Road collisions in Telford and Wrekin

Latest figures published 1 Oct 2026. Each figure shows its own source and date.

The police recorded 784 road collisions where someone was hurt on Telford and Wrekin's roads from 2021 to 2025. 13 were fatal and 208 serious.

Telford and Wrekin in 2025

Reported injury collisions
150
Fatal
1
Serious
39
Fatal and serious per 100,000 people
20.1
Great Britain: 39.4

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026; ONS MYE2, mid-2025, published 1 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Collisions each year

Reported injury collisions in Telford and Wrekin by year
YearFatalSeriousSlightAll
2021150119170
2022441147192
202344297143
202433690129
2025139110150

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Severity is the police's own assessment, not adjusted.

Who was hurt

1,042 people were killed or injured in collisions on Telford and Wrekin's roads from 2021 to 2025, 251 of them killed or seriously injured. They are counted where the collision happened, not where they live.

People killed or injured on Telford and Wrekin's roads by road user, 2021 to 2025
Road userKilledSeriously injuredSlightly injuredAll
Pedestrian34874125
Cyclist03072102
E-scooter rider0358
Motorcyclist2394283
Car occupant10110559679
Van or goods vehicle occupant042933
Bus or coach occupant0066
Other0246
All road users152367911,042

Source: DfT STATS19 casualties, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Severity is the police's own assessment, not adjusted. Killed means the person died within 30 days. Small numbers can change a lot from one year to the next.

By speed limit

2021 to 2025.

  • 20 mph8
  • 30 mph463
  • 40 mph143
  • 50 mph15
  • 60 mph141
  • 70 mph14

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Town and country roads

2021 to 2025, as DfT classes the place of each collision.

  • Urban52.6%
  • Rural47.4%

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Cars in Telford and Wrekin

Licensed cars kept in Telford and Wrekin at the end of June 2026, by where the registered keeper lives. Company cars are counted where the company is registered, so a lease firm's home council can look high.

Licensed cars
101,965
Up 2.9% in a year
Cars per 1,000 people
511
Great Britain: 491
Fully electric
4.3%
Great Britain: 5.9%
Kept by a company
7.5%
Great Britain: 10.2%
Petrol
50,725 (49.7%)
Diesel
34,708 (34.0%)
Hybrid (petrol)
9,067 (8.9%)
Electric and other fuels
7,465 (7.3%)

Source: DfT VEH0105, end of June 2026 (2026 Q2), published 23 September 2026; DfT VEH0142, end of June 2026 (2026 Q2), published 23 September 2026; ONS MYE2, mid-2025, published 1 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Other councils

Compare every council, with collisions by time of day, weather and light across Great Britain.