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Malvern Hills road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 313 road traffic collisions in the Malvern Hills in 1998, and 442 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 1997 (389), and casualties fell from 560.

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

Collisions in 1998
313
Down 20% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
442
Down 21% on 1997
Fatal collisions
9
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
24% of collisions

Crash severity in the Malvern Hills in 1998

2.9% of collisions in the Malvern Hills in 1998 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in the Malvern Hills from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.9%
  • Serious7424%
  • Slight23073%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.9%
  • Serious8219%
  • Slight34779%

Malvern Hills road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Malvern Hills, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1981. 1998 is highlighted, with 313, down 20% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (15%)
  • Tuesday38 (12%)
  • Wednesday41 (13%)
  • Thursday47 (15%)
  • Friday64 (20%)
  • Saturday34 (11%)
  • Sunday41 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8%)
  • February24 (7.7%)
  • March23 (7.3%)
  • April30 (9.6%)
  • May29 (9.3%)
  • June21 (6.7%)
  • July28 (8.9%)
  • August23 (7.3%)
  • September23 (7.3%)
  • October27 (8.6%)
  • November37 (12%)
  • December23 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight230 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (8.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds258 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry198 (63%)
  • Wet or damp103 (33%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph93 (30%)
  • 40 mph37 (12%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph160 (51%)
  • 70 mph21 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway281 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (7%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Malvern Hills in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant319 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian32 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist21 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant19 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1026 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1523 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2073 (17%)
  • 21 to 2553 (12%)
  • 26 to 3587 (20%)
  • 36 to 4553 (12%)
  • 46 to 5547 (11%)
  • 56 to 6529 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.3%)
  • Over 7524 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider287 (65%)
  • Passenger123 (28%)
  • Pedestrian32 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car415 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle42 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Malvern Hills in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Malvern Hills had fewer road collisions than 293 of them in 1998.

Collisions
294th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
181st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in the Malvern Hills with the most crashes in 1998

The A449 had the most collisions in the Malvern Hills in 1998: 36, including 3 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Malvern Hills, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA449365637
2ndB4211284207
3rdA44203215
4thA443203016
5thB4208162105
6thA38141705
7thM5141903
8thA4103101312
9thA4104101312
10thA45681102
11thB42048901
12thA41126701
13thM506900
14thA4385702
15thB41975500
16thA41334502
17thB41964901
18thB42024401
19thB42094901
20thB42144402

Towns in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 1998

Great Malvern had the most collisions of any town in the Malvern Hills in 1998: 58.

Postcode districts in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 1998

WR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Malvern Hills in 1998: 77.

Latest crashes in the Malvern Hills in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in the Malvern Hills in 1998, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Malvern Hills road accidents in other years