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Malvern Hills road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 229 road traffic collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2005, and 361 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2004 (257), and casualties rose from 353.

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

Collisions in 2005
229
Down 11% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
361
Up 2% on 2004
Fatal collisions
3
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
23% of collisions

Crash severity in the Malvern Hills in 2005

1.3% of collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2005 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in the Malvern Hills from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious5223%
  • Slight17476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious6919%
  • Slight28780%

Malvern Hills road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Malvern Hills, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1981. 2005 is highlighted, with 229, down 11% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (13%)
  • Tuesday29 (13%)
  • Wednesday25 (11%)
  • Thursday29 (13%)
  • Friday42 (18%)
  • Saturday35 (15%)
  • Sunday40 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (10%)
  • February16 (7%)
  • March15 (6.6%)
  • April12 (5.2%)
  • May17 (7.4%)
  • June18 (7.9%)
  • July25 (11%)
  • August30 (13%)
  • September17 (7.4%)
  • October19 (8.3%)
  • November12 (5.2%)
  • December24 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight176 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (9.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds199 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (9.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry147 (64%)
  • Wet or damp77 (34%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph77 (34%)
  • 40 mph16 (7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph114 (50%)
  • 70 mph21 (9.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway201 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (10%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant269 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian20 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant18 (5%)
  • Cyclist15 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2062 (17%)
  • 21 to 2544 (12%)
  • 26 to 3566 (18%)
  • 36 to 4556 (16%)
  • 46 to 5544 (12%)
  • 56 to 6526 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7523 (6.4%)
  • Over 7516 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider242 (67%)
  • Passenger99 (27%)
  • Pedestrian20 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car327 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (7.3%)
  • Motorcycle30 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (3.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Malvern Hills in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Malvern Hills had fewer road collisions than 317 of them in 2005.

Collisions
318th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
301st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
188th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Malvern Hills in 2005

Great Malvern, Malvern Hills, WR14 2HU area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Malvern Hills in 2005, with 11 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in the Malvern Hills with the most crashes in 2005

The A443 had the most collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2005: 20, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Malvern Hills, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA443203805
2ndA449152503
3rdB4208152203
4thB4211132113
5thA4103121801
6thM5122305
7thM5091811
8thA4481113
9thB420481501
10thA45171600
11thA386602
12thA4566701
13thA41045500
14thA43851102
15thA41124400
16thB42024600
17thB42144501
18thB44244702
19thA41333401
20thA44403501

Towns in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 2005

Great Malvern had the most collisions of any town in the Malvern Hills in 2005: 36.

Postcode districts in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 2005

WR6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Malvern Hills in 2005: 50.

Latest crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2005, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2005.

Severity

Malvern Hills road accidents in other years