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Malvern Hills road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 109 road traffic collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2024, and 133 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2023 (104), and casualties fell from 156.

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

Collisions in 2024
109
Up 5% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
133
Down 15% on 2023
Fatal collisions
6
5.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
29% of collisions

Crash severity in the Malvern Hills in 2024

5.5% of collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2024 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in the Malvern Hills from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal65.5%
  • Serious3229%
  • Slight7165%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal75.3%
  • Serious3526%
  • Slight9168%

Malvern Hills road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Malvern Hills, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1981. 2024 is highlighted, with 109, up 5% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 109
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (10%)
  • Tuesday16 (15%)
  • Wednesday11 (10%)
  • Thursday19 (17%)
  • Friday27 (25%)
  • Saturday9 (8.3%)
  • Sunday16 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5918 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5927 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (14%)
  • February4 (3.7%)
  • March8 (7.3%)
  • April9 (8.3%)
  • May11 (10%)
  • June11 (10%)
  • July8 (7.3%)
  • August7 (6.4%)
  • September11 (10%)
  • October13 (12%)
  • November8 (7.3%)
  • December4 (3.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight83 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (6.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds99 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (9.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry73 (67%)
  • Wet or damp34 (31%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph40 (37%)
  • 40 mph15 (14%)
  • 50 mph5 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph46 (42%)
  • 70 mph3 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway99 (91%)
  • Roundabout6 (5.5%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant88 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (9%)
  • Pedestrian12 (9%)
  • Van occupant9 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist7 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.8%)
  • 11 to 153 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2021 (16%)
  • 21 to 2518 (14%)
  • 26 to 3517 (13%)
  • 36 to 4517 (13%)
  • 46 to 5517 (13%)
  • 56 to 6514 (11%)
  • 66 to 7513 (9.8%)
  • Over 7510 (7.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider99 (74%)
  • Passenger22 (17%)
  • Pedestrian12 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car136 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (12%)
  • Motorcycle14 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (2.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Malvern Hills in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Malvern Hills had fewer road collisions than 297 of them in 2024.

Collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
308th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
70th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
278th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Malvern Hills in 2024

Barnards Green, Malvern Hills, WR14 2QP area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Malvern Hills in 2024, with 9 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the Malvern Hills with the most crashes in 2024

The A449 had the most collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2024: 17, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Malvern Hills, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA449172005
2ndB4211101214
3rdB420881012
4thA4437901
5thA41036802
6thA446804
7thA385601
8thA41043302
9thB42033401
10thM503310
11thA4382302
12thA4512300
13thB42042310
14thB44242200
15thA41331110
16thA44401100
17thB42021100
18thB42191100

Towns in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 2024

Great Malvern had the most collisions of any town in the Malvern Hills in 2024: 23.

Postcode districts in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 2024

WR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Malvern Hills in 2024: 32.

Latest crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2024, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 20 December 2024.

Severity

Malvern Hills road accidents in other years