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Malvern Hills road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 104 road traffic collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2023, and 156 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2022 (131), and casualties fell from 171.

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

Collisions in 2023
104
Down 21% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
156
Down 9% on 2022
Fatal collisions
4
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
26% of collisions

Crash severity in the Malvern Hills in 2023

3.8% of collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2023 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in the Malvern Hills from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal43.8%
  • Serious2726%
  • Slight7370%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.6%
  • Serious4026%
  • Slight11272%

Malvern Hills road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Malvern Hills, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1981. 2023 is highlighted, with 104, down 21% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 104
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (18%)
  • Tuesday15 (14%)
  • Wednesday14 (13%)
  • Thursday16 (15%)
  • Friday21 (20%)
  • Saturday10 (9.6%)
  • Sunday9 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (4.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5916 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5925 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (11%)
  • February3 (2.9%)
  • March7 (6.7%)
  • April13 (13%)
  • May4 (3.8%)
  • June10 (9.6%)
  • July11 (11%)
  • August9 (8.7%)
  • September7 (6.7%)
  • October8 (7.7%)
  • November11 (11%)
  • December10 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight73 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds83 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.9%)
  • Other1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry60 (58%)
  • Wet or damp37 (36%)
  • Frost or ice5 (4.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1%)
  • 30 mph35 (34%)
  • 40 mph13 (13%)
  • 50 mph4 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph41 (39%)
  • 70 mph10 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway88 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (13%)
  • Roundabout3 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant106 (68%)
  • Pedestrian17 (11%)
  • Van occupant11 (7.1%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (5.8%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (3.8%)
  • Cyclist5 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 153 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 2023 (15%)
  • 21 to 2520 (13%)
  • 26 to 3522 (14%)
  • 36 to 4519 (12%)
  • 46 to 5517 (11%)
  • 56 to 6521 (13%)
  • 66 to 7517 (11%)
  • Over 755 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider94 (60%)
  • Passenger45 (29%)
  • Pedestrian17 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car139 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (13%)
  • Motorcycle10 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (2.7%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Malvern Hills in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Malvern Hills had fewer road collisions than 302 of them in 2023.

Collisions
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
306th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Malvern Hills in 2023

Link, Malvern Hills, WR14 1SY area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Malvern Hills in 2023, with 8 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in the Malvern Hills with the most crashes in 2023

The A449 had the most collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2023: 15, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Malvern Hills, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA449151716
2ndM591403
3rdA44371010
4thB421171620
5thA386901
6thA446901
7thA41035601
8thB42045902
9thB42085603
10thA44403801
11thB45033300
12thA41042200
13thA4512201
14thB44242200
15thM5021002
16thA41121100
17thA41331100
18thA4381100
19thA4561101
20thB41941100

Towns in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 2023

Great Malvern had the most collisions of any town in the Malvern Hills in 2023: 23.

Postcode districts in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 2023

WR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Malvern Hills in 2023: 27.

Latest crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2023, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2023.

Severity

Malvern Hills road accidents in other years