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Worcester road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 10,723 road traffic collisions in Worcester from 1979 to 2025, and 13,019 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 114 were fatal and 1,693 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 91 collisions, up 7% on 2024 (85), and casualties rose from 105 to 107.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
10,723
37th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
13,019
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
114
1.1% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
91
Up 7% on 2024

Crash severity in Worcester

1.1% of collisions in Worcester from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1141.1%
  • Serious1,69316%
  • Slight8,91683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1170.9%
  • Serious1,83114%
  • Slight11,07185%

Worcester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worcester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1979. In 2025 there were 91, up 7% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 91
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
202591107
202485105
20237586
2022101130
20218595
20208698
2019131160
2018107129
2017127156
2016166208
2015162196
2014164206
2013169196
2012191229
2011224260
2010194240
2009239285
2008210264
2007215257
2006218269
2005183246
2004223270
2003255328
2002251322
2001245331
2000267348
1999271337
1998279349
1997280336
1996294367
1995283342
1994288337
1993289330
1992273318
1991324379
1990310367
1989341421
1988302339
1987286330
1986345422
1985350416
1984251307
1983234280
1982300362
1981273330
1980315381
1979371448

When and where crashes happen in Worcester

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,522 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,559 (15%)
  • Wednesday1,621 (15%)
  • Thursday1,629 (15%)
  • Friday1,907 (18%)
  • Saturday1,454 (14%)
  • Sunday1,031 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59369 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59125 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,371 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,483 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:591,988 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592,754 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,677 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59956 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January899 (8.4%)
  • February715 (6.7%)
  • March887 (8.3%)
  • April866 (8.1%)
  • May892 (8.3%)
  • June889 (8.3%)
  • July883 (8.2%)
  • August877 (8.2%)
  • September938 (8.7%)
  • October992 (9.3%)
  • November1,006 (9.4%)
  • December879 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight7,844 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,613 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting125 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown106 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit35 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds8,842 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,323 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds132 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds95 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist75 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds42 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.1%)
  • Other194 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry7,455 (70%)
  • Wet or damp3,013 (28%)
  • Frost or ice193 (1.8%)
  • Snow48 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep11 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph22 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph9,553 (89%)
  • 40 mph277 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph84 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph501 (4.7%)
  • 70 mph284 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway8,386 (78%)
  • One way street or slip road801 (7.5%)
  • Dual carriageway792 (7.4%)
  • Roundabout709 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded35 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Worcester

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant5,475 (42%)
  • Pedestrian2,884 (22%)
  • Cyclist1,944 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist1,938 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant296 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant213 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant102 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)78 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant40 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant34 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5328 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 10566 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 151,040 (8%)
  • 16 to 202,432 (19%)
  • 21 to 251,648 (13%)
  • 26 to 352,242 (17%)
  • 36 to 451,656 (13%)
  • 46 to 551,256 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 65822 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 75591 (4.5%)
  • Over 75431 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider7,826 (60%)
  • Pedestrian2,884 (22%)
  • Passenger2,309 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car12,597 (67%)
  • Motorcycle2,041 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle2,008 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes794 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach491 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes417 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car242 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle88 (0.5%)
  • Minibus60 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown16 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Worcester

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Worcester

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Worcester ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worcester had the 37th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
37th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
26th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 13th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
20th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
312thHartlepool11,03614,6891861,631
313thEpsom and Ewell11,03413,7921241,816
314thBoston10,89415,1162421,854
315thWorcester (this area)10,72313,0191141,693
316thWest Dunbartonshire10,62713,7472222,526
317thInverclyde10,55613,6841482,308
318thCeredigion10,46315,4722312,831

Accident hotspots in Worcester

Cathedral, Worcester, WR1 3QT area is the busiest accident hotspot in Worcester, with 968 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 4 of them fatal.

Roads in Worcester with the most crashes

The A38 had the most collisions in Worcester from 1979 to 2025: 1,794, including 21 fatal and 279 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worcester, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA381,7942,19321279
2ndA441,3981,66916226
3rdA4499721,20312149
4thB4550472594560
5thB4205366411347
6thA4440280374138
7thA443256318452
8thB4206238296534
9thA4536210273239
10thB4636154190121
11thM5137211619
12thA4103113138214
13thB4485101115216
14thB448294120215
15thB46376493012
16thB4639628639
17thA4226173115
18thB4638597604
19thA4538324316
20thB4204303805

Towns in Worcester

Worcester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 9,389.

Postcode districts in Worcester

WR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worcester from 1979 to 2025: 2,897.

Latest crashes in Worcester

Of the latest 24 crashes in Worcester, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity