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Malvern Hills road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 405 road traffic collisions in the Malvern Hills in 1985, and 552 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 110 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1984 (419), and casualties fell from 587.

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

Collisions in 1985
405
Down 3% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
552
Down 6% on 1984
Fatal collisions
9
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
27% of collisions

Crash severity in the Malvern Hills in 1985

2.2% of collisions in the Malvern Hills in 1985 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in the Malvern Hills from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.2%
  • Serious11027%
  • Slight28671%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious13224%
  • Slight41074%

Malvern Hills road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Malvern Hills, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1981. 1985 is highlighted, with 405, down 3% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (12%)
  • Tuesday57 (14%)
  • Wednesday56 (14%)
  • Thursday53 (13%)
  • Friday67 (17%)
  • Saturday68 (17%)
  • Sunday54 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.9%)
  • February19 (4.7%)
  • March31 (7.7%)
  • April23 (5.7%)
  • May47 (12%)
  • June34 (8.4%)
  • July44 (11%)
  • August40 (9.9%)
  • September34 (8.4%)
  • October39 (9.6%)
  • November35 (8.6%)
  • December31 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight291 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds309 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (14%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other13 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry249 (61%)
  • Wet or damp132 (33%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.5%)
  • Snow10 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph170 (42%)
  • 40 mph21 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph4 (1%)
  • 60 mph191 (47%)
  • 70 mph19 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway380 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Malvern Hills in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant303 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist139 (25%)
  • Pedestrian46 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist36 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1534 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20151 (27%)
  • 21 to 25104 (19%)
  • 26 to 3568 (12%)
  • 36 to 4569 (13%)
  • 46 to 5535 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6527 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.3%)
  • Over 7515 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider366 (66%)
  • Passenger140 (25%)
  • Pedestrian46 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car452 (64%)
  • Motorcycle132 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Malvern Hills in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Malvern Hills had fewer road collisions than 243 of them in 1985.

Collisions
244th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
235th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Malvern Hills with the most crashes in 1985

The A449 had the most collisions in the Malvern Hills in 1985: 56, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Malvern Hills, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4495676015
2ndA44223437
3rdA4532202502
4thA4381924010
5thA4103162203
6thM5162411
7thA38141913
8thB4208131714
9thA417122103
10thA443121801
11thA4104101313
12thB4211101104
13thB4214101402
14thB4232101202
15thB421891602
16thB42046702
17thA4655504
18thB41965801
19thB42035503
20thA45141111

Towns in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 1985

Great Malvern had the most collisions of any town in the Malvern Hills in 1985: 111.

Postcode districts in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 1985

WR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Malvern Hills in 1985: 128.

Latest crashes in the Malvern Hills in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in the Malvern Hills in 1985, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Malvern Hills road accidents in other years