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Malvern Hills road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 183 road traffic collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2012, and 269 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2011 (179), and casualties rose from 256.

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

Collisions in 2012
183
Up 2% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
269
Up 5% on 2011
Fatal collisions
3
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
11% of collisions

Crash severity in the Malvern Hills in 2012

1.6% of collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2012 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in the Malvern Hills from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious2011%
  • Slight16087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious248.9%
  • Slight24290%

Malvern Hills road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Malvern Hills, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1981. 2012 is highlighted, with 183, up 2% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (16%)
  • Tuesday24 (13%)
  • Wednesday26 (14%)
  • Thursday22 (12%)
  • Friday37 (20%)
  • Saturday22 (12%)
  • Sunday23 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (3.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (9.8%)
  • February13 (7.1%)
  • March15 (8.2%)
  • April16 (8.7%)
  • May13 (7.1%)
  • June7 (3.8%)
  • July31 (17%)
  • August21 (11%)
  • September13 (7.1%)
  • October15 (8.2%)
  • November17 (9.3%)
  • December4 (2.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight143 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (9.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds154 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry119 (65%)
  • Wet or damp58 (32%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (2.2%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph86 (47%)
  • 40 mph15 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph66 (36%)
  • 70 mph12 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway162 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant191 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist19 (7.1%)
  • Pedestrian19 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (3%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2035 (13%)
  • 21 to 2526 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3547 (17%)
  • 36 to 4529 (11%)
  • 46 to 5533 (12%)
  • 56 to 6530 (11%)
  • 66 to 7523 (8.6%)
  • Over 7522 (8.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider178 (66%)
  • Passenger72 (27%)
  • Pedestrian19 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car240 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (9.1%)
  • Motorcycle25 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Malvern Hills in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Malvern Hills had fewer road collisions than 307 of them in 2012.

Collisions
308th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
294th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Malvern Hills in 2012

Link, Malvern Hills, WR14 1SY area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Malvern Hills in 2012, with 15 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in the Malvern Hills with the most crashes in 2012

The A449 had the most collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2012: 26, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Malvern Hills, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA449264011
2ndB4208141601
3rdA44391400
4thB42118801
5thM582611
6thA41047800
7thA45671100
8thA3861101
9thA444061301
10thB42046803
11thA41034901
12thA4384600
13thM504400
14thA41123301
15thB42323700
16thA442400
17thB41972200
18thB42032300
19thB45032200
20thA4511110

Towns in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 2012

Great Malvern had the most collisions of any town in the Malvern Hills in 2012: 44.

Postcode districts in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 2012

WR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Malvern Hills in 2012: 61.

Latest crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2012, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 21 December 2012.

Severity

Malvern Hills road accidents in other years