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Malvern Hills road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 221 road traffic collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2003, and 314 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2002 (219), and casualties fell from 327.

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

Collisions in 2003
221
Up 1% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
314
Down 4% on 2002
Fatal collisions
4
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
14% of collisions

Crash severity in the Malvern Hills in 2003

1.8% of collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2003 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in the Malvern Hills from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious3014%
  • Slight18785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious319.9%
  • Slight27989%

Malvern Hills road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Malvern Hills, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1981. 2003 is highlighted, with 221, up 1% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (14%)
  • Tuesday34 (15%)
  • Wednesday35 (16%)
  • Thursday30 (14%)
  • Friday31 (14%)
  • Saturday23 (10%)
  • Sunday37 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (7.7%)
  • February13 (5.9%)
  • March20 (9%)
  • April20 (9%)
  • May17 (7.7%)
  • June17 (7.7%)
  • July17 (7.7%)
  • August28 (13%)
  • September21 (9.5%)
  • October16 (7.2%)
  • November15 (6.8%)
  • December20 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight162 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds197 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry163 (74%)
  • Wet or damp46 (21%)
  • Frost or ice10 (4.5%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph98 (44%)
  • 40 mph12 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph93 (42%)
  • 70 mph12 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway205 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (5.9%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant214 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (11%)
  • Pedestrian20 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant20 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist19 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 1014 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1517 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2053 (17%)
  • 21 to 2546 (15%)
  • 26 to 3562 (20%)
  • 36 to 4561 (19%)
  • 46 to 5524 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6518 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.2%)
  • Over 756 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider210 (67%)
  • Passenger84 (27%)
  • Pedestrian20 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car282 (72%)
  • Motorcycle36 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Malvern Hills in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in the Malvern Hills

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How the Malvern Hills ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Malvern Hills had fewer road collisions than 322 of them in 2003.

Collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
321st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
315th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Malvern Hills in 2003

Link, Malvern Hills, WR14 1SY area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Malvern Hills in 2003, with 15 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in the Malvern Hills with the most crashes in 2003

The A449 had the most collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2003: 30, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Malvern Hills, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA449304005
2ndA443223210
3rdB4211142604
4thB4208121811
5thA44111510
6thA3871602
7thA45661201
8thB45036601
9thM56801
10thM506801
11thA41045701
12thA44405801
13thA410341000
14thB42044802
15thA41333300
16thA4383310
17thB42093300
18thB44243500
19thA41122200
20thB41962300

Towns in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 2003

Great Malvern had the most collisions of any town in the Malvern Hills in 2003: 55.

Postcode districts in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 2003

WR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Malvern Hills in 2003: 79.

Latest crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2003, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2003.

Severity

Malvern Hills road accidents in other years