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Worcester road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 283 road traffic collisions in Worcester in 1995, and 342 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1994 (288), and casualties rose from 337.

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

Collisions in 1995
283
Down 2% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
342
Up 1% on 1994
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Worcester in 1995

0.7% of collisions in Worcester in 1995 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Worcester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious6623%
  • Slight21576%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious7121%
  • Slight26979%

Worcester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worcester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1979. 1995 is highlighted, with 283, down 2% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995: 283
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (14%)
  • Tuesday42 (15%)
  • Wednesday40 (14%)
  • Thursday46 (16%)
  • Friday46 (16%)
  • Saturday34 (12%)
  • Sunday35 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (9.2%)
  • February17 (6%)
  • March23 (8.1%)
  • April28 (9.9%)
  • May32 (11%)
  • June19 (6.7%)
  • July24 (8.5%)
  • August21 (7.4%)
  • September27 (9.5%)
  • October25 (8.8%)
  • November20 (7.1%)
  • December21 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight208 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds229 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry191 (67%)
  • Wet or damp87 (31%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph250 (88%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph23 (8.1%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway245 (87%)
  • Roundabout23 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.2%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worcester in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant149 (44%)
  • Pedestrian82 (24%)
  • Cyclist56 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (11%)
  • Van occupant7 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 1019 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1535 (10%)
  • 16 to 2049 (14%)
  • 21 to 2545 (13%)
  • 26 to 3575 (22%)
  • 36 to 4542 (12%)
  • 46 to 5526 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6515 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.1%)
  • Over 757 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider193 (56%)
  • Pedestrian82 (24%)
  • Passenger67 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car327 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (12%)
  • Motorcycle38 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worcester in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 in Worcester

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Worcester ranked among 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worcester had fewer road collisions than 307 of them in 1995.

Collisions
308th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
319th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
310th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Worcester with the most crashes in 1995

The A38 had the most collisions in Worcester in 1995: 38, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worcester, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA383842010
2ndA44293615
3rdA449242907
4thA4536141502
5thA44391103
6thB420691101
7thB42058900
8thB455081003
9thA44405901
10thA41034501
11thA45383502
12thB44503301
13thA4222300
14thB42042401
15thM52200

Towns in Worcester: crashes in 1995

Worcester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1995: 255.

Postcode districts in Worcester: crashes in 1995

WR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worcester in 1995: 73.

Latest crashes in Worcester in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Worcester in 1995, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1995.

Severity

Worcester road accidents in other years