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Malvern Hills road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 257 road traffic collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2004, and 353 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2003 (221), and casualties rose from 314.

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

Collisions in 2004
257
Up 16% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
353
Up 12% on 2003
Fatal collisions
6
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
15% of collisions

Crash severity in the Malvern Hills in 2004

2.3% of collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2004 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in the Malvern Hills from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.3%
  • Serious3915%
  • Slight21282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious4513%
  • Slight30286%

Malvern Hills road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Malvern Hills, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1981. 2004 is highlighted, with 257, up 16% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (11%)
  • Tuesday34 (13%)
  • Wednesday41 (16%)
  • Thursday39 (15%)
  • Friday54 (21%)
  • Saturday30 (12%)
  • Sunday30 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (9.3%)
  • February26 (10%)
  • March16 (6.2%)
  • April18 (7%)
  • May17 (6.6%)
  • June18 (7%)
  • July18 (7%)
  • August27 (11%)
  • September16 (6.2%)
  • October19 (7.4%)
  • November30 (12%)
  • December28 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight180 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds219 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry168 (65%)
  • Wet or damp72 (28%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.5%)
  • Mud4 (1.6%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph105 (41%)
  • 40 mph24 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph109 (42%)
  • 70 mph16 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway223 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (6.2%)
  • Roundabout16 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant237 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant25 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist22 (6.2%)
  • Pedestrian15 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2063 (18%)
  • 21 to 2553 (15%)
  • 26 to 3555 (16%)
  • 36 to 4549 (14%)
  • 46 to 5542 (12%)
  • 56 to 6532 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4%)
  • Over 7519 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider259 (73%)
  • Passenger79 (22%)
  • Pedestrian15 (4.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car330 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle31 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Malvern Hills in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Malvern Hills had fewer road collisions than 311 of them in 2004.

Collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Malvern Hills in 2004

Barnards Green, Malvern Hills, WR14 2QP area and Link, Malvern Hills, WR14 1SY area were among the busiest accident hotspots in the Malvern Hills in 2004, with 18 collisions each.

Roads in the Malvern Hills with the most crashes in 2004

The A449 had the most collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2004: 27, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Malvern Hills, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA449273604
2ndB4208202913
3rdB4211192603
4thA443162102
5thM5131901
6thA44111301
7thB4204111603
8thA410491201
9thA410381202
10thA444081003
11thA3871102
12thA4515902
13thA4565602
14thB419751000
15thA4384600
16thB42024501
17thB42144400
18thM504801
19thB41963401
20thA41122200

Towns in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 2004

Great Malvern had the most collisions of any town in the Malvern Hills in 2004: 54.

Postcode districts in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 2004

WR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Malvern Hills in 2004: 77.

Latest crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2004, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2004.

Severity

Malvern Hills road accidents in other years