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TF8 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 540 road traffic collisions in the TF8 postcode district, Telford and Wrekin, from 1979 to 2025, and 752 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 163 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 6 collisions, up from 5 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
540
2,399th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
752
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
14
19 people killed
Serious collisions
163
206 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
10
7 in 2024

Road collision statistics for TF8

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal142.6%
  • Serious16330%
  • Slight36367%

What the data shows

  • TF8 had 62 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 29% fewer than the 87 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 33% of collisions in TF8 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 70 children under 16 were killed or injured in TF8, 9.3% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in TF8.

Where TF8 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,399th
Most casualties
2,404th
Most fatal collisions
2,302nd
Most serious collisions
2,319th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (14%)
  • Tuesday75 (14%)
  • Wednesday57 (11%)
  • Thursday76 (14%)
  • Friday83 (15%)
  • Saturday76 (14%)
  • Sunday95 (18%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight391 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (8.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway518 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph289 (54%)
  • 40 mph27 (5%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph205 (38%)
  • 70 mph10 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds448 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant467 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist119 (16%)
  • Pedestrian79 (11%)
  • Cyclist41 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

TF8 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in TF8, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in TF8 peaked at 29 in 1984; 2025 had 6.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025610
202457
202367
202267
202144
202035
201978
201858
2017912
20161121
201547
20141113
201356
201258
20111320
2010912
2009710
20081627
2007610
20061117
200589
20041214
20031014
20021520
200144
20001419
19991727
19981114
19971630
19961418
19951322
19941014
199389
19921113
19911825
19901216
19892029
19881016
19871417
19861718
19851623
19842935
19832125
19821632
19811519
19801718
19792333

Map of recent crashes in TF8

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in TF8

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in TF8

The 24 most recent collisions in TF8 happened between 16 September 2021 and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in TF8

The A4169 has the most collisions in TF8, 143 of 540 (26%), followed by the B4380 (91).

Collisions in TF8 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4169143216647
2ndB438091127431
3rdB437386116423
4thB437871003

Council areas covering TF8

Collisions in TF8 were recorded in 2 council areas. Telford and Wrekin has 375 of 540 (69%).

Collisions in TF8 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTelford and Wrekin37551711109
2ndShropshire165235354

Town in TF8

Of the 540 collisions in TF8, 239 (44%) were in Telford.