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Malvern Hills road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 448 road traffic collisions in the Malvern Hills in 1990, and 641 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1989 (435), and casualties rose from 600.

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

Collisions in 1990
448
Up 3% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
641
Up 7% on 1989
Fatal collisions
13
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
23% of collisions

Crash severity in the Malvern Hills in 1990

2.9% of collisions in the Malvern Hills in 1990 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in the Malvern Hills from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.9%
  • Serious10223%
  • Slight33374%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.5%
  • Serious14022%
  • Slight48576%

Malvern Hills road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Malvern Hills, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1981. 1990 is highlighted, with 448, up 3% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (12%)
  • Tuesday57 (13%)
  • Wednesday60 (13%)
  • Thursday58 (13%)
  • Friday77 (17%)
  • Saturday79 (18%)
  • Sunday65 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8%)
  • February30 (6.7%)
  • March32 (7.1%)
  • April27 (6%)
  • May45 (10%)
  • June35 (7.8%)
  • July45 (10%)
  • August46 (10%)
  • September47 (10%)
  • October39 (8.7%)
  • November38 (8.5%)
  • December28 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight329 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (3.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds361 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (8.7%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other22 (4.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry306 (68%)
  • Wet or damp131 (29%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph153 (34%)
  • 40 mph28 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph224 (50%)
  • 70 mph41 (9.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway392 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Malvern Hills in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant389 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist103 (16%)
  • Pedestrian60 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist47 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1543 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20158 (25%)
  • 21 to 25103 (16%)
  • 26 to 3599 (15%)
  • 36 to 4568 (11%)
  • 46 to 5543 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4.8%)
  • Over 7517 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider395 (62%)
  • Passenger186 (29%)
  • Pedestrian60 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car571 (70%)
  • Motorcycle107 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.9%)
  • Minibus9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Malvern Hills in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Malvern Hills had fewer road collisions than 230 of them in 1990.

Collisions
231st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
210th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
193rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Malvern Hills with the most crashes in 1990

The A449 had the most collisions in the Malvern Hills in 1990: 60, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Malvern Hills, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA449608009
2ndM5347928
3rdA4103274427
4thA438203114
5thA44202927
6thA4532181811
7thA38162204
8thB4214161807
9thA443151813
10thA4104141706
11thB4208121502
12thB4211121905
13thB4209101704
14thA41791201
15thA4517901
16thM507802
17thB442461103
18thB42035501
19thB42045920
20thB45035601

Towns in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 1990

Great Malvern had the most collisions of any town in the Malvern Hills in 1990: 102.

Postcode districts in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 1990

WR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Malvern Hills in 1990: 124.

Latest crashes in the Malvern Hills in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in the Malvern Hills in 1990, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1990.

Severity

Malvern Hills road accidents in other years