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SY7 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,519 road traffic collisions in the SY7 postcode district, Shropshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,307 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 61 were fatal and 427 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 18 collisions, up from 15 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,519
1,961st of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,307
1.52 per collision
Fatal collisions
61
73 people killed
Serious collisions
427
557 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
18
15 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
22
Up 5% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SY7

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal614%
  • Serious42728%
  • Slight1,03168%

What the data shows

  • SY7 had 182 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 38% fewer than the 293 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 32% of collisions in SY7 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 204 children under 16 were killed or injured in SY7, 8.8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 47% of collisions in SY7.

Where SY7 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,961st
Most casualties
1,902nd
Most fatal collisions
903rd
Most serious collisions
1,689th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday179 (12%)
  • Tuesday196 (13%)
  • Wednesday172 (11%)
  • Thursday218 (14%)
  • Friday283 (19%)
  • Saturday248 (16%)
  • Sunday223 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,152 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting303 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,481 (97%)
  • Roundabout24 (1.6%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (0.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph210 (14%)
  • 40 mph107 (7%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph1,159 (76%)
  • 70 mph38 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,185 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds211 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds28 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist15 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Other29 (1.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,630 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist248 (11%)
  • Pedestrian119 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant110 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist70 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)63 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SY7 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SY7, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SY7 peaked at 62 in 1989; 2025 had 18.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 18
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251822
20241521
20231519
20221721
20211824
20201219
20192355
20182238
20171720
20162534
20151930
20143146
20132132
20122535
20112947
20103148
20093660
20082535
20073553
20064156
20053144
20043355
20033858
20023153
20013757
20002228
19993868
19983450
19973951
19963547
19953247
19944369
19934458
19923958
19915168
19905499
19896292
19884364
19873753
19863354
19854163
19843862
19834679
19823243
19813860
19805079
19792333

Map of recent crashes in SY7

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SY7

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SY7

The 24 most recent collisions in SY7 happened between 11 September 2024 and 26 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SY7

The A49 has the most collisions in SY7, 536 of 1,519 (35%), followed by the B4368 (345).

Collisions in SY7 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4953686622138
2ndB43683455111698
3rdA4113122188737
4thA48985128434
5thB438575109423
6thB43675384013
7thA4884459312
8thA4110243509
9thB43654702
10thB43704602

Council areas covering SY7

Collisions in SY7 were recorded in 4 council areas. Shropshire has 1,330 of 1,519 (88%).

Collisions in SY7 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stShropshire1,3302,01753374
2ndHerefordshire178275749
3rdPowys81213
4thWestmorland and Furness3301

Town in SY7

Of the 1,519 collisions in SY7, 195 (13%) were in Craven Arms.