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Worcester road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 350 road traffic collisions in Worcester in 1985, and 416 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were up 39% on 1984 (251), and casualties rose from 307.

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

Collisions in 1985
350
Up 39% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
416
Up 36% on 1984
Fatal collisions
8
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Worcester in 1985

2.3% of collisions in Worcester in 1985 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Worcester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.3%
  • Serious7020%
  • Slight27278%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious8119%
  • Slight32779%

Worcester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worcester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1979. 1985 is highlighted, with 350, up 39% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (16%)
  • Tuesday51 (15%)
  • Wednesday52 (15%)
  • Thursday51 (15%)
  • Friday58 (17%)
  • Saturday55 (16%)
  • Sunday28 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (2.9%)
  • February11 (3.1%)
  • March25 (7.1%)
  • April31 (8.9%)
  • May34 (9.7%)
  • June39 (11%)
  • July33 (9.4%)
  • August30 (8.6%)
  • September32 (9.1%)
  • October33 (9.4%)
  • November34 (9.7%)
  • December38 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight266 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds285 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry244 (70%)
  • Wet or damp92 (26%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.6%)
  • Snow5 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph340 (97%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway272 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (8.9%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worcester in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian116 (28%)
  • Car occupant113 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist100 (24%)
  • Cyclist73 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1549 (12%)
  • 16 to 2096 (23%)
  • 21 to 2559 (14%)
  • 26 to 3553 (13%)
  • 36 to 4542 (10%)
  • 46 to 5531 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6521 (5%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.8%)
  • Over 7519 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider233 (56%)
  • Pedestrian116 (28%)
  • Passenger67 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car343 (58%)
  • Motorcycle109 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worcester in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Worcester

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Worcester ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worcester had fewer road collisions than 273 of them in 1985.

Collisions
274th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
300th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
314th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Worcester with the most crashes in 1985

The A38 had the most collisions in Worcester in 1985: 68, including 4 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worcester, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38688049
2ndA446178010
3rdA449263203
4thB4205151513
5thA443121906
6thB4206101201
7thB4550101221
8thA453681004
9thA41037800
10thM53801
11thA42051100
12thA4221100
13thA45381100
14thB44821100
15thB44851100

Towns in Worcester: crashes in 1985

Worcester had 332 collisions in 1985.

Postcode districts in Worcester: crashes in 1985

WR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worcester in 1985: 117.

Latest crashes in Worcester in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Worcester in 1985, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Worcester road accidents in other years