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Worcester road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 273 road traffic collisions in Worcester in 1981, and 330 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1980 (315), and casualties fell from 381.

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

Collisions in 1981
273
Down 13% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
330
Down 13% on 1980
Fatal collisions
4
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Worcester in 1981

1.5% of collisions in Worcester in 1981 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Worcester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious6624%
  • Slight20374%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious8024%
  • Slight24675%

Worcester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worcester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1979. 1981 is highlighted, with 273, down 13% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981: 273
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (13%)
  • Tuesday37 (14%)
  • Wednesday45 (16%)
  • Thursday42 (15%)
  • Friday47 (17%)
  • Saturday39 (14%)
  • Sunday28 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (8.8%)
  • February23 (8.4%)
  • March28 (10%)
  • April28 (10%)
  • May23 (8.4%)
  • June24 (8.8%)
  • July15 (5.5%)
  • August20 (7.3%)
  • September29 (11%)
  • October20 (7.3%)
  • November26 (9.5%)
  • December13 (4.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight189 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds216 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry184 (67%)
  • Wet or damp80 (29%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.2%)
  • Snow3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph253 (93%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph9 (3.3%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway217 (79%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (5.5%)
  • Roundabout12 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worcester in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist100 (30%)
  • Car occupant92 (28%)
  • Pedestrian78 (24%)
  • Cyclist51 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1024 (7.3%)
  • 11 to 1533 (10%)
  • 16 to 20103 (31%)
  • 21 to 2542 (13%)
  • 26 to 3547 (14%)
  • 36 to 4524 (7.3%)
  • 46 to 5518 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6515 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.4%)
  • Over 7510 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider194 (59%)
  • Pedestrian78 (24%)
  • Passenger58 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car261 (57%)
  • Motorcycle101 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worcester in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Worcester

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Worcester ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worcester had fewer road collisions than 321 of them in 1981.

Collisions
322nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
329th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
314th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
329th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Worcester with the most crashes in 1981

The A44 had the most collisions in Worcester in 1981: 51, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worcester, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA445161010
2ndA38394619
3rdA449242807
4thB4205171802
5thA410391102
6thB455091001
7thA44371304
8thB420661210
9thM53302
10thA4222200
11thA45362201
12thA4331300
13thB44821100
14thB44851100

Towns in Worcester: crashes in 1981

Worcester had 247 collisions in 1981.

Postcode districts in Worcester: crashes in 1981

WR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worcester in 1981: 81.

Latest crashes in Worcester in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Worcester in 1981, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Worcester road accidents in other years