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Worcester road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 345 road traffic collisions in Worcester in 1986, and 422 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1985 (350), and casualties rose from 416.

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

Collisions in 1986
345
Down 1% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
422
Up 1% on 1985
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Worcester in 1986

1.2% of collisions in Worcester in 1986 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Worcester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious6017%
  • Slight28181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious6014%
  • Slight35885%

Worcester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worcester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1979. 1986 is highlighted, with 345, down 1% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (15%)
  • Tuesday62 (18%)
  • Wednesday47 (14%)
  • Thursday46 (13%)
  • Friday58 (17%)
  • Saturday54 (16%)
  • Sunday27 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.8%)
  • February21 (6.1%)
  • March28 (8.1%)
  • April34 (9.9%)
  • May32 (9.3%)
  • June20 (5.8%)
  • July30 (8.7%)
  • August30 (8.7%)
  • September26 (7.5%)
  • October38 (11%)
  • November32 (9.3%)
  • December27 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight236 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (3.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds263 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry242 (70%)
  • Wet or damp92 (27%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph324 (94%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph10 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway270 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout19 (5.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worcester in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant148 (35%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (27%)
  • Pedestrian84 (20%)
  • Cyclist50 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1531 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20106 (25%)
  • 21 to 2561 (14%)
  • 26 to 3561 (14%)
  • 36 to 4551 (12%)
  • 46 to 5528 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6530 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.8%)
  • Over 7512 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider254 (60%)
  • Passenger84 (20%)
  • Pedestrian84 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car349 (59%)
  • Motorcycle118 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (9%)
  • Bus or coach29 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Worcester ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worcester had fewer road collisions than 283 of them in 1986.

Collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
299th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
315th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
323rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Worcester with the most crashes in 1986

The A38 had the most collisions in Worcester in 1986: 76, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worcester, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA387695112
2ndA44434709
3rdA449283502
4thB4205242811
5thA443131503
6thA4536121602
7thB455071012
8thM561200
9thA41035910
10thB42064701
11thA4223301
12thB44822300
13thB44852300
14thA4191100
15thA45381100
16thB42041100

Towns in Worcester: crashes in 1986

Worcester had 265 collisions in 1986.

Postcode districts in Worcester: crashes in 1986

WR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worcester in 1986: 92.

Latest crashes in Worcester in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Worcester in 1986, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

Worcester road accidents in other years