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Worcester road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 288 road traffic collisions in Worcester in 1994, and 337 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1993 (289), and casualties rose from 330.

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

Collisions in 1994
288
Level with 1993
Casualties in 1994
337
Up 2% on 1993
Fatal collisions
4
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Worcester in 1994

1.4% of collisions in Worcester in 1994 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Worcester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious6422%
  • Slight22076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious6720%
  • Slight26679%

Worcester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worcester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1979. 1994 is highlighted, with 288, level with 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994: 288
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (9.4%)
  • Tuesday39 (14%)
  • Wednesday53 (18%)
  • Thursday42 (15%)
  • Friday53 (18%)
  • Saturday47 (16%)
  • Sunday27 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (9.7%)
  • February19 (6.6%)
  • March18 (6.3%)
  • April26 (9%)
  • May19 (6.6%)
  • June28 (9.7%)
  • July17 (5.9%)
  • August19 (6.6%)
  • September19 (6.6%)
  • October28 (9.7%)
  • November32 (11%)
  • December35 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight207 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds243 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry200 (69%)
  • Wet or damp78 (27%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph260 (90%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph18 (6.3%)
  • 70 mph3 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway235 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout19 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (5.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worcester in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant147 (44%)
  • Pedestrian82 (24%)
  • Cyclist52 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (12%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3%)
  • 6 to 1023 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 1527 (8%)
  • 16 to 2063 (19%)
  • 21 to 2558 (17%)
  • 26 to 3557 (17%)
  • 36 to 4529 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5531 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6516 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.3%)
  • Over 7512 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider202 (60%)
  • Pedestrian82 (24%)
  • Passenger53 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car358 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (11%)
  • Motorcycle44 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worcester in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 in Worcester

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Worcester ranked among 350 areas in 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worcester had fewer road collisions than 304 of them in 1994.

Collisions
305th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
322nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
276th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
246th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Worcester with the most crashes in 1994

The A38 had the most collisions in Worcester in 1994: 47, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worcester, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA384757013
2ndA444044011
3rdA449141603
4thA4536141803
5thB4550141703
6thB4205111101
7thA44391010
8thB42066721
9thA41035500
10thA44404501
11thA45384600
12thA4331100
13thA4561100
14thA4991200
15thB42041100
16thB44851101

Towns in Worcester: crashes in 1994

Worcester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1994: 264.

Postcode districts in Worcester: crashes in 1994

WR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worcester in 1994: 62.

Latest crashes in Worcester in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Worcester in 1994, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Worcester road accidents in other years