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SY8 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,173 road traffic collisions in the SY8 postcode district, Shropshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,077 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 67 were fatal and 519 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 23 collisions, up from 18 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,173
1,670th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,077
1.42 per collision
Fatal collisions
67
75 people killed
Serious collisions
519
654 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
23
18 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
39
Up 70% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SY8

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal673.1%
  • Serious51924%
  • Slight1,58773%

What the data shows

  • SY8 had 228 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 42% fewer than the 391 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in SY8 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 341 children under 16 were killed or injured in SY8, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in SY8.

Where SY8 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,670th
Most casualties
1,636th
Most fatal collisions
757th
Most serious collisions
1,433rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday305 (14%)
  • Tuesday268 (12%)
  • Wednesday305 (14%)
  • Thursday295 (14%)
  • Friday386 (18%)
  • Saturday329 (15%)
  • Sunday285 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,607 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting402 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit139 (6.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,097 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout29 (1.3%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph591 (27%)
  • 40 mph95 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph26 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph1,404 (65%)
  • 70 mph49 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,750 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds272 (13%)
  • Fog or mist40 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds30 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Other41 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,031 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist327 (11%)
  • Pedestrian282 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist169 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant132 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)57 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant23 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant20 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant7 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SY8 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SY8, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SY8 peaked at 85 in 1990; 2025 had 23.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252339
20241823
20231416
20222432
20212333
20202030
20191423
20183036
20173136
20163138
20153542
20143844
20133147
20123240
20113242
20103448
20093955
20084267
20075478
20065484
20054570
20045873
20035274
20025184
20014561
20005782
19996791
199864106
19976998
19967199
19955869
19944874
19936189
19925675
19916491
199085123
198982106
19885067
19874669
19865287
19855980
19844556
19835173
19825991
19814363
19805887
19795886

Map of recent crashes in SY8

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SY8

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SY8

The 24 most recent collisions in SY8 happened between 17 December 2024 and 20 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SY8

The A49 has the most collisions in SY8, 510 of 2,173 (23%), followed by the B4361 (277).

Collisions in SY8 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4951083026126
2ndB4361277386965
3rdA4117252358863
4thA456117186334
5thB43656796022
6thA411359102415
7thB43645164114
8thB4362364618
9thB42143143212
10thA4654501

Council areas covering SY8

Collisions in SY8 were recorded in 2 council areas. Shropshire has 1,763 of 2,173 (81%).

Collisions in SY8 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stShropshire1,7632,46856411
2ndHerefordshire40760611107

Town in SY8

Of the 2,173 collisions in SY8, 571 (26%) were in Ludlow.