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Malvern Hills road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 400 road traffic collisions in the Malvern Hills in 1987, and 518 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1986 (391), and casualties fell from 519.

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

Collisions in 1987
400
Up 2% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
518
Level with 1986
Fatal collisions
6
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
24% of collisions

Crash severity in the Malvern Hills in 1987

1.5% of collisions in the Malvern Hills in 1987 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in the Malvern Hills from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious9424%
  • Slight30075%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious11322%
  • Slight39877%

Malvern Hills road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Malvern Hills, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1981. 1987 is highlighted, with 400, up 2% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (11%)
  • Tuesday56 (14%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday56 (14%)
  • Friday65 (16%)
  • Saturday70 (18%)
  • Sunday56 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6%)
  • February19 (4.8%)
  • March28 (7%)
  • April33 (8.3%)
  • May36 (9%)
  • June35 (8.8%)
  • July47 (12%)
  • August42 (11%)
  • September35 (8.8%)
  • October38 (9.5%)
  • November30 (7.5%)
  • December33 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight294 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds323 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry251 (63%)
  • Wet or damp126 (32%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3%)
  • Snow9 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph149 (37%)
  • 40 mph21 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph4 (1%)
  • 60 mph212 (53%)
  • 70 mph14 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway381 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Malvern Hills in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant299 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist106 (20%)
  • Pedestrian50 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist40 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1538 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20134 (26%)
  • 21 to 2595 (18%)
  • 26 to 3577 (15%)
  • 36 to 4559 (11%)
  • 46 to 5532 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.9%)
  • Over 7516 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider355 (69%)
  • Passenger113 (22%)
  • Pedestrian50 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car486 (70%)
  • Motorcycle106 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Malvern Hills in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Malvern Hills had fewer road collisions than 235 of them in 1987.

Collisions
236th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
274th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
246th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Malvern Hills with the most crashes in 1987

The A449 had the most collisions in the Malvern Hills in 1987: 60, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Malvern Hills, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4496080114
2ndA438294018
3rdA4103223405
4thA44222826
5thA4532161901
6thA443151902
7thA38101404
8thB4208101206
9thB4211101302
10thA41781204
11thB421481101
12thA46571004
13thM571301
14thB44246701
15thB45036601
16thA41045500
17thB41975512
18thB42325500
19thM505802
20thB42194401

Towns in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 1987

Great Malvern had the most collisions of any town in the Malvern Hills in 1987: 93.

Postcode districts in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 1987

WR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Malvern Hills in 1987: 115.

Latest crashes in the Malvern Hills in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in the Malvern Hills in 1987, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Malvern Hills road accidents in other years