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Worcester road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 371 road traffic collisions in Worcester in 1979, and 448 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 10,723 collisions in Worcester.

Collisions in 1979
371
Casualties in 1979
448
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Worcester in 1979

0.8% of collisions in Worcester in 1979 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Worcester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious8623%
  • Slight28276%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious9822%
  • Slight34777%

Worcester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worcester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1979. 1979 is highlighted, with 371.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (14%)
  • Tuesday52 (14%)
  • Wednesday48 (13%)
  • Thursday55 (15%)
  • Friday67 (18%)
  • Saturday60 (16%)
  • Sunday36 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (9.4%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.2%)
  • February14 (3.8%)
  • March35 (9.4%)
  • April23 (6.2%)
  • May37 (10%)
  • June34 (9.2%)
  • July38 (10%)
  • August37 (10%)
  • September26 (7%)
  • October34 (9.2%)
  • November36 (9.7%)
  • December34 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight256 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds273 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Other18 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry243 (65%)
  • Wet or damp103 (28%)
  • Frost or ice19 (5.1%)
  • Snow6 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph349 (94%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph16 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway318 (86%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (7.3%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worcester in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant140 (31%)
  • Pedestrian117 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist115 (26%)
  • Cyclist64 (14%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1026 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1550 (11%)
  • 16 to 20113 (25%)
  • 21 to 2543 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3558 (13%)
  • 36 to 4538 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5536 (8%)
  • 56 to 6530 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7527 (6%)
  • Over 7513 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider247 (55%)
  • Pedestrian117 (26%)
  • Passenger84 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car360 (59%)
  • Motorcycle122 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worcester in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Worcester

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Worcester ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worcester had fewer road collisions than 271 of them in 1979.

Collisions
272nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
296th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
338th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
308th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Worcester with the most crashes in 1979

The A44 had the most collisions in Worcester in 1979: 56, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worcester, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA445662014
2ndA385368011
3rdA449323608
4thA4103131302
5thA443121614
6thB4205121203
7thB42068902
8thA45367902
9thB45507701
10thM561001
11thB44855500
12thA4223301
13thA41021200
14thA4421101
15thA45381200
16thB42041101
17thB44821100

Towns in Worcester: crashes in 1979

Worcester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 344.

Postcode districts in Worcester: crashes in 1979

WR2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worcester in 1979: 93.

Latest crashes in Worcester in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Worcester in 1979, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Worcester road accidents in other years