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Worcester road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 324 road traffic collisions in Worcester in 1991, and 379 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1990 (310), and casualties rose from 367.

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

Collisions in 1991
324
Up 5% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
379
Up 3% on 1990
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Worcester in 1991

0.3% of collisions in Worcester in 1991 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Worcester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4815%
  • Slight27585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5013%
  • Slight32887%

Worcester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worcester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1979. 1991 is highlighted, with 324, up 5% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991: 324
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (13%)
  • Tuesday44 (14%)
  • Wednesday53 (16%)
  • Thursday45 (14%)
  • Friday65 (20%)
  • Saturday42 (13%)
  • Sunday33 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (9.9%)
  • February22 (6.8%)
  • March23 (7.1%)
  • April19 (5.9%)
  • May22 (6.8%)
  • June39 (12%)
  • July35 (11%)
  • August23 (7.1%)
  • September21 (6.5%)
  • October28 (8.6%)
  • November38 (12%)
  • December22 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight234 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (3.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds249 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (5.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry211 (65%)
  • Wet or damp96 (30%)
  • Frost or ice13 (4%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph284 (88%)
  • 40 mph11 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph20 (6.2%)
  • 70 mph7 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway249 (77%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout13 (4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worcester in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant141 (37%)
  • Pedestrian104 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (17%)
  • Cyclist47 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1021 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1533 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 2071 (19%)
  • 21 to 2548 (13%)
  • 26 to 3564 (17%)
  • 36 to 4544 (12%)
  • 46 to 5534 (9%)
  • 56 to 6522 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4%)
  • Over 7516 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider197 (52%)
  • Pedestrian104 (27%)
  • Passenger78 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car400 (71%)
  • Motorcycle66 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach22 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worcester in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worcester had fewer road collisions than 288 of them in 1991.

Collisions
289th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
306th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
341st
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
299th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Worcester with the most crashes in 1991

The A38 had the most collisions in Worcester in 1991: 60, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worcester, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38607506
2ndA44405007
3rdA449242702
4thA4536151603
5thB4205131403
6thA422101204
7thB4485101000
8thB420691201
9thA41037801
10thB45505600
11thM55500
12thA4433301
13thA45383302
14thA4422700
15thB44822200

Towns in Worcester: crashes in 1991

Worcester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 289.

Postcode districts in Worcester: crashes in 1991

WR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worcester in 1991: 82.

Latest crashes in Worcester in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Worcester in 1991, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1991.

Severity

Worcester road accidents in other years