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WV7 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 743 road traffic collisions in the WV7 postcode district, Shropshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,136 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 241 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 8 collisions, up from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
743
2,303rd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,136
1.53 per collision
Fatal collisions
19
21 people killed
Serious collisions
241
314 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
8
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
15
6 in 2024

Road collision statistics for WV7

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal192.6%
  • Serious24132%
  • Slight48365%

What the data shows

  • WV7 had 75 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 34% fewer than the 114 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 35% of collisions in WV7 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 82 children under 16 were killed or injured in WV7, 7.3% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in WV7.

Where WV7 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,303rd
Most casualties
2,269th
Most fatal collisions
2,186th
Most serious collisions
2,148th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday103 (14%)
  • Tuesday108 (15%)
  • Wednesday93 (13%)
  • Thursday104 (14%)
  • Friday134 (18%)
  • Saturday106 (14%)
  • Sunday95 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight505 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting141 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway648 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway88 (12%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph165 (22%)
  • 40 mph52 (7%)
  • 50 mph13 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph425 (57%)
  • 70 mph88 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds611 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other19 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant791 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist119 (10%)
  • Cyclist74 (6.5%)
  • Pedestrian64 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant41 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

WV7 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in WV7, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in WV7 peaked at 32 in 1981; 2025 had 8.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025815
202446
202368
202255
202157
2020912
2019716
2018710
20171014
20161427
2015711
20141322
2013813
20121011
2011913
20101219
20091327
2008812
20071934
20061533
20051718
20041416
20031633
20021629
20011522
20001320
19992234
19981932
19971931
19962137
19951621
19942030
19931324
19921520
19911732
19902234
19891725
19882230
19872433
19862231
19851824
19843142
19832735
19822635
19813252
19803041
19793040

Map of recent crashes in WV7

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in WV7

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in WV7

The 24 most recent collisions in WV7 happened between 24 December 2021 and 2 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in WV7

The A41 has the most collisions in WV7, 222 of 743 (30%), followed by the A464 (203).

Collisions in WV7 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA412223741268
2ndA464203340276
3rdM54477808

Council areas covering WV7

Collisions in WV7 were recorded in 3 council areas. Shropshire has 647 of 743 (87%).

Collisions in WV7 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stShropshire6471,00818222
2ndSouth Staffordshire90122119
3rdTelford and Wrekin3300

Town in WV7

Of the 743 collisions in WV7, 221 (30%) were in Albrighton.