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SY13 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,118 road traffic collisions in the SY13 postcode district, Shropshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,586 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 122 were fatal and 794 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 24 collisions, up from 18 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
3,118
1,264th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,586
1.47 per collision
Fatal collisions
122
132 people killed
Serious collisions
794
1,016 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
24
18 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
36
Up 33% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SY13

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1223.9%
  • Serious79425%
  • Slight2,20271%

What the data shows

  • SY13 had 325 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 40% fewer than the 544 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 29% of collisions in SY13 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 366 children under 16 were killed or injured in SY13, 8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 45% of collisions in SY13.

Where SY13 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,264th
Most casualties
1,128th
Most fatal collisions
163rd
Most serious collisions
751st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday392 (13%)
  • Tuesday409 (13%)
  • Wednesday409 (13%)
  • Thursday441 (14%)
  • Friday541 (17%)
  • Saturday451 (14%)
  • Sunday475 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,301 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting568 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit208 (6.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit22 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,878 (92%)
  • Roundabout106 (3.4%)
  • Dual carriageway102 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph696 (22%)
  • 40 mph47 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph46 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph2,155 (69%)
  • 70 mph166 (5.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,368 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds494 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds53 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds43 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist34 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds24 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.3%)
  • Other75 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,199 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist531 (12%)
  • Pedestrian247 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist199 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant196 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)136 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant25 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant25 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant5 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SY13 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SY13, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SY13 peaked at 107 in 1990; 2025 had 24.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 24
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252436
20241827
20232742
20223948
20212636
20203243
20193950
20184054
20174263
20163857
20153960
20144571
20134454
20125170
20116579
20106599
20095780
20085380
20076496
20066184
200575104
200481128
20036188
200292150
200197143
200088155
199985108
1998102156
199778116
19967595
199586129
19947098
199368102
199271110
199174111
1990107167
1989101145
198891160
198790120
19866699
198576115
198481110
198373102
198294143
198199145
198083119
197985139

Map of recent crashes in SY13

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SY13

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SY13

The 24 most recent collisions in SY13 happened between 1 February and 25 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SY13

The A41 has the most collisions in SY13, 744 of 3,118 (24%), followed by the A525 (617).

Collisions in SY13 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA417441,11729198
2ndA52561796628162
3rdA4941366424121
4thA4951512161133
5thB5476132187641
6thB5395101145119
7thA44271125423
8thB5398577436
9thA5305491419
10thA5393557614
11thB5065334607
12thB536491200
13thB45763401

Council areas covering SY13

Collisions in SY13 were recorded in 6 council areas. Shropshire has 2,166 of 3,118 (69%).

Collisions in SY13 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stShropshire2,1663,08769537
2ndWrexham47575428129
3rdCheshire East2343851464
4thCheshire West and Chester2283371160
5thHerefordshire4401
6thHalton3301

Town in SY13

Of the 3,118 collisions in SY13, 575 (18%) were in Whitchurch, Shropshire.