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A5223 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 475 collisions on the A5223 from 1981 to 2025, with 688 casualties. Of those crashes, 9 were fatal and 58 serious, and 10 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 4 collisions on the A5223, down 43% from 7 in 2024, with 5 casualties.

Collisions since 1981
475
2,052nd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
688
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
9
10 people killed
Serious collisions
58
78 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
Down 43% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
Down 50% on 2024

Crash severity on the A5223

On the A5223, 1.9% of collisions were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1981 to 2025

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious5812%
  • Slight40886%

Where the A5223 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,052nd
Most casualties
1,949th
Most fatal collisions
1,807th
Most serious collisions
2,746th

A5223 accidents by year

Collisions on the A5223 peaked at 25 in 2008 and were down to 4 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A5223, 1981 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202545
2024710
202345
2022814
20211114
2020713
201989
201866
20171012
20161214
20151423
20141723
20131930
20121620
20111929
20101924
20091724
20082545
20071010
20062031
20051519
20041926
20031324
2002913
20011520
20001321
19992535
19981316
19971517
1996813
19951215
19941325
19931017
1992714
1991812
1990411
198966
1988510
198711
198656
198544
198411
198300
198200
198111

When crashes happen on the A5223

Friday has the most collisions on the A5223 (87), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (128).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (16%)
  • Tuesday66 (14%)
  • Wednesday64 (13%)
  • Thursday79 (17%)
  • Friday87 (18%)
  • Saturday52 (11%)
  • Sunday53 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am12 (2.5%)
  • 3am to 6am8 (1.7%)
  • 6am to 9am65 (14%)
  • 9am to noon68 (14%)
  • Noon to 3pm95 (20%)
  • 3pm to 6pm128 (27%)
  • 6pm to 9pm63 (13%)
  • 9pm to midnight36 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8%)
  • February31 (6.5%)
  • March44 (9.3%)
  • April32 (6.7%)
  • May38 (8%)
  • June43 (9.1%)
  • July29 (6.1%)
  • August31 (6.5%)
  • September47 (9.9%)
  • October48 (10%)
  • November55 (12%)
  • December39 (8.2%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight339 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit123 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A5223 crashes

On the A5223, 40% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 62% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph134 (28%)
  • 40 mph135 (28%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph188 (40%)
  • 70 mph10 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds374 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Other9 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry295 (62%)
  • Wet or damp170 (36%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.3%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway212 (45%)
  • Roundabout192 (40%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A5223 crashes

Car occupants make up 78% of the people killed or injured on the A5223, followed by motorcyclists (7%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant540 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (7%)
  • Cyclist47 (6.8%)
  • Pedestrian23 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (0.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car781 (82%)
  • Motorcycle47 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.7%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1538 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2096 (14%)
  • 21 to 2576 (11%)
  • 26 to 35147 (21%)
  • 36 to 45127 (18%)
  • 46 to 5595 (14%)
  • 56 to 6538 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.2%)
  • Over 759 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider459 (67%)
  • Passenger206 (30%)
  • Pedestrian23 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A5223

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A5223

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A5223 crashes by council area

Of the 475 collisions on the A5223, 474 were in Telford and Wrekin.

Collisions on the A5223 in each area, 1981 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTelford and Wrekin474687958

A5223 crashes by town

Of the 475 collisions on the A5223, 253 were in the built-up area of Telford.

Recent crashes on the A5223

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A5223, from 14 November 2021 to 23 November 2025.

Severity