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Malvern Hills road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 391 road traffic collisions in the Malvern Hills in 1986, and 519 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1985 (405), and casualties fell from 552.

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

Collisions in 1986
391
Down 3% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
519
Down 6% on 1985
Fatal collisions
9
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
20% of collisions

Crash severity in the Malvern Hills in 1986

2.3% of collisions in the Malvern Hills in 1986 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in the Malvern Hills from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.3%
  • Serious7920%
  • Slight30377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious8617%
  • Slight42382%

Malvern Hills road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Malvern Hills, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1981. 1986 is highlighted, with 391, down 3% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday55 (14%)
  • Wednesday46 (12%)
  • Thursday65 (17%)
  • Friday54 (14%)
  • Saturday67 (17%)
  • Sunday49 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.7%)
  • February17 (4.3%)
  • March37 (9.5%)
  • April32 (8.2%)
  • May28 (7.2%)
  • June37 (9.5%)
  • July31 (7.9%)
  • August37 (9.5%)
  • September28 (7.2%)
  • October35 (9%)
  • November43 (11%)
  • December36 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight285 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds302 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (4.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Other7 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry240 (61%)
  • Wet or damp136 (35%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.6%)
  • Snow5 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph151 (39%)
  • 40 mph29 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph187 (48%)
  • 70 mph22 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway359 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (6.9%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Malvern Hills in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant291 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist103 (20%)
  • Cyclist42 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian42 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant25 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20139 (27%)
  • 21 to 2591 (18%)
  • 26 to 3587 (17%)
  • 36 to 4560 (12%)
  • 46 to 5527 (5.2%)
  • 56 to 6546 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.6%)
  • Over 7511 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider374 (72%)
  • Passenger103 (20%)
  • Pedestrian42 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car443 (65%)
  • Motorcycle103 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Malvern Hills in 1986

Map of the last crash of 1986 in the Malvern Hills

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

  • 1 crash
  • Serious

How the Malvern Hills ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Malvern Hills had fewer road collisions than 252 of them in 1986.

Collisions
253rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
253rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
219th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
294th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Malvern Hills with the most crashes in 1986

The A449 had the most collisions in the Malvern Hills in 1986: 54, including 4 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Malvern Hills, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA449546948
2ndA4103254724
3rdA438212505
4thM5192603
5thA4532182203
6thA44162612
7thA443162203
8thB4218151801
9thA38131916
10thB4211131604
11thB4208121302
12thB4204111511
13thB420991604
14thB42148902
15thB42198901
16thA41047902
17thA45171302
18thB42326701
19thB42034401
20thM504502

Towns in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 1986

Great Malvern had the most collisions of any town in the Malvern Hills in 1986: 67.

Postcode districts in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 1986

WR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Malvern Hills in 1986: 87.

Latest crashes in the Malvern Hills in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in the Malvern Hills in 1986, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1986.

Severity

Malvern Hills road accidents in other years