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SY9 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 366 road traffic collisions in the SY9 postcode district, Shropshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 550 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 108 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 6 collisions, up from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
366
2,481st of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
550
1.50 per collision
Fatal collisions
13
13 people killed
Serious collisions
108
132 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
7
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for SY9

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal133.6%
  • Serious10830%
  • Slight24567%

What the data shows

  • SY9 had 35 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 55% fewer than the 78 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 33% of collisions in SY9 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 55 children under 16 were killed or injured in SY9, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in SY9.

Where SY9 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,481st
Most casualties
2,475th
Most fatal collisions
2,336th
Most serious collisions
2,442nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (11%)
  • Tuesday45 (12%)
  • Wednesday27 (7.4%)
  • Thursday42 (11%)
  • Friday66 (18%)
  • Saturday66 (18%)
  • Sunday79 (22%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight248 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting97 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (4.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway362 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph51 (14%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph303 (83%)
  • 70 mph10 (2.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds280 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant373 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (14%)
  • Pedestrian33 (6%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.8%)
  • Cyclist20 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SY9 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SY9, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SY9 peaked at 15 in 1998; 2025 had 6.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202567
202444
202345
202233
202134
202023
201937
201847
201746
201622
2015612
2014914
201389
2012810
2011910
20101010
2009816
2008711
2007411
2006913
20051217
2004710
20031216
200257
2001912
2000812
19991216
19981524
19971120
1996812
19951116
199479
1993913
19921014
19911217
1990911
19891115
1988815
1987915
198689
19851125
19841119
1983711
1982714
1981811
1980915
1979711

Map of recent crashes in SY9

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SY9

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SY9

The 24 most recent collisions in SY9 happened between 20 July 2019 and 18 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SY9

The A488 has the most collisions in SY9, 143 of 366 (39%), followed by the A489 (84).

Collisions in SY9 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA488143238548
2ndA48984125322
3rdB43853749111

Council areas covering SY9

Collisions in SY9 were recorded in 2 council areas. Shropshire has 357 of 366 (98%).

Collisions in SY9 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stShropshire35753813105
2ndPowys81002