20005481
19995185
19985586
19974969
19965579
19955379
19945894
199376118
19926096
199166103
19906296
198973106
19885186
19875181
19864575
198556106
19845466
19834665
19825377
19814373
19805798
19795586

Map of recent crashes in SY10

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SY10

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SY10

The 24 most recent collisions in SY10 happened between 1 September 2024 and 17 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SY10

The A483 has the most collisions in SY10, 471 of 2,185 (22%), followed by the B5069 (207).

Collisions in SY10 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48347177323128
2ndB50692073201053
3rdB43962043141160
4thA5134241728
5thA49583132526
6thB458069104227
7thB43916690325
8thB45794657114
9thB50704075011
10thB43932839112
11thB4398254629
12thB4500172518
13thB506891206
14thB500981401
15thA47061013
16thB43975601
17thA4583502

Council areas covering SY10

Collisions in SY10 were recorded in 5 council areas. Shropshire has 1,854 of 2,185 (85%).

Collisions in SY10 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stShropshire1,8542,89573523
2ndPowys30042712101
3rdWrexham212606
4thBlackpool6712
5thGwynedd4702

Towns in SY10

Collisions in SY10 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Oswestry (85) and Weston Rhyn (53).