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Malvern Hills road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 420 road traffic collisions in the Malvern Hills in 1979, and 610 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 137 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 12,695 collisions in the Malvern Hills.

Collisions in 1979
420
Casualties in 1979
610
Fatal collisions
12
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
137
33% of collisions

Crash severity in the Malvern Hills in 1979

2.9% of collisions in the Malvern Hills in 1979 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in the Malvern Hills from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.9%
  • Serious13733%
  • Slight27165%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.5%
  • Serious17829%
  • Slight41768%

Malvern Hills road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Malvern Hills, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1981. 1979 is highlighted, with 420.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (14%)
  • Tuesday61 (15%)
  • Wednesday46 (11%)
  • Thursday79 (19%)
  • Friday71 (17%)
  • Saturday67 (16%)
  • Sunday37 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (5%)
  • February30 (7.1%)
  • March26 (6.2%)
  • April25 (6%)
  • May49 (12%)
  • June35 (8.3%)
  • July33 (7.9%)
  • August49 (12%)
  • September33 (7.9%)
  • October30 (7.1%)
  • November48 (11%)
  • December41 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight296 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting84 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (8.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds311 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (11%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other22 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry251 (60%)
  • Wet or damp121 (29%)
  • Frost or ice31 (7.4%)
  • Snow15 (3.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph143 (34%)
  • 40 mph7 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph7 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph262 (62%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway377 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Malvern Hills in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant347 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist132 (22%)
  • Cyclist45 (7.4%)
  • Pedestrian42 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant25 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1530 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20161 (26%)
  • 21 to 2591 (15%)
  • 26 to 3584 (14%)
  • 36 to 4543 (7%)
  • 46 to 5556 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6552 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7538 (6.2%)
  • Over 7514 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider380 (62%)
  • Passenger188 (31%)
  • Pedestrian42 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car468 (63%)
  • Motorcycle118 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Malvern Hills in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 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

How the Malvern Hills ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Malvern Hills had fewer road collisions than 239 of them in 1979.

Collisions
240th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
218th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
205th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
212th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in the Malvern Hills with the most crashes in 1979

The A449 had the most collisions in the Malvern Hills in 1979: 61, including 1 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Malvern Hills, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4496181122
2ndM5295128
3rdA438182525
4thA4532182908
5thA441728112
6thB4208173415
7thA38162515
8thA4103153016
9thB4211141502
10thB423291102
11thA4438903
12thA46581106
13thB421481203
14thA4177712
15thB42037801
16thB420471104
17thB42096800
18thB42185601
19thB42195902
20thB42205701

Towns in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 1979

Great Malvern had the most collisions of any town in the Malvern Hills in 1979: 102.

Postcode districts in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 1979

WR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Malvern Hills in 1979: 128.

Latest crashes in the Malvern Hills in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in the Malvern Hills in 1979, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

Malvern Hills road accidents in other years