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Worcester road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 251 road traffic collisions in Worcester in 2002, and 322 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2001 (245), and casualties fell from 331.

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

Collisions in 2002
251
Up 2% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
322
Down 3% on 2001
Fatal collisions
4
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Worcester in 2002

1.6% of collisions in Worcester in 2002 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Worcester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious2711%
  • Slight22088%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious299%
  • Slight28990%

Worcester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worcester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1979. 2002 is highlighted, with 251, up 2% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (11%)
  • Tuesday36 (14%)
  • Wednesday56 (22%)
  • Thursday30 (12%)
  • Friday42 (17%)
  • Saturday33 (13%)
  • Sunday27 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (4.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7.6%)
  • February19 (7.6%)
  • March24 (9.6%)
  • April13 (5.2%)
  • May21 (8.4%)
  • June17 (6.8%)
  • July22 (8.8%)
  • August24 (9.6%)
  • September17 (6.8%)
  • October24 (9.6%)
  • November25 (10%)
  • December26 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight191 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds205 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry174 (69%)
  • Wet or damp75 (30%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph202 (80%)
  • 40 mph11 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph23 (9.2%)
  • 70 mph13 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway185 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout24 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (7.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worcester in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant166 (52%)
  • Pedestrian66 (20%)
  • Cyclist34 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1017 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1520 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2042 (13%)
  • 21 to 2534 (11%)
  • 26 to 3572 (22%)
  • 36 to 4545 (14%)
  • 46 to 5546 (14%)
  • 56 to 6517 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.5%)
  • Over 7513 (4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider206 (64%)
  • Pedestrian66 (20%)
  • Passenger50 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car331 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle26 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach16 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worcester in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Worcester

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Worcester ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worcester had fewer road collisions than 315 of them in 2002.

Collisions
316th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
321st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
330th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Worcester in 2002

Cathedral, Worcester, WR1 3QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Worcester in 2002, with 50 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Worcester with the most crashes in 2002

The A38 had the most collisions in Worcester in 2002: 42, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worcester, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38425315
2ndA44354512
3rdA449253204
4thB4550172803
5thA4440162200
6thB44828902
7thB42057800
8thB46366601
9thM56610
10thB42065600
11thB46393600
12thA4432401
13thB44852200
14thB46382300
15thB42041100
16thB42081200
17thB44841100

Towns in Worcester: crashes in 2002

Worcester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 210.

Postcode districts in Worcester: crashes in 2002

WR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worcester in 2002: 57.

Latest crashes in Worcester in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Worcester in 2002, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Severity

Worcester road accidents in other years