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SY11 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,919 road traffic collisions in the SY11 postcode district, Shropshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,900 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 46 were fatal and 697 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 24 collisions, down 29% on 2024 (34).

Collisions since 1979
2,919
1,346th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
3,900
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
46
55 people killed
Serious collisions
697
820 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
24
Down 29% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
30
Down 33% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SY11

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal461.6%
  • Serious69724%
  • Slight2,17675%

What the data shows

  • SY11 had 342 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 39% fewer than the 557 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in SY11 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 501 children under 16 were killed or injured in SY11, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in SY11.

Where SY11 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,346th
Most casualties
1,355th
Most fatal collisions
1,308th
Most serious collisions
953rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday415 (14%)
  • Tuesday378 (13%)
  • Wednesday429 (15%)
  • Thursday399 (14%)
  • Friday534 (18%)
  • Saturday440 (15%)
  • Sunday324 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,170 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit385 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting312 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown34 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit18 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,606 (89%)
  • One way street or slip road173 (5.9%)
  • Roundabout111 (3.8%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph1,664 (57%)
  • 40 mph43 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph32 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph1,134 (39%)
  • 70 mph37 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,324 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds424 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds42 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds39 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds30 (1%)
  • Fog or mist27 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Other27 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,295 (59%)
  • Pedestrian624 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist430 (11%)
  • Cyclist295 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant146 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)56 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SY11 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SY11, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SY11 peaked at 98 in 1994; 2025 had 24.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 24
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252430
20243445
20232734
20224457
20212528
20202733
20194164
20183450
20174359
20164362
20154254
20144457
20133947
20125472
20115475
20105370
20097288
20086390
20076989
20066784
20054561
200472102
20037496
20026298
200173100
200066107
199981110
199891118
199786116
199694152
19957198
199498133
199377100
199285106
199195124
199088120
198994122
19886286
19876381
19867098
19857587
19847690
19836386
19826786
19816875
19805677
19796883

Map of recent crashes in SY11

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SY11

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 SY11

The 24 most recent collisions in SY11 happened between 12 January and 12 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SY11

The A5 has the most collisions in SY11, 721 of 2,919 (25%), followed by the B5069 (418).

Collisions in SY11 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57211,16818214
2ndB5069418520796
3rdA495232343857
4thB4579175218039
5thA483141167143
6thB5009125163123
7thB458092120215
8thA40836778220
9thB50685268016
10thB5070141901
11thA5833601
12thA5843300
13thB40693301

Council areas covering SY11

Collisions in SY11 were recorded in 2 council areas. Shropshire has 2,894 of 2,919 (99%).

Collisions in SY11 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stShropshire2,8943,86746692
2ndBlackpool202704

Towns in SY11

Collisions in SY11 were recorded in 5 towns, led by Oswestry (1,366) and Gobowen (132).