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Worcester road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 280 road traffic collisions in Worcester in 1997, and 336 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1996 (294), and casualties fell from 367.

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

Collisions in 1997
280
Down 5% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
336
Down 8% on 1996
Fatal collisions
3
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Worcester in 1997

1.1% of collisions in Worcester in 1997 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Worcester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious4215%
  • Slight23584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious4313%
  • Slight29086%

Worcester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worcester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1979. 1997 is highlighted, with 280, down 5% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997: 280
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (14%)
  • Tuesday38 (14%)
  • Wednesday43 (15%)
  • Thursday36 (13%)
  • Friday39 (14%)
  • Saturday49 (18%)
  • Sunday36 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (11%)
  • February19 (6.8%)
  • March22 (7.9%)
  • April15 (5.4%)
  • May23 (8.2%)
  • June21 (7.5%)
  • July22 (7.9%)
  • August19 (6.8%)
  • September17 (6.1%)
  • October29 (10%)
  • November31 (11%)
  • December30 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight208 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds234 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (13%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry183 (65%)
  • Wet or damp94 (34%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph237 (85%)
  • 40 mph13 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph18 (6.4%)
  • 70 mph10 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway220 (79%)
  • Roundabout28 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worcester in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant161 (48%)
  • Pedestrian75 (22%)
  • Cyclist46 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant14 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1014 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1530 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 2047 (14%)
  • 21 to 2545 (13%)
  • 26 to 3583 (25%)
  • 36 to 4535 (10%)
  • 46 to 5533 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6522 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.6%)
  • Over 757 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider196 (58%)
  • Pedestrian75 (22%)
  • Passenger65 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car350 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle26 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worcester in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worcester had fewer road collisions than 308 of them in 1997.

Collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
328th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Worcester with the most crashes in 1997

The A38 had the most collisions in Worcester in 1997: 49, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worcester, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38495404
2ndA44425408
3rdA449273406
4thA4536122010
5thB4550121301
6thA44391110
7thB42068901
8thA44405500
9thB42055500
10thA41033300
11thB44503300
12thB42042300
13thA4331100
14thA45381100
15thB40251100
16thB44851101
17thB46351100
18thM21200
19thM51100

Towns in Worcester: crashes in 1997

Worcester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 234.

Postcode districts in Worcester: crashes in 1997

WR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worcester in 1997: 65.

Latest crashes in Worcester in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Worcester in 1997, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Worcester road accidents in other years