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TF6 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,475 road traffic collisions in the TF6 postcode district, Telford and Wrekin, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,281 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 42 were fatal and 425 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 5 collisions, down from 15 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,475
1,979th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,281
1.55 per collision
Fatal collisions
42
49 people killed
Serious collisions
425
587 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
15 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
8
18 in 2024

Road collision statistics for TF6

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal422.8%
  • Serious42529%
  • Slight1,00868%

What the data shows

  • TF6 had 144 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 48% fewer than the 275 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 32% of collisions in TF6 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 119 children under 16 were killed or injured in TF6, 5.2% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 41% of collisions in TF6.

Where TF6 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,979th
Most casualties
1,913th
Most fatal collisions
1,433rd
Most serious collisions
1,692nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday199 (13%)
  • Tuesday181 (12%)
  • Wednesday212 (14%)
  • Thursday199 (13%)
  • Friday255 (17%)
  • Saturday242 (16%)
  • Sunday187 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,041 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting383 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,314 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway138 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph103 (7%)
  • 40 mph62 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph1,119 (76%)
  • 70 mph183 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,173 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds188 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist14 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.5%)
  • Other38 (2.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,728 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist243 (11%)
  • Van occupant72 (3.2%)
  • Cyclist64 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)59 (2.6%)
  • Pedestrian51 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant23 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

TF6 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in TF6, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in TF6 peaked at 58 in 1989; 2025 had 5.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202558
20241518
20231627
20221827
20211226
2020911
20191118
20181724
20172227
20161933
20152029
20141838
20131831
20121928
20111921
20102542
20093651
20084560
20074163
20063449
20053549
20044066
20034164
20022839
20013250
20002537
19992641
19983864
19974275
19963554
19953853
19943238
19933972
19923760
19914963
19904580
19895894
19884772
19873847
19864057
19854673
19844471
19833153
19824060
19814377
19804160
19794681

Map of recent crashes in TF6

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in TF6

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in TF6

The 24 most recent collisions in TF6 happened between 15 November 2023 and 2 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in TF6

The A5 has the most collisions in TF6, 306 of 1,475 (21%), followed by the A442 (247).

Collisions in TF6 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA53065241093
2ndA4422474141473
3rdB5062195293666
4thB5061134206034
5thB5063110149325
6thB439494137135
7thM54314309
8thA4169102105

Council areas covering TF6

Collisions in TF6 were recorded in 2 council areas. Telford and Wrekin has 1,335 of 1,475 (91%).

Collisions in TF6 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTelford and Wrekin1,3352,03635383
2ndShropshire139244742

Town in TF6

Of the 1,475 collisions in TF6, 27 (1.8%) were in Telford.