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Worcester road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 215 road traffic collisions in Worcester in 2007, and 257 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2006 (218), and casualties fell from 269.

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

Collisions in 2007
215
Down 1% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
257
Down 4% on 2006
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Worcester in 2007

0.5% of collisions in Worcester in 2007 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Worcester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious2713%
  • Slight18787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious2711%
  • Slight22989%

Worcester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worcester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1979. 2007 is highlighted, with 215, down 1% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007: 215
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (18%)
  • Tuesday27 (13%)
  • Wednesday31 (14%)
  • Thursday42 (20%)
  • Friday35 (16%)
  • Saturday23 (11%)
  • Sunday19 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (8.4%)
  • February11 (5.1%)
  • March12 (5.6%)
  • April18 (8.4%)
  • May21 (9.8%)
  • June18 (8.4%)
  • July12 (5.6%)
  • August22 (10%)
  • September27 (13%)
  • October16 (7.4%)
  • November16 (7.4%)
  • December24 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight161 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds188 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (9.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry166 (77%)
  • Wet or damp44 (20%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph190 (88%)
  • 40 mph7 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph8 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph5 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway170 (79%)
  • Roundabout18 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (7.9%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (4.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worcester in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant116 (45%)
  • Pedestrian62 (24%)
  • Cyclist28 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1522 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 2041 (16%)
  • 21 to 2531 (12%)
  • 26 to 3535 (14%)
  • 36 to 4542 (16%)
  • 46 to 5534 (13%)
  • 56 to 6520 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.5%)
  • Over 7514 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider153 (60%)
  • Pedestrian62 (24%)
  • Passenger42 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car251 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach22 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle21 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worcester in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worcester had fewer road collisions than 317 of them in 2007.

Collisions
318th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
328th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
314th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Worcester in 2007

Cathedral, Worcester, WR1 3QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Worcester in 2007, with 43 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Worcester with the most crashes in 2007

The A38 had the most collisions in Worcester in 2007: 33, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worcester, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38333901
2ndA44313906
3rdA449233113
4thB4550111201
5thA444091103
6thB42066700
7thB46364701
8thA4433501
9thB42053402
10thB46383300
11thB44822201
12thA45361100
13thB43681200
14thB46391100
15thM51100

Towns in Worcester: crashes in 2007

Worcester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 183.

Postcode districts in Worcester: crashes in 2007

WR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worcester in 2007: 51.

Latest crashes in Worcester in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Worcester in 2007, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Worcester road accidents in other years