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Worcester road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 310 road traffic collisions in Worcester in 1990, and 367 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1989 (341), and casualties fell from 421.

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

Collisions in 1990
310
Down 9% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
367
Down 13% on 1989
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Worcester in 1990

0.6% of collisions in Worcester in 1990 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Worcester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious4414%
  • Slight26485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4813%
  • Slight31786%

Worcester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worcester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1979. 1990 is highlighted, with 310, down 9% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990: 310
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (15%)
  • Tuesday39 (13%)
  • Wednesday48 (15%)
  • Thursday38 (12%)
  • Friday59 (19%)
  • Saturday46 (15%)
  • Sunday32 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (10%)
  • February28 (9%)
  • March20 (6.5%)
  • April23 (7.4%)
  • May26 (8.4%)
  • June21 (6.8%)
  • July25 (8.1%)
  • August24 (7.7%)
  • September22 (7.1%)
  • October29 (9.4%)
  • November38 (12%)
  • December23 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight227 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (3.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds249 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry218 (70%)
  • Wet or damp87 (28%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph288 (93%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph11 (3.5%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway248 (80%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (8.1%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout15 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worcester in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant145 (40%)
  • Pedestrian90 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (16%)
  • Cyclist58 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1023 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1531 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 2067 (18%)
  • 21 to 2552 (14%)
  • 26 to 3566 (18%)
  • 36 to 4541 (11%)
  • 46 to 5531 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6516 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7521 (5.7%)
  • Over 7512 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider209 (57%)
  • Pedestrian90 (25%)
  • Passenger68 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car375 (68%)
  • Motorcycle60 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (11%)
  • Bus or coach19 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worcester in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worcester had fewer road collisions than 308 of them in 1990.

Collisions
309th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
322nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
337th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
328th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Worcester with the most crashes in 1990

The A38 had the most collisions in Worcester in 1990: 59, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worcester, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA385975110
2ndA44404802
3rdA449212913
4thB4550192004
5thA443111202
6thA453691102
7thB42058802
8thB42067800
9thA4224501
10thA41033300
11thM53400
12thA45382200
13thA4331100
14thB42041100
15thB44821100
16thB44851100

Towns in Worcester: crashes in 1990

Worcester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 286.

Postcode districts in Worcester: crashes in 1990

WR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worcester in 1990: 99.

Latest crashes in Worcester in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Worcester in 1990, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Worcester road accidents in other years