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Malvern Hills road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 407 road traffic collisions in the Malvern Hills in 1980, and 616 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 137 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1979 (420), and casualties rose from 610.

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

Collisions in 1980
407
Down 3% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
616
Up 1% on 1979
Fatal collisions
10
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
137
34% of collisions

Crash severity in the Malvern Hills in 1980

2.5% of collisions in the Malvern Hills in 1980 were fatal and 34% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in the Malvern Hills from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.5%
  • Serious13734%
  • Slight26064%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious17528%
  • Slight43170%

Malvern Hills road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Malvern Hills, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1981. 1980 is highlighted, with 407, down 3% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday51 (13%)
  • Wednesday57 (14%)
  • Thursday49 (12%)
  • Friday68 (17%)
  • Saturday66 (16%)
  • Sunday61 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.4%)
  • February32 (7.9%)
  • March30 (7.4%)
  • April33 (8.1%)
  • May29 (7.1%)
  • June34 (8.4%)
  • July46 (11%)
  • August38 (9.3%)
  • September40 (9.8%)
  • October27 (6.6%)
  • November34 (8.4%)
  • December34 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight284 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting71 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds325 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other17 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry252 (62%)
  • Wet or damp130 (32%)
  • Frost or ice19 (4.7%)
  • Snow6 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph143 (35%)
  • 40 mph8 (2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph138 (34%)
  • 70 mph116 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway368 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Malvern Hills in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant361 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist127 (21%)
  • Cyclist43 (7%)
  • Pedestrian36 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5%)
  • 16 to 20204 (33%)
  • 21 to 2599 (16%)
  • 26 to 3582 (13%)
  • 36 to 4564 (10%)
  • 46 to 5534 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6535 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.6%)
  • Over 7510 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider375 (61%)
  • Passenger205 (33%)
  • Pedestrian36 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car459 (63%)
  • Motorcycle125 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle17 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Malvern Hills in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Malvern Hills had fewer road collisions than 245 of them in 1980.

Collisions
246th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
210th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Malvern Hills with the most crashes in 1980

The A449 had the most collisions in the Malvern Hills in 1980: 55, including 3 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Malvern Hills, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4495580313
2ndM5285719
3rdA4103192907
4thA38152909
5thA44152916
6thA4532142005
7thB4211142314
8thA443132217
9thA438121313
10thB4208101401
11thB420491503
12thB450391102
13thA41048804
14thB421481403
15thA46571304
16thB42037901
17thB41966802
18thA41751010
19thB42185602
20thB42195902

Towns in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 1980

Great Malvern had the most collisions of any town in the Malvern Hills in 1980: 94.

Postcode districts in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 1980

WR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Malvern Hills in 1980: 116.

Latest crashes in the Malvern Hills in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in the Malvern Hills in 1980, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1980.

Severity

Malvern Hills road accidents in other years