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SY5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,598 road traffic collisions in the SY5 postcode district, Shropshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,560 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 128 were fatal and 964 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 29 collisions, down 9% on 2024 (32).

Collisions since 1979
3,598
1,039th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,560
1.55 per collision
Fatal collisions
128
154 people killed
Serious collisions
964
1,328 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
29
Down 9% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
42
Level with 2024

Road collision statistics for SY5

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1283.6%
  • Serious96427%
  • Slight2,50670%

What the data shows

  • SY5 had 382 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 42% fewer than the 654 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 30% of collisions in SY5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 438 children under 16 were killed or injured in SY5, 7.9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 44% of collisions in SY5.

Where SY5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,039th
Most casualties
820th
Most fatal collisions
128th
Most serious collisions
435th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday507 (14%)
  • Tuesday488 (14%)
  • Wednesday499 (14%)
  • Thursday497 (14%)
  • Friday537 (15%)
  • Saturday538 (15%)
  • Sunday532 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,626 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting770 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit177 (4.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,316 (92%)
  • Roundabout153 (4.3%)
  • Dual carriageway106 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 30 mph374 (10%)
  • 40 mph156 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph40 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph2,790 (78%)
  • 70 mph237 (6.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,774 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds556 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds65 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds62 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist47 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds31 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.3%)
  • Other47 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,108 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist582 (10%)
  • Van occupant233 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist211 (3.8%)
  • Pedestrian174 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)93 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant34 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant28 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant25 (0.4%)
  • Other13 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SY5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SY5, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SY5 peaked at 130 in 1990; 2025 had 29.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 29
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252942
20243242
20233148
20223355
20214357
20202740
20195182
20183553
20174368
20165878
20155379
20146085
201369112
20125787
20116488
201069100
20095880
20086189
200781101
200682110
200578133
200495135
200383117
200296167
200189128
200092145
1999100153
199894147
199783126
199699156
199595171
199485130
199387128
199275118
199189131
1990130212
1989108164
1988121220
1987129188
198667105
198586149
1984127214
198389131
198298162
198194152
198075107
197998175

Map of recent crashes in SY5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SY5

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SY5

The 24 most recent collisions in SY5 happened between 8 March and 23 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SY5

The A458 has the most collisions in SY5, 774 of 3,598 (22%), followed by the A488 (547).

Collisions in SY5 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4587741,35645232
2ndA48854782716144
3rdA4937762922101
4thA53605511274
5thB43862834251175
6thB4380212308555
7thB4393109167539
8thB4387304408
9thB5061152104
10thA50648800
11thB43945500
12thA4484602
13thA51123401

Council areas covering SY5

Collisions in SY5 were recorded in 4 council areas. Shropshire has 3,509 of 3,598 (98%).

Collisions in SY5 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stShropshire3,5095,441122936
2ndPowys74103528
3rdTelford and Wrekin7710
4thWestmorland and Furness4400

Town in SY5

Of the 3,598 collisions in SY5, 89 (2.5%) were in Shrewsbury.