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Craven Arms road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 195 road traffic collisions in Craven Arms, Shropshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 243 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 31 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
195
1,977th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
243
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
31
31 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Craven Arms

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious3116%
  • Slight16183%

What the data shows

  • Craven Arms had 21 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 34% fewer than the 32 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Craven Arms were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Craven Arms are between 9am and noon, with 25% of collisions.
  • 31 children under 16 were killed or injured in Craven Arms, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Craven Arms ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,977th
Most casualties
2,033rd
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
2,285th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (12%)
  • Tuesday24 (12%)
  • Wednesday26 (13%)
  • Thursday24 (12%)
  • Friday47 (24%)
  • Saturday32 (16%)
  • Sunday19 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight159 (82%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway166 (85%)
  • Roundabout24 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph116 (59%)
  • 40 mph64 (33%)
  • 60 mph13 (6.7%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds169 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (9.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant141 (58%)
  • Pedestrian46 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (12%)
  • Cyclist15 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Craven Arms road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Craven Arms, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Craven Arms peaked at 12 in 1992; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202424
202322
202222
202122
202047
201934
201833
201700
201611
201511
201446
201333
201222
201122
201056
200969
200833
200722
200647
200544
200434
200388
200244
2001812
200033
199978
199844
199777
199634
199500
1994710
19931011
19921216
199145
19901016
1989912
198869
198757
198645
198522
198444
198333
198222
198122
1980911
197922

Map of recent crashes in Craven Arms

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Craven Arms

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Craven Arms

The 24 most recent collisions in Craven Arms happened between 17 July 2014 and 31 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Craven Arms

The A49 has the most collisions in Craven Arms, 133 of 195 (68%), followed by the B4368 (40).

Collisions in Craven Arms on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA49133174321
2ndB4368404406

Council area for Craven Arms

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

Postcode district for Craven Arms

All 195 collisions in Craven Arms were in the SY7 postcode district.