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Worcester road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 294 road traffic collisions in Worcester in 1996, and 367 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1995 (283), and casualties rose from 342.

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

Collisions in 1996
294
Up 4% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
367
Up 7% on 1995
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Worcester in 1996

1% of collisions in Worcester in 1996 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Worcester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious5017%
  • Slight24182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious6016%
  • Slight30483%

Worcester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worcester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1979. 1996 is highlighted, with 294, up 4% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (12%)
  • Tuesday39 (13%)
  • Wednesday40 (14%)
  • Thursday46 (16%)
  • Friday54 (18%)
  • Saturday49 (17%)
  • Sunday32 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (11%)
  • February17 (5.8%)
  • March20 (6.8%)
  • April22 (7.5%)
  • May30 (10%)
  • June23 (7.8%)
  • July16 (5.4%)
  • August31 (11%)
  • September25 (8.5%)
  • October32 (11%)
  • November25 (8.5%)
  • December20 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight203 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds240 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry199 (68%)
  • Wet or damp87 (30%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.7%)
  • Snow3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph256 (87%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph23 (7.8%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway217 (74%)
  • Roundabout32 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worcester in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant194 (53%)
  • Pedestrian70 (19%)
  • Cyclist53 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1531 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 2069 (19%)
  • 21 to 2538 (10%)
  • 26 to 3596 (26%)
  • 36 to 4543 (12%)
  • 46 to 5527 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6518 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.5%)
  • Over 7510 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider213 (58%)
  • Passenger84 (23%)
  • Pedestrian70 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car393 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (9.9%)
  • Motorcycle32 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worcester in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worcester had fewer road collisions than 301 of them in 1996.

Collisions
302nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
316th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Worcester with the most crashes in 1996

The A38 had the most collisions in Worcester in 1996: 58, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worcester, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA385870110
2ndA44434918
3rdA449303906
4thA443131613
5thA453691200
6thA444081401
7thB42068902
8thB42056600
9thB45506901
10thM54500
11thA41033300
12thA45382401
13thA4421200
14thB42041101
15thB44501100

Towns in Worcester: crashes in 1996

Worcester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 244.

Postcode districts in Worcester: crashes in 1996

WR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worcester in 1996: 76.

Latest crashes in Worcester in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Worcester in 1996, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1996.

Severity

Worcester road accidents in other years