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Malvern Hills road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 389 road traffic collisions in the Malvern Hills in 1997, and 560 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1996, and casualties fell from 561.

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

Collisions in 1997
389
Level with 1996
Casualties in 1997
560
Level with 1996
Fatal collisions
10
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
26% of collisions

Crash severity in the Malvern Hills in 1997

2.6% of collisions in the Malvern Hills in 1997 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in the Malvern Hills from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.6%
  • Serious10226%
  • Slight27771%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious13023%
  • Slight42075%

Malvern Hills road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Malvern Hills, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1981. 1997 is highlighted, with 389, level with 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (13%)
  • Tuesday57 (15%)
  • Wednesday48 (12%)
  • Thursday56 (14%)
  • Friday60 (15%)
  • Saturday65 (17%)
  • Sunday52 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.4%)
  • February19 (4.9%)
  • March32 (8.2%)
  • April29 (7.5%)
  • May48 (12%)
  • June25 (6.4%)
  • July42 (11%)
  • August35 (9%)
  • September32 (8.2%)
  • October41 (11%)
  • November37 (9.5%)
  • December24 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight284 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds319 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry259 (67%)
  • Wet or damp127 (33%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph111 (29%)
  • 40 mph36 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph206 (53%)
  • 70 mph28 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway350 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Malvern Hills in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant396 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (10%)
  • Pedestrian37 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist31 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20119 (21%)
  • 21 to 2578 (14%)
  • 26 to 3588 (16%)
  • 36 to 4583 (15%)
  • 46 to 5564 (11%)
  • 56 to 6524 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7533 (5.9%)
  • Over 7515 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider360 (64%)
  • Passenger163 (29%)
  • Pedestrian37 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car511 (72%)
  • Motorcycle57 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Malvern Hills in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Malvern Hills had fewer road collisions than 250 of them in 1997.

Collisions
251st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in the Malvern Hills with the most crashes in 1997

The A449 had the most collisions in the Malvern Hills in 1997: 39, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Malvern Hills, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA449395406
2ndA4103304808
3rdB4211242922
4thM5222924
5thA438193905
6thA443192514
7thA44173609
8thB4208172703
9thA417131605
10thA388905
11thA41048813
12thB420381613
13thB420971111
14thB42147904
15thM506802
16thA44405700
17thB42205702
18thB44245501
19thA41334901
20thA4514500

Towns in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 1997

Great Malvern had the most collisions of any town in the Malvern Hills in 1997: 68.

Postcode districts in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 1997

WR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Malvern Hills in 1997: 84.

Latest crashes in the Malvern Hills in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in the Malvern Hills in 1997, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Malvern Hills road accidents in other years