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B4386 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 690 collisions on the B4386 from 1979 to 2025, with 955 casualties. Of those crashes, 16 were fatal and 158 serious, and 16 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 9 collisions on the B4386, up 50% from 6 in 2024, with 11 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
690
1,523rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
955
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
16
16 people killed
Serious collisions
158
200 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
9
Up 50% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
11
Up 38% on 2024

Crash severity on the B4386

On the B4386, 2.3% of collisions were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal162.3%
  • Serious15823%
  • Slight51675%

Where the B4386 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,523rd
Most casualties
1,488th
Most fatal collisions
1,181st
Most serious collisions
1,315th

B4386 accidents by year

Collisions on the B4386 peaked at 32 in 1984 and were down to 9 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B4386, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 9
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025911
202468
2023810
2022614
202135
2020711
20191114
201833
2017914
20161111
2015810
201467
20131115
2012813
2011911
20101721
20092129
20081927
20071313
20061214
20051112
20041824
20031214
20022130
20011619
20002332
19992027
19982236
19972843
19961728
19951122
19941317
19932023
19922435
19911213
19901932
19891928
19882227
19872337
19862330
19852144
19843245
19831012
19821518
19811314
19801617
19791215

When crashes happen on the B4386

Thursday has the most collisions on the B4386 (116), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (173).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (13%)
  • Tuesday106 (15%)
  • Wednesday109 (16%)
  • Thursday116 (17%)
  • Friday105 (15%)
  • Saturday91 (13%)
  • Sunday70 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am27 (3.9%)
  • 3am to 6am7 (1%)
  • 6am to 9am94 (14%)
  • 9am to noon78 (11%)
  • Noon to 3pm134 (19%)
  • 3pm to 6pm173 (25%)
  • 6pm to 9pm104 (15%)
  • 9pm to midnight73 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January65 (9.4%)
  • February59 (8.6%)
  • March58 (8.4%)
  • April47 (6.8%)
  • May48 (7%)
  • June50 (7.2%)
  • July62 (9%)
  • August52 (7.5%)
  • September66 (9.6%)
  • October58 (8.4%)
  • November62 (9%)
  • December63 (9.1%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight485 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting101 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B4386 crashes

On the B4386, 50% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 54% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph313 (45%)
  • 40 mph22 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph346 (50%)
  • 70 mph8 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds510 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds121 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2%)
  • Other25 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry372 (54%)
  • Wet or damp291 (42%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Mud2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway668 (97%)
  • Roundabout18 (2.6%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B4386 crashes

Car occupants make up 68% of the people killed or injured on the B4386, followed by motorcyclists (12%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant654 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist111 (12%)
  • Cyclist70 (7.3%)
  • Pedestrian62 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant27 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Other16 (1.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car908 (73%)
  • Motorcycle110 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1%)
  • Other21 (1.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1026 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1544 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20188 (20%)
  • 21 to 25143 (15%)
  • 26 to 35171 (18%)
  • 36 to 45126 (13%)
  • 46 to 5598 (10%)
  • 56 to 6562 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7547 (4.9%)
  • Over 7529 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider653 (68%)
  • Passenger240 (25%)
  • Pedestrian62 (6.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B4386

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B4386

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B4386 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B4386 were recorded in 2 council areas. Shropshire has the most, with 634, followed by Powys (55).

Collisions on the B4386 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stShropshire63488016147
2ndPowys5574011

B4386 crashes by town

Of the 690 collisions on the B4386, 287 were in the built-up area of Shrewsbury.

Recent crashes on the B4386

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B4386, from 20 October 2022 to 29 November 2025.

Severity