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Malvern Hills road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 419 road traffic collisions in the Malvern Hills in 1984, and 587 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1983 (366), and casualties rose from 504.

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

Collisions in 1984
419
Up 14% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
587
Up 16% on 1983
Fatal collisions
9
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
24% of collisions

Crash severity in the Malvern Hills in 1984

2.1% of collisions in the Malvern Hills in 1984 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in the Malvern Hills from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious10224%
  • Slight30874%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious13122%
  • Slight44676%

Malvern Hills road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Malvern Hills, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1981. 1984 is highlighted, with 419, up 14% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (12%)
  • Tuesday57 (14%)
  • Wednesday54 (13%)
  • Thursday55 (13%)
  • Friday72 (17%)
  • Saturday78 (19%)
  • Sunday51 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (8.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (5.5%)
  • February26 (6.2%)
  • March34 (8.1%)
  • April27 (6.4%)
  • May39 (9.3%)
  • June48 (11%)
  • July48 (11%)
  • August43 (10%)
  • September23 (5.5%)
  • October39 (9.3%)
  • November35 (8.4%)
  • December34 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight304 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds353 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (9.3%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry295 (70%)
  • Wet or damp107 (26%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph179 (43%)
  • 40 mph16 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph200 (48%)
  • 70 mph17 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway392 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (5%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Malvern Hills in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant304 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist164 (28%)
  • Cyclist51 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian44 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6%)
  • 16 to 20179 (30%)
  • 21 to 2596 (16%)
  • 26 to 3598 (17%)
  • 36 to 4544 (7.5%)
  • 46 to 5529 (4.9%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7532 (5.5%)
  • Over 7517 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider392 (67%)
  • Passenger151 (26%)
  • Pedestrian44 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car444 (60%)
  • Motorcycle161 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle19 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Malvern Hills in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Malvern Hills had fewer road collisions than 242 of them in 1984.

Collisions
243rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
231st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
224th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
262nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Malvern Hills with the most crashes in 1984

The A449 had the most collisions in the Malvern Hills in 1984: 66, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Malvern Hills, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4496689016
2ndA4103223617
3rdA4532212301
4thA438192605
5thA44173015
6thB4211152204
7thB4214132024
8thM5122300
9thA38101503
10thB4218101300
11thA410491010
12thA41791300
13thA44381811
14thB42198903
15thA4517902
16thB42036903
17thB42086801
18thM505702
19thA4654702
20thB42044601

Towns in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 1984

Great Malvern had the most collisions of any town in the Malvern Hills in 1984: 119.

Postcode districts in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 1984

WR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Malvern Hills in 1984: 152.

Latest crashes in the Malvern Hills in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in the Malvern Hills in 1984, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Malvern Hills road accidents in other years