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Malvern Hills road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 137 road traffic collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2017, and 177 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2016 (141), and casualties fell from 188.

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

Collisions in 2017
137
Down 3% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
177
Down 6% on 2016
Fatal collisions
4
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
24% of collisions

Crash severity in the Malvern Hills in 2017

2.9% of collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2017 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in the Malvern Hills from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.9%
  • Serious3324%
  • Slight10073%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal63.4%
  • Serious3721%
  • Slight13476%

Malvern Hills road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Malvern Hills, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1981. 2017 is highlighted, with 137, down 3% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 137
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (14%)
  • Tuesday17 (12%)
  • Wednesday12 (8.8%)
  • Thursday22 (16%)
  • Friday22 (16%)
  • Saturday28 (20%)
  • Sunday17 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5931 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (6.6%)
  • February9 (6.6%)
  • March12 (8.8%)
  • April15 (11%)
  • May11 (8%)
  • June8 (5.8%)
  • July9 (6.6%)
  • August10 (7.3%)
  • September18 (13%)
  • October14 (10%)
  • November13 (9.5%)
  • December9 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight98 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds118 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry97 (71%)
  • Wet or damp39 (28%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph61 (45%)
  • 40 mph10 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph48 (35%)
  • 70 mph14 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway117 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (10%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant116 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (12%)
  • Cyclist18 (10%)
  • Pedestrian14 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.6%)
  • 11 to 153 (1.7%)
  • 16 to 2029 (16%)
  • 21 to 2520 (11%)
  • 26 to 3534 (19%)
  • 36 to 4523 (13%)
  • 46 to 5533 (19%)
  • 56 to 6511 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7510 (5.6%)
  • Over 7510 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider126 (71%)
  • Passenger37 (21%)
  • Pedestrian14 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car184 (74%)
  • Motorcycle19 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Malvern Hills in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Malvern Hills had fewer road collisions than 303 of them in 2017.

Collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Malvern Hills in 2017

Barnards Green, Malvern Hills, WR14 2QP area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Malvern Hills in 2017, with 11 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in the Malvern Hills with the most crashes in 2017

The A449 had the most collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2017: 18, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Malvern Hills, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA449181904
2ndM5141904
3rdB420881012
4thB421181201
5thA41047702
6thA4436902
7thA41035900
8thA444612
9thA383401
10thA44403400
11thA4563402
12thB42043602
13thB45033601
14thA4512410
15thB41972211
16thB42032201
17thB42092201
18thA41331101
19thB41961100
20thB42181100

Towns in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 2017

Great Malvern had the most collisions of any town in the Malvern Hills in 2017: 31.

Postcode districts in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 2017

WR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Malvern Hills in 2017: 41.

Latest crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2017, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Malvern Hills road accidents in other years