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Malvern Hills road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 400 road traffic collisions in the Malvern Hills in 1988, and 560 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1987, and casualties rose from 518.

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

Collisions in 1988
400
Level with 1987
Casualties in 1988
560
Up 8% on 1987
Fatal collisions
14
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
24% of collisions

Crash severity in the Malvern Hills in 1988

3.5% of collisions in the Malvern Hills in 1988 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in the Malvern Hills from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.5%
  • Serious9724%
  • Slight28972%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.5%
  • Serious12021%
  • Slight42676%

Malvern Hills road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Malvern Hills, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1981. 1988 is highlighted, with 400, level with 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (12%)
  • Tuesday49 (12%)
  • Wednesday51 (13%)
  • Thursday57 (14%)
  • Friday74 (19%)
  • Saturday57 (14%)
  • Sunday64 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.8%)
  • February17 (4.3%)
  • March38 (9.5%)
  • April32 (8%)
  • May24 (6%)
  • June25 (6.3%)
  • July53 (13%)
  • August36 (9%)
  • September37 (9.3%)
  • October44 (11%)
  • November41 (10%)
  • December26 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight294 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds308 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Other11 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry250 (63%)
  • Wet or damp135 (34%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph141 (35%)
  • 40 mph29 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph213 (53%)
  • 70 mph16 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway379 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Malvern Hills in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant363 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (15%)
  • Pedestrian40 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist30 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant17 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20134 (24%)
  • 21 to 2582 (15%)
  • 26 to 3581 (14%)
  • 36 to 4563 (11%)
  • 46 to 5540 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6542 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7539 (7%)
  • Over 7518 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider365 (65%)
  • Passenger155 (28%)
  • Pedestrian40 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car504 (72%)
  • Motorcycle85 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Malvern Hills in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Malvern Hills had fewer road collisions than 251 of them in 1988.

Collisions
252nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
235th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
102nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
231st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in the Malvern Hills with the most crashes in 1988

The A449 had the most collisions in the Malvern Hills in 1988: 47, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Malvern Hills, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA449476908
2ndA4103295026
3rdA443223336
4thA44202605
5thB4211182217
6thB4208172302
7thA438152204
8thA38141715
9thA4104141905
10thA4532122103
11thA417101212
12thB4214101203
13thM5101911
14thB420381302
15thB420481112
16thB423281301
17thB421871305
18thA4656902
19thB42095711
20thB42204401

Towns in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 1988

Great Malvern had the most collisions of any town in the Malvern Hills in 1988: 83.

Postcode districts in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 1988

WR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Malvern Hills in 1988: 103.

Latest crashes in the Malvern Hills in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in the Malvern Hills in 1988, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 25 December 1988.

Severity

Malvern Hills road accidents in other years