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Worcester road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 255 road traffic collisions in Worcester in 2003, and 328 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2002 (251), and casualties rose from 322.

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

Collisions in 2003
255
Up 2% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
328
Up 2% on 2002
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Worcester in 2003

0.8% of collisions in Worcester in 2003 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Worcester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious3514%
  • Slight21885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious3511%
  • Slight29189%

Worcester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worcester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1979. 2003 is highlighted, with 255, up 2% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (14%)
  • Tuesday34 (13%)
  • Wednesday37 (15%)
  • Thursday49 (19%)
  • Friday49 (19%)
  • Saturday24 (9.4%)
  • Sunday27 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (11%)
  • February17 (6.7%)
  • March23 (9%)
  • April24 (9.4%)
  • May18 (7.1%)
  • June18 (7.1%)
  • July11 (4.3%)
  • August24 (9.4%)
  • September27 (11%)
  • October27 (11%)
  • November24 (9.4%)
  • December14 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight180 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds228 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry186 (73%)
  • Wet or damp65 (25%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph225 (88%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph17 (6.7%)
  • 70 mph7 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway194 (76%)
  • Roundabout29 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (6.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worcester in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant191 (58%)
  • Pedestrian60 (18%)
  • Cyclist38 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (7%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1525 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2049 (15%)
  • 21 to 2543 (13%)
  • 26 to 3569 (21%)
  • 36 to 4552 (16%)
  • 46 to 5524 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6522 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.6%)
  • Over 7515 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider202 (62%)
  • Passenger66 (20%)
  • Pedestrian60 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car354 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle26 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worcester in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worcester had fewer road collisions than 315 of them in 2003.

Collisions
316th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
318th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Worcester in 2003

Cathedral, Worcester, WR1 3QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Worcester in 2003, with 62 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Worcester with the most crashes in 2003

The A38 had the most collisions in Worcester in 2003: 44, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worcester, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38445505
2ndA44394709
3rdA449273214
4thB4550213003
5thA4440111401
6thB42058902
7thB42067900
8thB46365600
9thB44824510
10thB44854501
11thA4433300
12thA45363800
13thM53400
14thB46382300
15thB46392201
16thA41031100

Towns in Worcester: crashes in 2003

Worcester had 221 collisions in 2003.

Postcode districts in Worcester: crashes in 2003

WR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worcester in 2003: 69.

Latest crashes in Worcester in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Worcester in 2003, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2003.

Severity

Worcester road accidents in other years