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Malvern Hills road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 98 road traffic collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2020, and 113 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2019 (116), and casualties fell from 155.

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

Collisions in 2020
98
Down 16% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
113
Down 27% on 2019
Fatal collisions
2
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
22% of collisions

Crash severity in the Malvern Hills in 2020

2% of collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2020 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in the Malvern Hills from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal22%
  • Serious2222%
  • Slight7476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.8%
  • Serious2219%
  • Slight8979%

Malvern Hills road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Malvern Hills, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1981. 2020 is highlighted, with 98, down 16% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 98
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (16%)
  • Tuesday13 (13%)
  • Wednesday15 (15%)
  • Thursday15 (15%)
  • Friday15 (15%)
  • Saturday14 (14%)
  • Sunday10 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5917 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5920 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (13%)
  • February13 (13%)
  • March4 (4.1%)
  • April6 (6.1%)
  • May9 (9.2%)
  • June8 (8.2%)
  • July10 (10%)
  • August9 (9.2%)
  • September9 (9.2%)
  • October6 (6.1%)
  • November4 (4.1%)
  • December7 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight70 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds85 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (9.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry65 (66%)
  • Wet or damp30 (31%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (2%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph50 (51%)
  • 40 mph6 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (1%)
  • 60 mph34 (35%)
  • 70 mph7 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway89 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1%)
  • Roundabout1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant67 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (12%)
  • Pedestrian14 (12%)
  • Cyclist13 (12%)
  • Van occupant5 (4.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 103 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 153 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 208 (7.1%)
  • 21 to 2511 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3522 (19%)
  • 36 to 4514 (12%)
  • 46 to 5517 (15%)
  • 56 to 6517 (15%)
  • 66 to 759 (8%)
  • Over 758 (7.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider87 (77%)
  • Pedestrian14 (12%)
  • Passenger12 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car128 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (9.1%)
  • Motorcycle14 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Malvern Hills in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Malvern Hills had fewer road collisions than 300 of them in 2020.

Collisions
301st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
314th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
303rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Malvern Hills in 2020

Link, Malvern Hills, WR14 1SY area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Malvern Hills in 2020, with 8 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the Malvern Hills with the most crashes in 2020

The A449 had the most collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2020: 17, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Malvern Hills, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA449172206
2ndA4437702
3rdB42117800
4thA44406802
5thM55702
6thA41034501
7thB44244501
8thA41042210
9thA4562200
10thB42022202
11thB42042200
12thB42082201
13thM502210
14thA381100
15thA41331100
16thA4381100
17thA441100
18thB41961100
19thB42191100
20thB42321100

Towns in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 2020

Great Malvern had the most collisions of any town in the Malvern Hills in 2020: 25.

Postcode districts in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 2020

WR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Malvern Hills in 2020: 29.

Latest crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2020, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 17 December 2020.

Severity

Malvern Hills road accidents in other years