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Malvern Hills road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 236 road traffic collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2008, and 327 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2007 (225), and casualties rose from 322.

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

Collisions in 2008
236
Up 5% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
327
Up 2% on 2007
Fatal collisions
5
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
15% of collisions

Crash severity in the Malvern Hills in 2008

2.1% of collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2008 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in the Malvern Hills from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.1%
  • Serious3515%
  • Slight19683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious4213%
  • Slight28086%

Malvern Hills road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Malvern Hills, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1981. 2008 is highlighted, with 236, up 5% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (8.9%)
  • Tuesday30 (13%)
  • Wednesday36 (15%)
  • Thursday36 (15%)
  • Friday37 (16%)
  • Saturday37 (16%)
  • Sunday39 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (9.7%)
  • February20 (8.5%)
  • March21 (8.9%)
  • April16 (6.8%)
  • May15 (6.4%)
  • June14 (5.9%)
  • July34 (14%)
  • August19 (8.1%)
  • September17 (7.2%)
  • October17 (7.2%)
  • November22 (9.3%)
  • December18 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight175 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds189 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.7%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry147 (62%)
  • Wet or damp70 (30%)
  • Frost or ice19 (8.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph100 (42%)
  • 40 mph18 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph95 (40%)
  • 70 mph20 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway205 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (9.3%)
  • Roundabout7 (3%)
  • 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 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant246 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist18 (5.5%)
  • Pedestrian15 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant13 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2062 (19%)
  • 21 to 2531 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3555 (17%)
  • 36 to 4565 (20%)
  • 46 to 5530 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6526 (8%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.6%)
  • Over 7512 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider238 (73%)
  • Passenger74 (23%)
  • Pedestrian15 (4.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car309 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (9.2%)
  • Motorcycle27 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Malvern Hills in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How the Malvern Hills ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Malvern Hills had fewer road collisions than 297 of them in 2008.

Collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Malvern Hills in 2008

Link, Malvern Hills, WR14 1SY area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Malvern Hills in 2008, with 17 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in the Malvern Hills with the most crashes in 2008

The A449 had the most collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2008: 27, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Malvern Hills, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA449273027
2ndA443161710
3rdM5142201
4thB4208131802
5thB4211131504
6thA4103101602
7thA444091101
8thB420491000
9thA410481010
10thA45671001
11thA386602
12thA41126600
13thM506702
14thA4451100
15thB42035600
16thA4384600
17thB45034501
18thA4513302
19thB42093300
20thB44243801

Towns in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 2008

Great Malvern had the most collisions of any town in the Malvern Hills in 2008: 48.

Postcode districts in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 2008

WR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Malvern Hills in 2008: 63.

Latest crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2008, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Malvern Hills road accidents in other years