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TF3 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,778 road traffic collisions in the TF3 postcode district, Telford and Wrekin, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,745 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 33 were fatal and 563 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 33 collisions, up 43% on 2024 (23).

Collisions since 1979
2,778
1,401st highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
3,745
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
33
36 people killed
Serious collisions
563
669 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
33
Up 43% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
39
Up 22% on 2024

Road collision statistics for TF3

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal331.2%
  • Serious56320%
  • Slight2,18279%

What the data shows

  • TF3 had 291 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 49% fewer than the 566 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in TF3 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 479 children under 16 were killed or injured in TF3, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in TF3.

Where TF3 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,401st
Most casualties
1,398th
Most fatal collisions
1,756th
Most serious collisions
1,320th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday402 (14%)
  • Tuesday399 (14%)
  • Wednesday418 (15%)
  • Thursday443 (16%)
  • Friday504 (18%)
  • Saturday353 (13%)
  • Sunday259 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,063 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit645 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit21 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,579 (57%)
  • Roundabout518 (19%)
  • Dual carriageway485 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road184 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,525 (55%)
  • 40 mph430 (15%)
  • 50 mph24 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph390 (14%)
  • 70 mph404 (15%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,278 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds329 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds38 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds32 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist21 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.3%)
  • Other50 (1.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,452 (65%)
  • Pedestrian403 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist399 (11%)
  • Cyclist274 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant81 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant54 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant40 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

TF3 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in TF3, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in TF3 peaked at 103 in 1998; 2025 had 33.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 33
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253339
20242332
20232127
20223141
20212729
20202029
20192331
20183039
20173951
20164457
20153651
20144963
20134060
20126079
20115064
20106286
20096591
20086581
200778100
20066185
200580101
200484110
200380116
20026694
200182115
200078117
19997199
1998103141
1997103149
199698133
199576108
199477106
199376101
19924964
199186116
199087131
198993130
19887190
19876784
19863948
19857290
19845871
19835572
19824960
19814360
19803040
19794864

Map of recent crashes in TF3

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in TF3

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in TF3

The 24 most recent collisions in TF3 happened between 25 March and 21 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in TF3

The A442 has the most collisions in TF3, 440 of 2,778 (16%), followed by the M54 (139).

Collisions in TF3 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4424406171490
2ndM54139197226
3rdA464129167116
4thA510515707
5thB437388132122
6thB50727910007
7thA5223457218
8thA4169193017
9thA518152107
10thB50124600

Council areas covering TF3

Collisions in TF3 were recorded in 2 council areas. Telford and Wrekin has 2,726 of 2,778 (98%).

Collisions in TF3 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTelford and Wrekin2,7263,68233558
2ndShropshire526305

Town in TF3

Of the 2,778 collisions in TF3, 1,740 (63%) were in Telford.