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Worcester road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 271 road traffic collisions in Worcester in 1999, and 337 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1998 (279), and casualties fell from 349.

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

Collisions in 1999
271
Down 3% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
337
Down 3% on 1998
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Worcester in 1999

None of the collisions in Worcester in 1999 were fatal and 13% were serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Worcester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3413%
  • Slight23787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3811%
  • Slight29989%

Worcester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worcester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1979. 1999 is highlighted, with 271, down 3% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (13%)
  • Tuesday36 (13%)
  • Wednesday43 (16%)
  • Thursday48 (18%)
  • Friday52 (19%)
  • Saturday39 (14%)
  • Sunday18 (6.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (11%)
  • February10 (3.7%)
  • March22 (8.1%)
  • April21 (7.7%)
  • May16 (5.9%)
  • June21 (7.7%)
  • July23 (8.5%)
  • August25 (9.2%)
  • September36 (13%)
  • October22 (8.1%)
  • November26 (9.6%)
  • December18 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight203 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds213 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Other4 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry169 (62%)
  • Wet or damp97 (36%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph230 (85%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph25 (9.2%)
  • 70 mph9 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway191 (70%)
  • Roundabout33 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (9.2%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (8.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worcester in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant170 (50%)
  • Pedestrian69 (20%)
  • Cyclist51 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1015 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1525 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2051 (15%)
  • 21 to 2532 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3576 (23%)
  • 36 to 4549 (15%)
  • 46 to 5536 (11%)
  • 56 to 6522 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.2%)
  • Over 758 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider208 (62%)
  • Pedestrian69 (20%)
  • Passenger60 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car346 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (11%)
  • Motorcycle33 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worcester in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worcester had fewer road collisions than 307 of them in 1999.

Collisions
308th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 6 other areas
Serious collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Worcester with the most crashes in 1999

The A38 had the most collisions in Worcester in 1999: 39, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worcester, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38394704
2ndA44283104
3rdA449284205
4thA4440152104
5thB4550152002
6thA443121203
7thA453671101
8thB46366900
9thA41035700
10thB42055600
11thB42065500
12thB44824600
13thB46374400
14thB46393300
15thM52400
16thA4561201
17thB40261100
18thB43671200
19thB44851200
20thB44881100

Towns in Worcester: crashes in 1999

Worcester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 227.

Postcode districts in Worcester: crashes in 1999

WR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worcester in 1999: 75.

Latest crashes in Worcester in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Worcester in 1999, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Worcester road accidents in other years