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Malvern Hills road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 12,695 road traffic collisions in the Malvern Hills from 1979 to 2025, and 17,752 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 308 were fatal and 2,897 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 109 collisions, level with 2024, and casualties rose from 133 to 152.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
12,695
60th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
17,752
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
308
2.4% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
109
Level with 2024

Crash severity in the Malvern Hills

2.4% of collisions in the Malvern Hills from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3082.4%
  • Serious2,89723%
  • Slight9,49075%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3522%
  • Serious3,55820%
  • Slight13,84278%

Malvern Hills road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Malvern Hills, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1981. In 2025 there were 109, level with 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 109
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025109152
2024109133
2023104156
2022131171
202190119
202098113
2019116155
2018111156
2017137177
2016141188
2015171230
2014179239
2013155214
2012183269
2011179256
2010195249
2009219314
2008236327
2007225322
2006212300
2005229361
2004257353
2003221314
2002219327
2001218307
2000209316
1999263375
1998313442
1997389560
1996389561
1995394524
1994377528
1993361504
1992376513
1991397533
1990448641
1989435600
1988400560
1987400518
1986391519
1985405552
1984419587
1983366504
1982413569
1981479718
1980407616
1979420610

When and where crashes happen in the Malvern Hills

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,688 (13%)
  • Tuesday1,740 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,717 (14%)
  • Thursday1,842 (15%)
  • Friday2,201 (17%)
  • Saturday1,874 (15%)
  • Sunday1,633 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59539 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59223 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,484 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,930 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,282 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,050 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,928 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,259 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January982 (7.7%)
  • February844 (6.6%)
  • March945 (7.4%)
  • April914 (7.2%)
  • May1,116 (8.8%)
  • June1,055 (8.3%)
  • July1,261 (9.9%)
  • August1,162 (9.2%)
  • September1,119 (8.8%)
  • October1,122 (8.8%)
  • November1,138 (9%)
  • December1,037 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight9,213 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,974 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,320 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit98 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown90 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds10,345 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,486 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds208 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist152 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds143 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds91 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds13 (0.1%)
  • Other246 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry8,173 (64%)
  • Wet or damp3,973 (31%)
  • Frost or ice391 (3.1%)
  • Snow102 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep40 (0.3%)
  • Mud8 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel8 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph9 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph4,808 (38%)
  • 40 mph871 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph156 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph5,744 (45%)
  • 70 mph1,105 (8.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway11,448 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway933 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout235 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road53 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded26 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in the Malvern Hills

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant11,458 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist2,539 (14%)
  • Pedestrian1,364 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist1,175 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant616 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)278 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant99 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant85 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant77 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant39 (0.2%)
  • Other22 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5299 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 10512 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 15868 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 203,874 (22%)
  • 21 to 252,461 (14%)
  • 26 to 352,917 (16%)
  • 36 to 452,186 (12%)
  • 46 to 551,680 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 651,300 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 75968 (5.5%)
  • Over 75685 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider11,788 (66%)
  • Passenger4,600 (26%)
  • Pedestrian1,364 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car15,987 (71%)
  • Motorcycle2,488 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,270 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle1,229 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,002 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle231 (1%)
  • Bus or coach167 (0.7%)
  • Minibus83 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle51 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car48 (0.2%)
  • Other25 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in the Malvern Hills

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in the Malvern Hills

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How the Malvern Hills ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Malvern Hills had the 60th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
60th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
66th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 147th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
105th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
289thWest Oxfordshire13,01918,5804022,817
290thHinckley and Bosworth12,80417,4662722,111
291stEastbourne12,70716,2871172,284
292ndMalvern Hills (this area)12,69517,7523082,897
293rdHastings12,49415,7381162,384
294thBabergh12,49117,4372872,786
295thBracknell Forest12,42416,3931861,976

Accident hotspots in the Malvern Hills

Link, Malvern Hills, WR14 1SY area is the busiest accident hotspot in the Malvern Hills, with 276 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in the Malvern Hills with the most crashes

The A449 had the most collisions in the Malvern Hills from 1979 to 2025: 1,692, including 28 fatal and 321 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Malvern Hills, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4491,6922,28128321
2ndA410362297129144
3rdM56151,05222131
4thA44361489220141
5thB421158983114150
6thB420852673414108
7thA4451880427157
8thA3846166511126
9thA43842160518114
10thA41043204191067
11thB4204293423876
12thA4532266318348
13thB4214225309770
14thM50191290846
15thB4203166249646
16thA417158219550
17thB4424151232437
18thA451149229729
19thB4503149194131
20thB4209144233636

Towns in the Malvern Hills

Great Malvern had the most collisions of any town in the Malvern Hills from 1979 to 2025: 2,934.

Postcode districts in the Malvern Hills

WR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Malvern Hills from 1979 to 2025: 3,681.

Latest crashes in the Malvern Hills

Of the latest 24 crashes in the Malvern Hills, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity