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Worcester road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 251 road traffic collisions in Worcester in 1984, and 307 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1983 (234), and casualties rose from 280.

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

Collisions in 1984
251
Up 7% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
307
Up 10% on 1983
Fatal collisions
6
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Worcester in 1984

2.4% of collisions in Worcester in 1984 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Worcester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.4%
  • Serious5622%
  • Slight18975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious5919%
  • Slight24279%

Worcester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worcester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1979. 1984 is highlighted, with 251, up 7% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984: 251
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (10%)
  • Tuesday42 (17%)
  • Wednesday36 (14%)
  • Thursday42 (17%)
  • Friday51 (20%)
  • Saturday40 (16%)
  • Sunday15 (6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (9.6%)
  • February14 (5.6%)
  • March18 (7.2%)
  • April16 (6.4%)
  • May23 (9.2%)
  • June23 (9.2%)
  • July26 (10%)
  • August21 (8.4%)
  • September21 (8.4%)
  • October28 (11%)
  • November19 (7.6%)
  • December18 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight179 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds203 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry185 (74%)
  • Wet or damp62 (25%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph228 (91%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph11 (4.4%)
  • 70 mph8 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway197 (78%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (8.8%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (8%)
  • Roundabout12 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worcester in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant96 (31%)
  • Pedestrian73 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (21%)
  • Cyclist50 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1014 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1527 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 2085 (28%)
  • 21 to 2543 (14%)
  • 26 to 3532 (10%)
  • 36 to 4534 (11%)
  • 46 to 5518 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6517 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7518 (5.9%)
  • Over 7510 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider182 (59%)
  • Pedestrian73 (24%)
  • Passenger52 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car289 (63%)
  • Motorcycle74 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worcester in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worcester had fewer road collisions than 328 of them in 1984.

Collisions
329th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
333rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
286th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
335th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Worcester with the most crashes in 1984

The A38 had the most collisions in Worcester in 1984: 40, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worcester, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38404919
2ndA44364617
3rdA449253216
4thB4205151514
5thB4550141800
6thA443101202
7thB42067802
8thM55802
9thA45364512
10thA41032200
11thA4222300
12thA45382200
13thB44821100
14thB44851301

Towns in Worcester: crashes in 1984

Worcester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 226.

Postcode districts in Worcester: crashes in 1984

WR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worcester in 1984: 77.

Latest crashes in Worcester in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Worcester in 1984, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1984.

Severity

Worcester road accidents in other years