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Worcester road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 289 road traffic collisions in Worcester in 1993, and 330 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1992 (273), and casualties rose from 318.

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

Collisions in 1993
289
Up 6% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
330
Up 4% on 1992
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
8.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Worcester in 1993

1% of collisions in Worcester in 1993 were fatal and 8.3% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Worcester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious248.3%
  • Slight26291%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious278.2%
  • Slight30091%

Worcester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worcester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1979. 1993 is highlighted, with 289, up 6% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993: 289
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (15%)
  • Tuesday44 (15%)
  • Wednesday44 (15%)
  • Thursday47 (16%)
  • Friday52 (18%)
  • Saturday33 (11%)
  • Sunday27 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (5.9%)
  • February19 (6.6%)
  • March25 (8.7%)
  • April17 (5.9%)
  • May30 (10%)
  • June28 (9.7%)
  • July25 (8.7%)
  • August28 (9.7%)
  • September30 (10%)
  • October19 (6.6%)
  • November23 (8%)
  • December28 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight235 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds226 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry201 (70%)
  • Wet or damp86 (30%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph260 (90%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (1%)
  • 60 mph17 (5.9%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway213 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (8%)
  • Roundabout20 (6.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worcester in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant138 (42%)
  • Cyclist71 (22%)
  • Pedestrian66 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1524 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2055 (17%)
  • 21 to 2545 (14%)
  • 26 to 3567 (20%)
  • 36 to 4537 (11%)
  • 46 to 5530 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6522 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.6%)
  • Over 7515 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider210 (64%)
  • Pedestrian66 (20%)
  • Passenger54 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car368 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (14%)
  • Motorcycle44 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worcester in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 in Worcester

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Worcester ranked among 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worcester had fewer road collisions than 301 of them in 1993.

Collisions
302nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
319th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
299th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
339th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Worcester with the most crashes in 1993

The A38 had the most collisions in Worcester in 1993: 45, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worcester, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38455314
2ndA44373913
3rdA449242813
4thA4536151600
5thB455091000
6thA4438801
7thB42058902
8thA41036702
9thB42066800
10thM551000
11thA4224402
12thB42042300
13thB44822300
14thA45381200
15thB44851100

Towns in Worcester: crashes in 1993

Worcester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 262.

Postcode districts in Worcester: crashes in 1993

WR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worcester in 1993: 77.

Latest crashes in Worcester in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Worcester in 1993, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1993.

Severity

Worcester road accidents in other years