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Malvern Hills road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 389 road traffic collisions in the Malvern Hills in 1996, and 561 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 116 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1995 (394), and casualties rose from 524.

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

Collisions in 1996
389
Down 1% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
561
Up 7% on 1995
Fatal collisions
10
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
116
30% of collisions

Crash severity in the Malvern Hills in 1996

2.6% of collisions in the Malvern Hills in 1996 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in the Malvern Hills from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.6%
  • Serious11630%
  • Slight26368%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious15027%
  • Slight40171%

Malvern Hills road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Malvern Hills, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1981. 1996 is highlighted, with 389, down 1% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (15%)
  • Tuesday56 (14%)
  • Wednesday62 (16%)
  • Thursday52 (13%)
  • Friday58 (15%)
  • Saturday45 (12%)
  • Sunday59 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (9.5%)
  • February27 (6.9%)
  • March21 (5.4%)
  • April27 (6.9%)
  • May39 (10%)
  • June29 (7.5%)
  • July29 (7.5%)
  • August40 (10%)
  • September37 (9.5%)
  • October35 (9%)
  • November36 (9.3%)
  • December32 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight278 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds327 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry245 (63%)
  • Wet or damp128 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.8%)
  • Snow7 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph121 (31%)
  • 40 mph30 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph4 (1%)
  • 60 mph214 (55%)
  • 70 mph19 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway359 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Malvern Hills in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant377 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (10%)
  • Pedestrian46 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist38 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant27 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2097 (17%)
  • 21 to 2579 (14%)
  • 26 to 35104 (19%)
  • 36 to 4573 (13%)
  • 46 to 5544 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7538 (6.8%)
  • Over 7523 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider358 (64%)
  • Passenger157 (28%)
  • Pedestrian46 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car481 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (8.2%)
  • Motorcycle54 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (5.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Malvern Hills in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Malvern Hills had fewer road collisions than 245 of them in 1996.

Collisions
246th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in the Malvern Hills with the most crashes in 1996

The A449 had the most collisions in the Malvern Hills in 1996: 51, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Malvern Hills, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4495172216
2ndA4103253717
3rdA44213108
4thB4211193409
5thA438182918
6thA443182302
7thM5162334
8thA38152213
9thB4208131803
10thA4104101402
11thA41791703
12thB420391804
13thB421491203
14thB42048905
15thB42096901
16thA4515600
17thB422051001
18thA444041302
19thB42184403
20thB41973400

Towns in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 1996

Great Malvern had the most collisions of any town in the Malvern Hills in 1996: 84.

Postcode districts in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 1996

WR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Malvern Hills in 1996: 105.

Latest crashes in the Malvern Hills in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in the Malvern Hills in 1996, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Malvern Hills road accidents in other years