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Malvern Hills road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 435 road traffic collisions in the Malvern Hills in 1989, and 600 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1988 (400), and casualties rose from 560.

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

Collisions in 1989
435
Up 9% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
600
Up 7% on 1988
Fatal collisions
13
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
22% of collisions

Crash severity in the Malvern Hills in 1989

3% of collisions in the Malvern Hills in 1989 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in the Malvern Hills from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133%
  • Serious9422%
  • Slight32875%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.3%
  • Serious13222%
  • Slight45476%

Malvern Hills road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Malvern Hills, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1981. 1989 is highlighted, with 435, up 9% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (9.9%)
  • Tuesday61 (14%)
  • Wednesday57 (13%)
  • Thursday76 (17%)
  • Friday89 (20%)
  • Saturday59 (14%)
  • Sunday50 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8%)
  • February25 (5.7%)
  • March25 (5.7%)
  • April37 (8.5%)
  • May24 (5.5%)
  • June38 (8.7%)
  • July43 (9.9%)
  • August42 (9.7%)
  • September49 (11%)
  • October39 (9%)
  • November45 (10%)
  • December33 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight322 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds360 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (9.7%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Other9 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry308 (71%)
  • Wet or damp119 (27%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph153 (35%)
  • 40 mph33 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph215 (49%)
  • 70 mph30 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway389 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Malvern Hills in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant382 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist103 (17%)
  • Cyclist44 (7.3%)
  • Pedestrian40 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1529 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20147 (25%)
  • 21 to 2587 (14%)
  • 26 to 35100 (17%)
  • 36 to 4563 (11%)
  • 46 to 5552 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.7%)
  • Over 7525 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider383 (64%)
  • Passenger177 (30%)
  • Pedestrian40 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car562 (71%)
  • Motorcycle94 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Malvern Hills in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in the Malvern Hills

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Slight

How the Malvern Hills ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Malvern Hills had fewer road collisions than 240 of them in 1989.

Collisions
241st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
134th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
228th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Malvern Hills with the most crashes in 1989

The A449 had the most collisions in the Malvern Hills in 1989: 56, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Malvern Hills, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4495672111
2ndA4103262925
3rdM5243412
4thA438203015
5thA443182305
6thB4214182618
7thA38162615
8thA44163023
9thA4532141503
10thB4208142625
11thA4104111404
12thA417111403
13thB4211101503
14thB420491201
15thB42037901
16thB44247901
17thA45161401
18thB421861001
19thB42326901
20thB45036700

Towns in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 1989

Great Malvern had the most collisions of any town in the Malvern Hills in 1989: 97.

Postcode districts in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 1989

WR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Malvern Hills in 1989: 120.

Latest crashes in the Malvern Hills in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in the Malvern Hills in 1989, 2 were fatal and none were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Malvern Hills road accidents in other years