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Worcester road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 267 road traffic collisions in Worcester in 2000, and 348 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1999 (271), and casualties rose from 337.

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

Collisions in 2000
267
Down 1% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
348
Up 3% on 1999
Fatal collisions
4
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Worcester in 2000

1.5% of collisions in Worcester in 2000 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Worcester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious4316%
  • Slight22082%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious4714%
  • Slight29785%

Worcester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worcester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1979. 2000 is highlighted, with 267, down 1% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (13%)
  • Tuesday40 (15%)
  • Wednesday37 (14%)
  • Thursday45 (17%)
  • Friday37 (14%)
  • Saturday39 (15%)
  • Sunday33 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (6.4%)
  • February18 (6.7%)
  • March24 (9%)
  • April26 (9.7%)
  • May20 (7.5%)
  • June22 (8.2%)
  • July12 (4.5%)
  • August24 (9%)
  • September19 (7.1%)
  • October29 (11%)
  • November29 (11%)
  • December27 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight199 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds214 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry176 (66%)
  • Wet or damp87 (33%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph223 (84%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph25 (9.4%)
  • 70 mph10 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway194 (73%)
  • Roundabout33 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (5.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worcester in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant167 (48%)
  • Pedestrian59 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (13%)
  • Cyclist41 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2%)
  • 6 to 1026 (7.5%)
  • 11 to 1525 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2042 (12%)
  • 21 to 2546 (13%)
  • 26 to 3555 (16%)
  • 36 to 4546 (13%)
  • 46 to 5551 (15%)
  • 56 to 6528 (8%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4%)
  • Over 758 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider215 (62%)
  • Passenger74 (21%)
  • Pedestrian59 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car329 (69%)
  • Motorcycle45 (9.4%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worcester in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in Worcester

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Worcester ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worcester had fewer road collisions than 310 of them in 2000.

Collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
254th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Worcester with the most crashes in 2000

The A44 had the most collisions in Worcester in 2000: 37, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worcester, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA44375108
2ndA38324207
3rdA449303701
4thA4440132002
5thB4550131914
6thB4636101411
7thA44381101
8thA45367902
9thB42067802
10thB42055502
11thM551011
12thA45631202
13thB44852200
14thB46392300
15thA41031100
16thA4131100
17thA4221101
18thA45381100
19thB41901110
20thB44821100

Towns in Worcester: crashes in 2000

Worcester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 219.

Postcode districts in Worcester: crashes in 2000

WR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worcester in 2000: 69.

Latest crashes in Worcester in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Worcester in 2000, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2000.

Severity

Worcester road accidents in other years