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Worcester road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 223 road traffic collisions in Worcester in 2004, and 270 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2003 (255), and casualties fell from 328.

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

Collisions in 2004
223
Down 13% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
270
Down 18% on 2003
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
9.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Worcester in 2004

None of the collisions in Worcester in 2004 were fatal and 9.9% were serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Worcester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious229.9%
  • Slight20190%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious228.1%
  • Slight24892%

Worcester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worcester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1979. 2004 is highlighted, with 223, down 13% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004: 223
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (16%)
  • Tuesday32 (14%)
  • Wednesday37 (17%)
  • Thursday33 (15%)
  • Friday39 (17%)
  • Saturday22 (9.9%)
  • Sunday25 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (7.2%)
  • February19 (8.5%)
  • March24 (11%)
  • April16 (7.2%)
  • May19 (8.5%)
  • June18 (8.1%)
  • July16 (7.2%)
  • August17 (7.6%)
  • September20 (9%)
  • October25 (11%)
  • November16 (7.2%)
  • December17 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight166 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds185 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry153 (69%)
  • Wet or damp66 (30%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph189 (85%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph14 (6.3%)
  • 70 mph12 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway152 (68%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (13%)
  • Roundabout28 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (6.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worcester in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant126 (47%)
  • Pedestrian62 (23%)
  • Cyclist29 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (9.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1520 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2041 (15%)
  • 21 to 2534 (13%)
  • 26 to 3551 (19%)
  • 36 to 4545 (17%)
  • 46 to 5524 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6521 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.8%)
  • Over 756 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider161 (60%)
  • Pedestrian62 (23%)
  • Passenger47 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car281 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle27 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach16 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worcester in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worcester had fewer road collisions than 323 of them in 2004.

Collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
327th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 9 other areas
Serious collisions
326th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Worcester in 2004

Cathedral, Worcester, WR1 3QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Worcester in 2004, with 66 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Worcester with the most crashes in 2004

The A44 had the most collisions in Worcester in 2004: 36, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worcester, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA44364501
2ndA449334204
3rdA38273304
4thB4636111501
5thB4205101200
6thA444091402
7thB45508900
8thB44856600
9thM56900
10thB42065501
11thB46395501
12thA4434500
13thA45362301
14thB44822200
15thA4221100
16thB44501100
17thB46381200

Towns in Worcester: crashes in 2004

Worcester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 182.

Postcode districts in Worcester: crashes in 2004

WR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worcester in 2004: 72.

Latest crashes in Worcester in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Worcester in 2004, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Worcester road accidents in other years