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Malvern Hills road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 116 road traffic collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2019, and 155 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2018 (111), and casualties fell from 156.

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

Collisions in 2019
116
Up 5% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
155
Down 1% on 2018
Fatal collisions
3
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
19% of collisions

Crash severity in the Malvern Hills in 2019

2.6% of collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2019 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in the Malvern Hills from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.6%
  • Serious2219%
  • Slight9178%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.9%
  • Serious2516%
  • Slight12782%

Malvern Hills road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Malvern Hills, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1981. 2019 is highlighted, with 116, up 5% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 116
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (18%)
  • Tuesday14 (12%)
  • Wednesday20 (17%)
  • Thursday17 (15%)
  • Friday20 (17%)
  • Saturday13 (11%)
  • Sunday11 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5912 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5921 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5926 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (8.6%)
  • February8 (6.9%)
  • March7 (6%)
  • April5 (4.3%)
  • May16 (14%)
  • June11 (9.5%)
  • July7 (6%)
  • August5 (4.3%)
  • September10 (8.6%)
  • October15 (13%)
  • November11 (9.5%)
  • December11 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight76 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds97 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (15%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry69 (59%)
  • Wet or damp44 (38%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph53 (46%)
  • 40 mph10 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph4 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph38 (33%)
  • 70 mph10 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway101 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout5 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant102 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (14%)
  • Cyclist13 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian11 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.6%)
  • 11 to 153 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 2032 (21%)
  • 21 to 2516 (10%)
  • 26 to 3525 (16%)
  • 36 to 4522 (14%)
  • 46 to 5521 (14%)
  • 56 to 6515 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7513 (8.4%)
  • Over 755 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider112 (72%)
  • Passenger32 (21%)
  • Pedestrian11 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car162 (77%)
  • Motorcycle21 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Malvern Hills in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Malvern Hills had fewer road collisions than 313 of them in 2019.

Collisions
314th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
314th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
316th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Malvern Hills in 2019

Great Malvern, Malvern Hills, WR14 2HU area and Lower Wick & Pitmaston, Worcester, WR2 4BU area were among the busiest accident hotspots in the Malvern Hills in 2019, with 8 collisions each.

Roads in the Malvern Hills with the most crashes in 2019

The A449 had the most collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2019: 16, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Malvern Hills, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA449161802
2ndB4211121812
3rdB42047803
4thA445802
5thM55901
6thM505602
7thA4384710
8thA4434500
9thB42084810
10thA41033400
11thA44403400
12thA382201
13thA41042300
14thA41122201
15thB42022200
16thB42032401
17thB45032200
18thA41331100
19thA4561100
20thB41961100

Towns in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 2019

Great Malvern had the most collisions of any town in the Malvern Hills in 2019: 27.

Postcode districts in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 2019

WR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Malvern Hills in 2019: 37.

Latest crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2019, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2019.

Severity

Malvern Hills road accidents in other years