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Gobowen road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 183 road traffic collisions in Gobowen, Shropshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 232 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 39 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
183
2,045th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
232
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
39
43 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Gobowen

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious3921%
  • Slight14177%

What the data shows

  • Gobowen had 30 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 6% fewer than the 32 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Gobowen were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 33 children under 16 were killed or injured in Gobowen, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in Gobowen.

Where Gobowen ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,045th
Most casualties
2,092nd
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
1,999th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (16%)
  • Tuesday19 (10%)
  • Wednesday26 (14%)
  • Thursday27 (15%)
  • Friday27 (15%)
  • Saturday39 (21%)
  • Sunday16 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight125 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (4.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway169 (92%)
  • Roundabout13 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph140 (77%)
  • 40 mph15 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph24 (13%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds150 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant140 (60%)
  • Pedestrian40 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (11%)
  • Cyclist18 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Gobowen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gobowen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Gobowen peaked at 9 in 1981; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202523
202411
202334
202279
202100
202034
201923
201834
201733
201668
201500
201445
201322
201222
201145
201049
200922
200879
200744
200633
200523
200457
200311
200223
200147
200022
199946
199867
199723
199667
199544
1994610
199356
199267
199158
199045
198911
198857
198745
198678
198555
198456
198333
198256
1981910
198077
197968

Map of recent crashes in Gobowen

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Gobowen

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Gobowen

The 24 most recent collisions in Gobowen happened between 27 February 2017 and 15 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Gobowen

The B5069 has the most collisions in Gobowen, 73 of 183 (40%), followed by the B5009 (28).

Collisions in Gobowen on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB50697394119
2ndB5009283403
3rdA5222603
4thA483131503

Council areas covering Gobowen

Collisions in Gobowen were recorded in 2 council areas. Shropshire has 180 of 183 (98%).

Collisions in Gobowen by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stShropshire180228338
2ndBlackpool3401

Postcode districts in Gobowen

Collisions in Gobowen were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by SY11 (132) and SY10 (51).