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Malvern Hills road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 479 road traffic collisions in the Malvern Hills in 1981, and 718 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 157 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 1980 (407), and casualties rose from 616.

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

Collisions in 1981
479
Up 18% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
718
Up 17% on 1980
Fatal collisions
18
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
157
33% of collisions

Crash severity in the Malvern Hills in 1981

3.8% of collisions in the Malvern Hills in 1981 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in the Malvern Hills from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal183.8%
  • Serious15733%
  • Slight30463%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.8%
  • Serious20128%
  • Slight49769%

Malvern Hills road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Malvern Hills, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1981. 1981 is highlighted, with 479, up 18% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (10%)
  • Tuesday69 (14%)
  • Wednesday64 (13%)
  • Thursday67 (14%)
  • Friday77 (16%)
  • Saturday80 (17%)
  • Sunday74 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (6.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.5%)
  • February27 (5.6%)
  • March34 (7.1%)
  • April34 (7.1%)
  • May35 (7.3%)
  • June34 (7.1%)
  • July56 (12%)
  • August41 (8.6%)
  • September50 (10%)
  • October54 (11%)
  • November52 (11%)
  • December26 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight334 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting85 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds369 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Other11 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry300 (63%)
  • Wet or damp156 (33%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.1%)
  • Snow8 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph169 (35%)
  • 40 mph22 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph240 (50%)
  • 70 mph47 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway424 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Malvern Hills in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant433 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist132 (18%)
  • Cyclist52 (7.2%)
  • Pedestrian51 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1536 (5%)
  • 16 to 20205 (29%)
  • 21 to 2596 (13%)
  • 26 to 35118 (16%)
  • 36 to 4566 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5558 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6543 (6%)
  • 66 to 7540 (5.6%)
  • Over 7515 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider454 (63%)
  • Passenger213 (30%)
  • Pedestrian51 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car552 (67%)
  • Motorcycle129 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Malvern Hills in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in the Malvern Hills

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the Malvern Hills ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Malvern Hills had fewer road collisions than 199 of them in 1981.

Collisions
200th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
174th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
161st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in the Malvern Hills with the most crashes in 1981

The A449 had the most collisions in the Malvern Hills in 1981: 68, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Malvern Hills, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4496897117
2ndM54271218
3rdA38202705
4thA4103203106
5thA438203138
6thA4532202103
7thA443162817
8thA465142017
9thB4211142404
10thA44132605
11thB4204111312
12thB4208101706
13thA410481303
14thA45171011
15thB421471214
16thB422071113
17thB45037702
18thA41761003
19thB420361311
20thB420962322

Towns in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 1981

Great Malvern had the most collisions of any town in the Malvern Hills in 1981: 125.

Postcode districts in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 1981

WR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Malvern Hills in 1981: 144.

Latest crashes in the Malvern Hills in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in the Malvern Hills in 1981, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Malvern Hills road accidents in other years