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Malvern Hills road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 413 road traffic collisions in the Malvern Hills in 1982, and 569 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1981 (479), and casualties fell from 718.

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

Collisions in 1982
413
Down 14% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
569
Down 21% on 1981
Fatal collisions
15
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
24% of collisions

Crash severity in the Malvern Hills in 1982

3.6% of collisions in the Malvern Hills in 1982 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in the Malvern Hills from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.6%
  • Serious9924%
  • Slight29972%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal173%
  • Serious12522%
  • Slight42775%

Malvern Hills road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Malvern Hills, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1981. 1982 is highlighted, with 413, down 14% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (13%)
  • Tuesday53 (13%)
  • Wednesday49 (12%)
  • Thursday63 (15%)
  • Friday71 (17%)
  • Saturday66 (16%)
  • Sunday59 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (7.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.5%)
  • February25 (6.1%)
  • March39 (9.4%)
  • April29 (7%)
  • May43 (10%)
  • June41 (9.9%)
  • July41 (9.9%)
  • August32 (7.7%)
  • September33 (8%)
  • October35 (8.5%)
  • November38 (9.2%)
  • December30 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight287 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting83 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (9.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds337 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (9.7%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (3.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry261 (63%)
  • Wet or damp133 (32%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph152 (37%)
  • 40 mph20 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph226 (55%)
  • 70 mph12 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway389 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout4 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Malvern Hills in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant277 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist175 (31%)
  • Cyclist40 (7%)
  • Pedestrian40 (7%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20211 (37%)
  • 21 to 2583 (15%)
  • 26 to 3554 (9.5%)
  • 36 to 4556 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5541 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.9%)
  • Over 7516 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider375 (66%)
  • Passenger154 (27%)
  • Pedestrian40 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car413 (59%)
  • Motorcycle164 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.6%)
  • Minibus7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Malvern Hills in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Malvern Hills had fewer road collisions than 252 of them in 1982.

Collisions
253rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
243rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
133rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
280th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in the Malvern Hills with the most crashes in 1982

The A449 had the most collisions in the Malvern Hills in 1982: 68, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Malvern Hills, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4496888112
2ndA41032945310
3rdA4532222204
4thA438212514
5thA38132115
6thB4208131502
7thA44121905
8thB4211122212
9thM5112012
10thA417101005
11thB4214101522
12thA46581713
13thB420981301
14thA41047800
15thA44371811
16thB420471415
17thB42186711
18thB42034501
19thB44244901
20thB41973401

Towns in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 1982

Great Malvern had the most collisions of any town in the Malvern Hills in 1982: 102.

Postcode districts in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 1982

WR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Malvern Hills in 1982: 131.

Latest crashes in the Malvern Hills in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in the Malvern Hills in 1982, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1982.

Severity

Malvern Hills road accidents in other years