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Albrighton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 221 road traffic collisions in Albrighton, Shropshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 294 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 73 were serious.

The last recorded collision was on 11 August 2023.

Collisions since 1979
221
1,849th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
294
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
73
81 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
11 Aug 2023
Busiest year
1984
13 collisions

Road collision statistics for Albrighton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious7333%
  • Slight14767%

What the data shows

  • Albrighton had 16 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 47% fewer than the 30 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 33% of collisions in Albrighton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 42 children under 16 were killed or injured in Albrighton, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in Albrighton.

Where Albrighton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,849th
Most casualties
1,841st
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
1,392nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (16%)
  • Tuesday35 (16%)
  • Wednesday33 (15%)
  • Thursday26 (12%)
  • Friday37 (17%)
  • Saturday26 (12%)
  • Sunday29 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight155 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway188 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (12%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph142 (64%)
  • 40 mph37 (17%)
  • 60 mph38 (17%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds187 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (10%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (1.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant145 (49%)
  • Cyclist45 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (14%)
  • Pedestrian41 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Albrighton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Albrighton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Albrighton peaked at 13 in 1984; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202400
202322
202222
202112
202022
201915
201811
201744
201638
201523
201433
201346
201211
201133
201011
2009412
200834
2007610
200634
200533
200468
2003610
200235
200122
200055
199989
1998711
199755
1996810
199577
199478
199337
199256
1991411
1990810
198967
198844
1987810
19861214
198588
19841313
198368
198279
19811013
198067
1979811

Map of recent crashes in Albrighton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Albrighton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Albrighton

The 24 most recent collisions in Albrighton happened between 6 July 2013 and 11 August 2023.

Severity

Crashes by road in Albrighton

Of the 221 collisions in Albrighton, 70 were on the A41.

Collisions in Albrighton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4170119025

Council area for Albrighton

Albrighton is in Shropshire, where police recorded 41,475 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Albrighton accounts for 0.5% of them.

Postcode district for Albrighton

All 221 collisions in Albrighton were in the WV7 postcode district.