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Ellesmere road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 192 road traffic collisions in Ellesmere, Shropshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 228 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 53 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
192
1,998th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
228
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
53
57 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Ellesmere

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious5328%
  • Slight13872%

What the data shows

  • Ellesmere had 13 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 62% fewer than the 34 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 28% of collisions in Ellesmere were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 38 children under 16 were killed or injured in Ellesmere, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Ellesmere.

Where Ellesmere ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,998th
Most casualties
2,116th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
1,680th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (16%)
  • Tuesday29 (15%)
  • Wednesday27 (14%)
  • Thursday30 (16%)
  • Friday25 (13%)
  • Saturday32 (17%)
  • Sunday18 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight150 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway151 (79%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (11%)
  • Roundabout18 (9.4%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph177 (92%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph11 (5.7%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds163 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant76 (33%)
  • Pedestrian69 (30%)
  • Cyclist37 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (16%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Ellesmere road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ellesmere, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Ellesmere peaked at 11 in 1985; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202411
202322
202236
202100
202023
201922
201811
201700
201611
201544
201411
201300
201222
201133
201022
200955
200833
200756
200699
200579
200434
200355
200233
200144
20001014
199944
199822
1997813
199644
199589
199478
199355
199255
199144
1990710
198933
198812
198734
1986810
19851112
198466
198345
1982610
198168
198056
197967

Map of recent crashes in Ellesmere

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Ellesmere

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Ellesmere

The 24 most recent collisions in Ellesmere happened between 2 June 2010 and 30 July 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Ellesmere

The A495 has the most collisions in Ellesmere, 69 of 192 (36%), followed by the A528 (23).

Collisions in Ellesmere on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4956981119
2ndA528232705
3rdB5068213408

Council area for Ellesmere

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

Postcode district for Ellesmere

All 192 collisions in Ellesmere were in the SY12 postcode district.