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Worcester road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 183 road traffic collisions in Worcester in 2005, and 246 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 16 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2004 (223), and casualties fell from 270.

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

Collisions in 2005
183
Down 18% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
246
Down 9% on 2004
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
16
8.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Worcester in 2005

0.5% of collisions in Worcester in 2005 were fatal and 8.7% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Worcester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious168.7%
  • Slight16691%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious166.5%
  • Slight22993%

Worcester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worcester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1979. 2005 is highlighted, with 183, down 18% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (11%)
  • Tuesday30 (16%)
  • Wednesday29 (16%)
  • Thursday36 (20%)
  • Friday28 (15%)
  • Saturday25 (14%)
  • Sunday14 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (9.8%)
  • February13 (7.1%)
  • March17 (9.3%)
  • April10 (5.5%)
  • May14 (7.7%)
  • June15 (8.2%)
  • July14 (7.7%)
  • August12 (6.6%)
  • September15 (8.2%)
  • October16 (8.7%)
  • November22 (12%)
  • December17 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight142 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds159 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry134 (73%)
  • Wet or damp45 (25%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph164 (90%)
  • 40 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph14 (7.7%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway148 (81%)
  • Roundabout17 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (6%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worcester in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant134 (54%)
  • Pedestrian44 (18%)
  • Cyclist24 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1513 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2044 (18%)
  • 21 to 2524 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3548 (20%)
  • 36 to 4536 (15%)
  • 46 to 5527 (11%)
  • 56 to 6514 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7515 (6.1%)
  • Over 756 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider141 (57%)
  • Passenger61 (25%)
  • Pedestrian44 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car231 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle22 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worcester in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worcester had fewer road collisions than 331 of them in 2005.

Collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
331st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
337th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Worcester in 2005

Cathedral, Worcester, WR1 3QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Worcester in 2005, with 49 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Worcester with the most crashes in 2005

The A44 had the most collisions in Worcester in 2005: 30, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worcester, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA44303902
2ndA38273505
3rdA449122000
4thA44407900
5thB45507900
6thA4436601
7thB42055900
8thB46365700
9thB42064500
10thB46383500
11thB44822200
12thB44852200
13thB46392200
14thA4221201
15thA45361100
16thB42041200
17thB44501200
18thB46371100
19thM51100

Towns in Worcester: crashes in 2005

Worcester had 162 collisions in 2005.

Postcode districts in Worcester: crashes in 2005

WR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worcester in 2005: 54.

Latest crashes in Worcester in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Worcester in 2005, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Worcester road accidents in other years