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Malvern Hills road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 366 road traffic collisions in the Malvern Hills in 1983, and 504 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 108 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1982 (413), and casualties fell from 569.

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

Collisions in 1983
366
Down 11% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
504
Down 11% on 1982
Fatal collisions
7
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
108
30% of collisions

Crash severity in the Malvern Hills in 1983

1.9% of collisions in the Malvern Hills in 1983 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in the Malvern Hills from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious10830%
  • Slight25169%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious13928%
  • Slight35570%

Malvern Hills road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Malvern Hills, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1981. 1983 is highlighted, with 366, down 11% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (12%)
  • Tuesday45 (12%)
  • Wednesday53 (14%)
  • Thursday47 (13%)
  • Friday56 (15%)
  • Saturday60 (16%)
  • Sunday61 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.8%)
  • February9 (2.5%)
  • March25 (6.8%)
  • April33 (9%)
  • May30 (8.2%)
  • June41 (11%)
  • July43 (12%)
  • August27 (7.4%)
  • September31 (8.5%)
  • October36 (9.8%)
  • November39 (11%)
  • December27 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight255 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds295 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry252 (69%)
  • Wet or damp99 (27%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.7%)
  • Snow5 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph143 (39%)
  • 40 mph18 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph186 (51%)
  • 70 mph17 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway342 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Malvern Hills in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant270 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist133 (26%)
  • Cyclist44 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1537 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20168 (33%)
  • 21 to 2571 (14%)
  • 26 to 3559 (12%)
  • 36 to 4546 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5534 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7530 (6%)
  • Over 756 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider323 (64%)
  • Passenger142 (28%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car384 (61%)
  • Motorcycle132 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus6 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Malvern Hills in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Malvern Hills had fewer road collisions than 267 of them in 1983.

Collisions
268th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
254th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
265th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
236th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Malvern Hills with the most crashes in 1983

The A449 had the most collisions in the Malvern Hills in 1983: 41, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Malvern Hills, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4494167211
2ndA4103304516
3rdA4532293015
4thB4211181903
5thA443172717
6thA438162203
7thA44131504
8thA4104122406
9thM5122304
10thA38111302
11thB42087704
12thB421471302
13thB42096602
14thB45036802
15thA4175601
16thB42325702
17thB442451001
18thM505802
19thB41964801
20thB42044402

Towns in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 1983

Great Malvern had the most collisions of any town in the Malvern Hills in 1983: 97.

Postcode districts in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 1983

WR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Malvern Hills in 1983: 117.

Latest crashes in the Malvern Hills in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in the Malvern Hills in 1983, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1983.

Severity

Malvern Hills road accidents in other years