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SY6 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 863 road traffic collisions in the SY6 postcode district, Shropshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,304 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 44 were fatal and 236 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 12 collisions, up from 5 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
863
2,255th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,304
1.51 per collision
Fatal collisions
44
51 people killed
Serious collisions
236
319 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
12
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
15
6 in 2024

Road collision statistics for SY6

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal445.1%
  • Serious23627%
  • Slight58368%

What the data shows

  • SY6 had 85 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 36% fewer than the 133 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 32% of collisions in SY6 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 114 children under 16 were killed or injured in SY6, 8.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 45% of collisions in SY6.

Where SY6 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,255th
Most casualties
2,226th
Most fatal collisions
1,376th
Most serious collisions
2,159th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday137 (16%)
  • Tuesday106 (12%)
  • Wednesday104 (12%)
  • Thursday116 (13%)
  • Friday145 (17%)
  • Saturday143 (17%)
  • Sunday112 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight649 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting152 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (5.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway831 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph164 (19%)
  • 40 mph51 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph53 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph564 (65%)
  • 70 mph29 (3.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds645 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds149 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Other11 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant907 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist133 (10%)
  • Pedestrian85 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant58 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist52 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)37 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SY6 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SY6, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SY6 peaked at 37 in 1980; 2025 had 12.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 12
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251215
202456
202333
2022911
20211221
202045
2019816
20181113
20171013
20161117
20151719
20141217
20131521
20121421
20111322
2010917
20091318
20081420
20071022
20061623
20051418
20041620
20032331
20022027
20012338
20001426
19992542
19981725
19972242
19962737
19952238
19942944
19932540
19922536
19912139
19903044
19892638
19883646
19872233
19861924
19851934
19842028
19832538
19823657
19812633
19803759
19792647

Map of recent crashes in SY6

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SY6

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SY6

The 24 most recent collisions in SY6 happened between 15 July 2022 and 28 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SY6

The A49 has the most collisions in SY6, 513 of 863 (59%), followed by the B4371 (105).

Collisions in SY6 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4951382336134
2ndB4371105157229
3rdB437080109129
4thB5477161603

Council areas covering SY6

Collisions in SY6 were recorded in 2 council areas. Shropshire has 857 of 863 (99%).

Collisions in SY6 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stShropshire8571,29644236
2ndWestmorland and Furness5600

Town in SY6

Of the 863 collisions in SY6, 179 (21%) were in Church Stretton.