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Malvern Hills road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 109 road traffic collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2025, and 152 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2024, and casualties rose from 133.

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

Collisions in 2025
109
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
152
Up 14% on 2024
Fatal collisions
2
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
36% of collisions

Crash severity in the Malvern Hills in 2025

1.8% of collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2025 were fatal and 36% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in the Malvern Hills from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.8%
  • Serious3936%
  • Slight6862%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.6%
  • Serious4328%
  • Slight10569%

Malvern Hills road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Malvern Hills, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1981. 2025 is highlighted, with 109, level with 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (15%)
  • Tuesday18 (17%)
  • Wednesday13 (12%)
  • Thursday19 (17%)
  • Friday21 (19%)
  • Saturday14 (13%)
  • Sunday8 (7.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5929 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (8.3%)
  • February5 (4.6%)
  • March13 (12%)
  • April6 (5.5%)
  • May8 (7.3%)
  • June11 (10%)
  • July10 (9.2%)
  • August9 (8.3%)
  • September15 (14%)
  • October4 (3.7%)
  • November9 (8.3%)
  • December10 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight79 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds91 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (14%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)
  • Other1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry73 (67%)
  • Wet or damp33 (30%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph39 (36%)
  • 40 mph18 (17%)
  • 50 mph4 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph37 (34%)
  • 70 mph11 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway84 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (15%)
  • Roundabout9 (8.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant99 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (11%)
  • Van occupant15 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist12 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian7 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 152 (1.3%)
  • 16 to 2011 (7.2%)
  • 21 to 259 (5.9%)
  • 26 to 3527 (18%)
  • 36 to 4516 (11%)
  • 46 to 5525 (16%)
  • 56 to 6522 (14%)
  • 66 to 7510 (6.6%)
  • Over 7525 (16%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider113 (74%)
  • Passenger32 (21%)
  • Pedestrian7 (4.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car140 (69%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (14%)
  • Motorcycle17 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Malvern Hills in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Malvern Hills had fewer road collisions than 297 of them in 2025.

Collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Malvern Hills in 2025

Lower Wick & Pitmaston, Worcester, WR2 4BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Malvern Hills in 2025, with 8 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in the Malvern Hills with the most crashes in 2025

The A449 had the most collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2025: 16, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Malvern Hills, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA449161606
2ndB4208121403
3rdM5101704
4thB420461102
5thA410341012
6thA444712
7thA4434501
8thA44404601
9thB42114502
10thB42023700
11thB42323601
12thA382402
13thA41042200
14thA41332301
15thA4381100
16thA4561200
17thB41941100
18thB41961101
19thB41971100
20thB42031101

Towns in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 2025

Great Malvern had the most collisions of any town in the Malvern Hills in 2025: 23.

Postcode districts in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 2025

WR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Malvern Hills in 2025: 26.

Latest crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2025, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Malvern Hills road accidents in other years