The A458: where people are seriously hurt
Over 2021–2025, 151 people were killed or seriously injured in 114 collisions on the A458, making it the 105th worst numbered road in Britain by that measure.
114
serious or fatal collisions
151
people killed or seriously injured
14
collisions that took a life
#105
of 150 numbered roads
What the record shows
The A458 carries 351 recorded injury collisions over the period, 114 of them serious or fatal. Serious injury concentrates in Shropshire, Powys, Dudley, with 2 further areas also recording collisions. Collisions here are more likely than average to be fatal: 12% against 7% across the numbered network, which usually points to higher speeds. Most collisions were recorded on 30 mph sections. The worst year of the period was 2024 with 31 serious collisions, and the count is down 8% between 2021 and 2025.
Every serious and fatal collision on the A458
Blue markers are serious collisions, red crosses fatal. Click any marker for the year. Zoom in to see the specific junctions and stretches where they cluster.
Where along the route
- Shropshire39 KSI
- Powys39 KSI
- Dudley30 KSI
- South Staffordshire5 KSI
- Gwynedd1 KSI
Local authority areas with the most serious collisions on this road.
The trend
Serious and fatal collisions on the A458
2025: 24 (down 22.6% on the year before) · peak 31 in 2024 · -7.7% across the period
Axis clipped to the data range to show year-on-year movement.
About the A458
How many accidents happen on the A458?
Police recorded 351 injury collisions on the A458 over 2021–2025, of which 114 were fatal or serious. Those serious collisions left 151 people killed or seriously injured, including 14 fatal collisions.
Is the A458 a dangerous road?
By volume of serious injury it ranks 105 of the 150 numbered roads we analyse, and 95 among a roads. That is a count rather than a rate: longer and busier roads accumulate more collisions, so a high ranking reflects exposure as well as risk.
Where on the A458 do collisions happen?
They concentrate in Shropshire, Powys, Dudley. The map on this page plots every serious and fatal collision recorded on the route, so you can see the specific stretches rather than the total.
Counts include every collision the police recorded on this road number across all authority areas. They are not adjusted for traffic volume or road length, so treat them as a measure of where injury concentrates rather than a per-mile risk rating. Method. Free to reuse with attribution to this page.
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