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Malvern Hills road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 90 road traffic collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2021, and 119 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2020 (98), and casualties rose from 113.

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

Collisions in 2021
90
Down 8% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
119
Up 5% on 2020
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
30% of collisions

Crash severity in the Malvern Hills in 2021

None of the collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2021 were fatal and 30% were serious, against 2.4% and 23% in the Malvern Hills from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2730%
  • Slight6370%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2924%
  • Slight9076%

Malvern Hills road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Malvern Hills, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1981. 2021 is highlighted, with 90, down 8% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 90
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (14%)
  • Tuesday9 (10%)
  • Wednesday16 (18%)
  • Thursday16 (18%)
  • Friday14 (16%)
  • Saturday13 (14%)
  • Sunday9 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5915 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5925 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5911 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (4.4%)
  • February2 (2.2%)
  • March6 (6.7%)
  • April4 (4.4%)
  • May7 (7.8%)
  • June3 (3.3%)
  • July18 (20%)
  • August10 (11%)
  • September10 (11%)
  • October6 (6.7%)
  • November8 (8.9%)
  • December12 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight70 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds84 (93%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (6.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry72 (80%)
  • Wet or damp16 (18%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph41 (46%)
  • 40 mph7 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph33 (37%)
  • 70 mph7 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway79 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (10%)
  • Roundabout2 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant76 (64%)
  • Pedestrian14 (12%)
  • Cyclist12 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant3 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.8%)
  • 11 to 154 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2011 (9.2%)
  • 21 to 256 (5%)
  • 26 to 3520 (17%)
  • 36 to 4520 (17%)
  • 46 to 5518 (15%)
  • 56 to 6520 (17%)
  • 66 to 7513 (11%)
  • Over 756 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider82 (69%)
  • Passenger23 (19%)
  • Pedestrian14 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car127 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle9 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Malvern Hills in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Malvern Hills had fewer road collisions than 317 of them in 2021.

Collisions
318th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
318th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 25 other areas
Serious collisions
290th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Malvern Hills in 2021

Barnards Green, Malvern Hills, WR14 2QP area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Malvern Hills in 2021, with 11 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in the Malvern Hills with the most crashes in 2021

The A38 and A449 had the most collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2021, with 8 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Malvern Hills, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3881005
2ndA44981003
3rdA410361102
4thA44406803
5thB42116702
6thA4435501
7thM55900
8thB42084501
9thA4563300
10thB42043500
11thA41042300
12thA442401
13thM502201
14thA41121100
15thA41331100
16thA4511200
17thB41961100
18thB42021100
19thB42091200
20thB42321100

Towns in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 2021

Great Malvern had the most collisions of any town in the Malvern Hills in 2021: 20.

Postcode districts in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 2021

WR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Malvern Hills in 2021: 24.

Latest crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2021, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2021.

Severity

Malvern Hills road accidents in other years