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Malvern Hills road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 141 road traffic collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2016, and 188 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2015 (171), and casualties fell from 230.

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

Collisions in 2016
141
Down 18% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
188
Down 18% on 2015
Fatal collisions
2
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
21% of collisions

Crash severity in the Malvern Hills in 2016

1.4% of collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2016 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in the Malvern Hills from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.4%
  • Serious2921%
  • Slight11078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious3217%
  • Slight15482%

Malvern Hills road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Malvern Hills, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1981. 2016 is highlighted, with 141, down 18% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 141
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (13%)
  • Tuesday20 (14%)
  • Wednesday23 (16%)
  • Thursday20 (14%)
  • Friday23 (16%)
  • Saturday20 (14%)
  • Sunday16 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5929 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (11%)
  • February13 (9.2%)
  • March10 (7.1%)
  • April9 (6.4%)
  • May10 (7.1%)
  • June9 (6.4%)
  • July18 (13%)
  • August16 (11%)
  • September14 (9.9%)
  • October11 (7.8%)
  • November4 (2.8%)
  • December12 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight101 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds122 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (9.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other4 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry98 (70%)
  • Wet or damp37 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph63 (45%)
  • 40 mph9 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph7 (5%)
  • 60 mph54 (38%)
  • 70 mph8 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway129 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout3 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant127 (68%)
  • Cyclist19 (10%)
  • Pedestrian17 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 153 (1.6%)
  • 16 to 2031 (16%)
  • 21 to 2519 (10%)
  • 26 to 3533 (18%)
  • 36 to 4528 (15%)
  • 46 to 5524 (13%)
  • 56 to 6525 (13%)
  • 66 to 7515 (8%)
  • Over 756 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider135 (72%)
  • Passenger36 (19%)
  • Pedestrian17 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car203 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle14 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Malvern Hills in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Malvern Hills had fewer road collisions than 314 of them in 2016.

Collisions
315th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
315th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
286th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Malvern Hills in 2016

Link, Malvern Hills, WR14 1SY area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Malvern Hills in 2016, with 11 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in the Malvern Hills with the most crashes in 2016

The A449 had the most collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2016: 24, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Malvern Hills, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA449242812
2ndA443131814
3rdB42047803
4thB42117802
5thM571400
6thA386800
7thB420861102
8thA444500
9thA44404501
10thA41033402
11thB41963701
12thB41973402
13thB44243501
14thA41332200
15thA4382201
16thA4562201
17thB42032200
18thB45032301
19thA41041100
20thA41121100

Towns in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 2016

Great Malvern had the most collisions of any town in the Malvern Hills in 2016: 38.

Postcode districts in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 2016

WR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Malvern Hills in 2016: 42.

Latest crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2016, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Malvern Hills road accidents in other years