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Worcester road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 218 road traffic collisions in Worcester in 2006, and 269 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were up 19% on 2005 (183), and casualties rose from 246.

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

Collisions in 2006
218
Up 19% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
269
Up 9% on 2005
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Worcester in 2006

0.9% of collisions in Worcester in 2006 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Worcester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious3014%
  • Slight18685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious3312%
  • Slight23487%

Worcester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worcester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1979. 2006 is highlighted, with 218, up 19% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006: 218
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (15%)
  • Tuesday35 (16%)
  • Wednesday33 (15%)
  • Thursday21 (9.6%)
  • Friday45 (21%)
  • Saturday22 (10%)
  • Sunday29 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (8.3%)
  • February10 (4.6%)
  • March21 (9.6%)
  • April22 (10%)
  • May30 (14%)
  • June17 (7.8%)
  • July17 (7.8%)
  • August19 (8.7%)
  • September13 (6%)
  • October18 (8.3%)
  • November17 (7.8%)
  • December16 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight162 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds182 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (15%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry152 (70%)
  • Wet or damp66 (30%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph193 (89%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph9 (4.1%)
  • 70 mph14 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway164 (75%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout14 (6.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worcester in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant129 (48%)
  • Pedestrian61 (23%)
  • Cyclist35 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2048 (18%)
  • 21 to 2538 (14%)
  • 26 to 3547 (17%)
  • 36 to 4544 (16%)
  • 46 to 5526 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6513 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7519 (7.1%)
  • Over 756 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider169 (63%)
  • Pedestrian61 (23%)
  • Passenger39 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car272 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (9.3%)
  • Motorcycle23 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach13 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worcester in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Worcester ranked among 351 areas in 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worcester had fewer road collisions than 317 of them in 2006.

Collisions
318th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
296th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Worcester in 2006

Cathedral, Worcester, WR1 3QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Worcester in 2006, with 56 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Worcester with the most crashes in 2006

The A38 had the most collisions in Worcester in 2006: 31, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worcester, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38314204
2ndA44283003
3rdA449252902
4thB4550152702
5thA444081101
6thB42058901
7thA4435600
8thB46365500
9thB44854403
10thM54901
11thB42063500
12thB44823300
13thB46383401
14thB46393510

Towns in Worcester: crashes in 2006

Worcester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 186.

Postcode districts in Worcester: crashes in 2006

WR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worcester in 2006: 64.

Latest crashes in Worcester in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Worcester in 2006, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Worcester road accidents in other years