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Bridgnorth road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 915 road traffic collisions in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,142 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 178 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 10 collisions, up from 8 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
915
805th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,142
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
16
17 people killed
Serious collisions
178
200 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
10
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
12
8 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Bridgnorth

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal161.7%
  • Serious17819%
  • Slight72179%

What the data shows

  • Bridgnorth had 76 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 50% fewer than the 152 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Bridgnorth were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 191 children under 16 were killed or injured in Bridgnorth, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in Bridgnorth.

Where Bridgnorth ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
805th
Most casualties
815th
Most fatal collisions
588th
Most serious collisions
755th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday137 (15%)
  • Tuesday124 (14%)
  • Wednesday94 (10%)
  • Thursday128 (14%)
  • Friday159 (17%)
  • Saturday159 (17%)
  • Sunday114 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight706 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit189 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway817 (89%)
  • One way street or slip road54 (5.9%)
  • Roundabout27 (3%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph794 (87%)
  • 40 mph65 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph49 (5.4%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds793 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant470 (41%)
  • Pedestrian341 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist193 (17%)
  • Cyclist97 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Bridgnorth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bridgnorth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Bridgnorth peaked at 42 in 1980; 2025 had 10.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 10
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251012
202488
202344
202235
202166
202088
201967
2018911
201789
20161415
201599
20141011
20131515
20121719
20111116
20101632
20092329
20081520
20071920
20061723
20052123
20041520
20032733
20021420
20011626
20001720
19991720
19982128
19972026
19962934
19952335
19941927
19931616
19922828
19912833
19902633
19892734
19882226
19872739
19862832
19852947
19843538
19833442
19823444
19813239
19804253
19794047

Map of recent crashes in Bridgnorth

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Bridgnorth

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Bridgnorth

The 24 most recent collisions in Bridgnorth happened between 2 September 2022 and 9 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Bridgnorth

The A442 has the most collisions in Bridgnorth, 165 of 915 (18%), followed by the B4373 (120).

Collisions in Bridgnorth on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA442165212333
2ndB4373120145326
3rdA458119165131
4thB436385109314
5thB4364414607
6thA454122315

Council area for Bridgnorth

Bridgnorth is in Shropshire, where police recorded 41,475 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Bridgnorth accounts for 2.2% of them.

Postcode districts in Bridgnorth

Collisions in Bridgnorth were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by WV16 (580) and WV15 (335).