Crap Towns / Oswestry / Roads
How dangerous are the roads in Oswestry?
There were 2.1 fatal or serious road collisions per 10,000 people a year in Oswestry from 2021 to 2025, 13% lower than the typical town's 2.4. In 2025 it was 0.0, down from 1.1 in 2021.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1.1 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 4.6 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 1.7 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| Town | Distance | Collisions per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Welshpool | 22.6 km | 4.0 |
| Wrexham | 22.1 km | 3.2 |
| Gwersyllt | 24.0 km | 2.8 |
| Rhosllannerchrugog | 16.7 km | 2.2 |
| Oswestry | – | 2.1 |
| Acrefair and Cefn-mawr | 13.5 km | 1.8 |
| Shrewsbury | 25.6 km | 1.7 |
| Whitchurch | 27.3 km | 1.2 |
| Brynteg | 24.2 km | 1.0 |
| Bayston Hill | 27.4 km | 0.8 |
| Wem | 22.0 km | 0.3 |
| The typical town | – | 2.4 |