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SY12 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 904 road traffic collisions in the SY12 postcode district, Shropshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,270 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 233 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, down from 7 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
904
2,241st of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,270
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
21
22 people killed
Serious collisions
233
275 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
7 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
10 in 2024

Road collision statistics for SY12

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal212.3%
  • Serious23326%
  • Slight65072%

What the data shows

  • SY12 had 78 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 47% fewer than the 146 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 28% of collisions in SY12 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 135 children under 16 were killed or injured in SY12, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 43% of collisions in SY12.

Where SY12 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,241st
Most casualties
2,235th
Most fatal collisions
2,133rd
Most serious collisions
2,164th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday133 (15%)
  • Tuesday132 (15%)
  • Wednesday133 (15%)
  • Thursday132 (15%)
  • Friday124 (14%)
  • Saturday129 (14%)
  • Sunday121 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight680 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting147 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway852 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout21 (2.3%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph244 (27%)
  • 40 mph37 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph591 (65%)
  • 70 mph26 (2.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds728 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds125 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant783 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist142 (11%)
  • Pedestrian119 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist82 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant71 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)30 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SY12 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SY12, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SY12 peaked at 39 in 1997; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202545
2024710
202378
20221316
202156
202079
2019913
201844
2017810
20161418
2015710
20141113
20131014
20121425
20111318
20101317
20091825
20081218
20071927
20062939
20052436
20042744
20033555
20022635
20011931
20003348
19992933
19982023
19973962
19962737
19953458
19942435
19932025
19923139
19912936
19903046
19892535
19881421
19872023
19861825
19852630
19842125
19832331
19821737
19812333
19802435
19792227

Map of recent crashes in SY12

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SY12

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SY12

The 24 most recent collisions in SY12 happened between 12 May 2022 and 11 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SY12

The A495 has the most collisions in SY12, 251 of 904 (28%), followed by the A528 (200).

Collisions in SY12 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA495251357863
2ndA528200293858
3rdB5068139211341
4thB5063233319
5thB5069112004

Council areas covering SY12

Collisions in SY12 were recorded in 4 council areas. Shropshire has 878 of 904 (97%).

Collisions in SY12 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stShropshire8781,23620230
2ndCheshire East6700
3rdWrexham61202
4thFylde3401

Town in SY12

Of the 904 collisions in SY12, 192 (21%) were in Ellesmere.