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Malvern Hills road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 111 road traffic collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2018, and 156 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2017 (137), and casualties fell from 177.

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

Collisions in 2018
111
Down 19% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
156
Down 12% on 2017
Fatal collisions
2
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
27% of collisions

Crash severity in the Malvern Hills in 2018

1.8% of collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2018 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in the Malvern Hills from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.8%
  • Serious3027%
  • Slight7971%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious3422%
  • Slight12077%

Malvern Hills road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Malvern Hills, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1981. 2018 is highlighted, with 111, down 19% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 111
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (16%)
  • Tuesday22 (20%)
  • Wednesday14 (13%)
  • Thursday16 (14%)
  • Friday17 (15%)
  • Saturday14 (13%)
  • Sunday10 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5930 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (4.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (9.9%)
  • February15 (14%)
  • March3 (2.7%)
  • April7 (6.3%)
  • May12 (11%)
  • June15 (14%)
  • July11 (9.9%)
  • August10 (9%)
  • September8 (7.2%)
  • October5 (4.5%)
  • November3 (2.7%)
  • December11 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight86 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (7.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds97 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry72 (65%)
  • Wet or damp35 (32%)
  • Frost or ice4 (3.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph54 (49%)
  • 40 mph7 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph39 (35%)
  • 70 mph10 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway95 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout5 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant109 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian15 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist11 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 103 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 156 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2019 (12%)
  • 21 to 2517 (11%)
  • 26 to 3523 (15%)
  • 36 to 4519 (12%)
  • 46 to 5522 (14%)
  • 56 to 6522 (14%)
  • 66 to 7513 (8.3%)
  • Over 7511 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider105 (67%)
  • Passenger36 (23%)
  • Pedestrian15 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car154 (78%)
  • Motorcycle16 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Malvern Hills in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Malvern Hills had fewer road collisions than 320 of them in 2018.

Collisions
321st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
314th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
285th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Malvern Hills in 2018

Link, Malvern Hills, WR14 1SY area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Malvern Hills in 2018, with 10 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in the Malvern Hills with the most crashes in 2018

The A449 had the most collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2018: 17, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Malvern Hills, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA449172403
2ndA44381304
3rdB421181413
4thM571102
5thA3861001
6thA41044601
7thA444401
8thB42084502
9thB44244501
10thM503402
11thA4382201
12thA44402300
13thA4562310
14thB41962200
15thB42042501
16thB42092400
17thB45032200
18thA41031300
19thA4511100
20thB42021100

Towns in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 2018

Great Malvern had the most collisions of any town in the Malvern Hills in 2018: 28.

Postcode districts in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 2018

WR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Malvern Hills in 2018: 37.

Latest crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2018, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2018.

Severity

Malvern Hills road accidents in other years