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A5112 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 539 collisions on the A5112 from 1979 to 2025, with 706 casualties. Of those crashes, 14 were fatal and 95 serious, and 17 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 5 collisions on the A5112, down 58% from 12 in 2024, with 5 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
539
1,853rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
706
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
14
17 people killed
Serious collisions
95
115 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
Down 58% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
Down 72% on 2024

Crash severity on the A5112

On the A5112, 2.6% of collisions were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal142.6%
  • Serious9518%
  • Slight43080%

Where the A5112 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,853rd
Most casualties
1,905th
Most fatal collisions
1,329th
Most serious collisions
2,003rd

A5112 accidents by year

Collisions on the A5112 peaked at 27 in 1996 and were down to 5 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A5112, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202555
20241218
202346
202267
202178
202078
2019812
201878
20171313
20161011
20151113
20141418
20131417
20121318
20111114
20101619
20091723
20081315
20071517
20061318
20052333
20041622
20032226
20022531
20011926
20001623
19991519
19982640
19972430
19962737
19951624
19941821
19931218
1992612
199156
199033
198933
198846
198734
198656
1985810
198446
198335
198234
198179
198068
197946

When crashes happen on the A5112

Friday has the most collisions on the A5112 (97), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (133).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (15%)
  • Tuesday84 (16%)
  • Wednesday76 (14%)
  • Thursday72 (13%)
  • Friday97 (18%)
  • Saturday75 (14%)
  • Sunday52 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am15 (2.8%)
  • 3am to 6am12 (2.2%)
  • 6am to 9am65 (12%)
  • 9am to noon75 (14%)
  • Noon to 3pm114 (21%)
  • 3pm to 6pm133 (25%)
  • 6pm to 9pm88 (16%)
  • 9pm to midnight37 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (7.2%)
  • February39 (7.2%)
  • March46 (8.5%)
  • April33 (6.1%)
  • May33 (6.1%)
  • June34 (6.3%)
  • July49 (9.1%)
  • August53 (9.8%)
  • September54 (10%)
  • October48 (8.9%)
  • November64 (12%)
  • December47 (8.7%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight388 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit141 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A5112 crashes

On the A5112, 40% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 64% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph218 (40%)
  • 40 mph166 (31%)
  • 50 mph17 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph131 (24%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds439 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry345 (64%)
  • Wet or damp184 (34%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.5%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway382 (71%)
  • Roundabout119 (22%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A5112 crashes

Car occupants make up 59% of the people killed or injured on the A5112, followed by cyclists (15%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant419 (59%)
  • Cyclist104 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian69 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant14 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other15 (2.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car763 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle105 (10%)
  • Motorcycle68 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.9%)
  • Other14 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1547 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20128 (18%)
  • 21 to 2570 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 35142 (20%)
  • 36 to 45104 (15%)
  • 46 to 5571 (10%)
  • 56 to 6561 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7539 (5.5%)
  • Over 7520 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider477 (68%)
  • Passenger160 (23%)
  • Pedestrian69 (9.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A5112

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A5112

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A5112 crashes by council area

Of the 539 collisions on the A5112, 537 were in Shropshire.

Collisions on the A5112 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stShropshire5377031495

A5112 crashes by town

Of the 539 collisions on the A5112, 377 were in the built-up area of Shrewsbury.

Recent crashes on the A5112

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A5112, from 18 June 2022 to 22 November 2025.

Severity