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Worcester road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 300 road traffic collisions in Worcester in 1982, and 362 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1981 (273), and casualties rose from 330.

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

Collisions in 1982
300
Up 10% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
362
Up 10% on 1981
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Worcester in 1982

1.3% of collisions in Worcester in 1982 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Worcester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious7124%
  • Slight22575%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious7822%
  • Slight28077%

Worcester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worcester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1979. 1982 is highlighted, with 300, up 10% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (13%)
  • Tuesday49 (16%)
  • Wednesday40 (13%)
  • Thursday54 (18%)
  • Friday51 (17%)
  • Saturday42 (14%)
  • Sunday25 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (8%)
  • February17 (5.7%)
  • March19 (6.3%)
  • April15 (5%)
  • May15 (5%)
  • June22 (7.3%)
  • July34 (11%)
  • August31 (10%)
  • September31 (10%)
  • October32 (11%)
  • November28 (9.3%)
  • December32 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight211 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds231 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (12%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry197 (66%)
  • Wet or damp90 (30%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.7%)
  • Snow5 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph282 (94%)
  • 40 mph3 (1%)
  • 60 mph8 (2.7%)
  • 70 mph6 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway245 (82%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (9%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worcester in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant96 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist93 (26%)
  • Pedestrian82 (23%)
  • Cyclist78 (22%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1023 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1540 (11%)
  • 16 to 20104 (29%)
  • 21 to 2551 (14%)
  • 26 to 3531 (8.6%)
  • 36 to 4527 (7.5%)
  • 46 to 5525 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6521 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7522 (6.1%)
  • Over 7511 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider227 (63%)
  • Pedestrian82 (23%)
  • Passenger53 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car271 (54%)
  • Motorcycle100 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worcester in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Worcester

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Worcester ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worcester had fewer road collisions than 313 of them in 1982.

Collisions
314th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
330th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
328th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
321st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Worcester with the most crashes in 1982

The A38 had the most collisions in Worcester in 1982: 50, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worcester, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA385059015
2ndA444759110
3rdA449212205
4thB4550131504
5thB4205121202
6thA443111704
7thB420691002
8thA410371502
9thA453671301
10thB44854420
11thM53301
12thA4222201
13thB42042201
14thA45381101
15thB44821101

Towns in Worcester: crashes in 1982

Worcester had 275 collisions in 1982.

Postcode districts in Worcester: crashes in 1982

WR2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worcester in 1982: 78.

Latest crashes in Worcester in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Worcester in 1982, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Worcester road accidents in other years