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Worcester road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 279 road traffic collisions in Worcester in 1998, and 349 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1997 (280), and casualties rose from 336.

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

Collisions in 1998
279
Level with 1997
Casualties in 1998
349
Up 4% on 1997
Fatal collisions
3
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Worcester in 1998

1.1% of collisions in Worcester in 1998 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Worcester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious3914%
  • Slight23785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious4212%
  • Slight30487%

Worcester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worcester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1979. 1998 is highlighted, with 279, level with 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (15%)
  • Tuesday32 (11%)
  • Wednesday32 (11%)
  • Thursday50 (18%)
  • Friday49 (18%)
  • Saturday51 (18%)
  • Sunday22 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (9%)
  • February17 (6.1%)
  • March30 (11%)
  • April23 (8.2%)
  • May23 (8.2%)
  • June20 (7.2%)
  • July18 (6.5%)
  • August20 (7.2%)
  • September26 (9.3%)
  • October28 (10%)
  • November21 (7.5%)
  • December28 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight197 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds245 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry194 (70%)
  • Wet or damp83 (30%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph241 (86%)
  • 40 mph10 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph17 (6.1%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway225 (81%)
  • Roundabout26 (9.3%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (5.7%)
  • 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 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant156 (45%)
  • Pedestrian76 (22%)
  • Cyclist54 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (9.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2%)
  • 6 to 1022 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1527 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 2059 (17%)
  • 21 to 2540 (11%)
  • 26 to 3550 (14%)
  • 36 to 4554 (15%)
  • 46 to 5535 (10%)
  • 56 to 6522 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7522 (6.3%)
  • Over 7511 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider199 (57%)
  • Pedestrian76 (22%)
  • Passenger74 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car350 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (11%)
  • Motorcycle34 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (4%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worcester in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worcester had fewer road collisions than 316 of them in 1998.

Collisions
317th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
325th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
300th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Worcester with the most crashes in 1998

The A38 had the most collisions in Worcester in 1998: 42, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worcester, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38425119
2ndA44374604
3rdA449233406
4thB4550131401
5thA4440121803
6thA4536111600
7thA44381201
8thB44854500
9thM54701
10thB42043301
11thB42053301
12thB42063400
13thA4422300
14thA301100
15thA40251100
16thA41031100
17thA4511100
18thA4561100
19thA831100

Towns in Worcester: crashes in 1998

Worcester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 234.

Postcode districts in Worcester: crashes in 1998

WR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worcester in 1998: 67.

Latest crashes in Worcester in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Worcester in 1998, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Worcester road accidents in other years