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Malvern Hills road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 195 road traffic collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2010, and 249 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2009 (219), and casualties fell from 314.

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

Collisions in 2010
195
Down 11% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
249
Down 21% on 2009
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
9.7% of collisions

Crash severity in the Malvern Hills in 2010

0.5% of collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2010 were fatal and 9.7% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in the Malvern Hills from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious199.7%
  • Slight17590%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious218.4%
  • Slight22791%

Malvern Hills road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Malvern Hills, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1981. 2010 is highlighted, with 195, down 11% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 195
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (14%)
  • Tuesday20 (10%)
  • Wednesday34 (17%)
  • Thursday28 (14%)
  • Friday33 (17%)
  • Saturday26 (13%)
  • Sunday27 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (7.2%)
  • February9 (4.6%)
  • March21 (11%)
  • April15 (7.7%)
  • May19 (9.7%)
  • June11 (5.6%)
  • July16 (8.2%)
  • August23 (12%)
  • September28 (14%)
  • October18 (9.2%)
  • November10 (5.1%)
  • December11 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight145 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds165 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (9.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry134 (69%)
  • Wet or damp39 (20%)
  • Frost or ice12 (6.2%)
  • Snow10 (5.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph95 (49%)
  • 40 mph19 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph64 (33%)
  • 70 mph11 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway169 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant175 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (11%)
  • Pedestrian17 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist14 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.8%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2047 (19%)
  • 21 to 2532 (13%)
  • 26 to 3533 (13%)
  • 36 to 4538 (15%)
  • 46 to 5534 (14%)
  • 56 to 6519 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (7.6%)
  • Over 7515 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider180 (72%)
  • Passenger52 (21%)
  • Pedestrian17 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car269 (76%)
  • Motorcycle27 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Malvern Hills in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Malvern Hills had fewer road collisions than 304 of them in 2010.

Collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
320th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Malvern Hills in 2010

Link, Malvern Hills, WR14 1SY area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Malvern Hills in 2010, with 15 collisions.

Roads in the Malvern Hills with the most crashes in 2010

The A449 had the most collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2010: 34, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Malvern Hills, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA449344203
2ndB4208121701
3rdB4204101301
4thA44391101
5thB42118900
6thA387700
7thA41037900
8thA44407900
9thM571600
10thA41046700
11thA446703
12thB42035701
13thA4564401
14thB44244911
15thM504400
16thA4513300
17thA4382301
18thB41962301
19thB41972300
20thB42022301

Towns in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 2010

Great Malvern had the most collisions of any town in the Malvern Hills in 2010: 59.

Postcode districts in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 2010

WR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Malvern Hills in 2010: 74.

Latest crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2010, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Malvern Hills road accidents in other years