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Malvern Hills road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 171 road traffic collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2015, and 230 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2014 (179), and casualties fell from 239.

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

Collisions in 2015
171
Down 4% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
230
Down 4% on 2014
Fatal collisions
2
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
15% of collisions

Crash severity in the Malvern Hills in 2015

1.2% of collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2015 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in the Malvern Hills from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious2615%
  • Slight14384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious2812%
  • Slight20087%

Malvern Hills road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Malvern Hills, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1981. 2015 is highlighted, with 171, down 4% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 171
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (16%)
  • Tuesday23 (13%)
  • Wednesday29 (17%)
  • Thursday17 (9.9%)
  • Friday29 (17%)
  • Saturday23 (13%)
  • Sunday23 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (9.9%)
  • February16 (9.4%)
  • March14 (8.2%)
  • April11 (6.4%)
  • May14 (8.2%)
  • June14 (8.2%)
  • July15 (8.8%)
  • August11 (6.4%)
  • September17 (9.9%)
  • October12 (7%)
  • November15 (8.8%)
  • December15 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight123 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (9.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds139 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (4.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry120 (70%)
  • Wet or damp47 (27%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph92 (54%)
  • 40 mph15 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph47 (27%)
  • 70 mph14 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway154 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant149 (65%)
  • Cyclist25 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (10%)
  • Pedestrian23 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2037 (16%)
  • 21 to 2534 (15%)
  • 26 to 3533 (14%)
  • 36 to 4529 (13%)
  • 46 to 5534 (15%)
  • 56 to 6516 (7%)
  • 66 to 7519 (8.3%)
  • Over 7512 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider164 (71%)
  • Passenger43 (19%)
  • Pedestrian23 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car230 (72%)
  • Motorcycle26 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Malvern Hills in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Malvern Hills had fewer road collisions than 304 of them in 2015.

Collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
304th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
296th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Malvern Hills in 2015

Great Malvern, Malvern Hills, WR14 2HU area and Link, Malvern Hills, WR14 1SY area were among the busiest accident hotspots in the Malvern Hills in 2015, with 13 collisions each.

Roads in the Malvern Hills with the most crashes in 2015

The A449 had the most collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2015: 33, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Malvern Hills, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA449334805
2ndB4208162200
3rdM5141900
4thA443131812
5thB4211121804
6thA3871102
7thA41035701
8thA44404401
9thA4383301
10thB42043402
11thB44243301
12thB45033400
13thA41042200
14thA4512200
15thA4562200
16thB42032301
17thB42092300
18thB42182210
19thA41121100
20thA41331100

Towns in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 2015

Great Malvern had the most collisions of any town in the Malvern Hills in 2015: 55.

Postcode districts in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 2015

WR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Malvern Hills in 2015: 70.

Latest crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2015, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

Malvern Hills road accidents in other years