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Worcester road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 210 road traffic collisions in Worcester in 2008, and 264 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 21 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2007 (215), and casualties rose from 257.

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

Collisions in 2008
210
Down 2% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
264
Up 3% on 2007
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
21
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Worcester in 2008

0.5% of collisions in Worcester in 2008 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Worcester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious2110%
  • Slight18890%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious218%
  • Slight24292%

Worcester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worcester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1979. 2008 is highlighted, with 210, down 2% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 210
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (14%)
  • Tuesday24 (11%)
  • Wednesday45 (21%)
  • Thursday31 (15%)
  • Friday30 (14%)
  • Saturday29 (14%)
  • Sunday22 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (8.1%)
  • February17 (8.1%)
  • March15 (7.1%)
  • April15 (7.1%)
  • May20 (9.5%)
  • June10 (4.8%)
  • July18 (8.6%)
  • August14 (6.7%)
  • September24 (11%)
  • October19 (9%)
  • November21 (10%)
  • December20 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight148 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds173 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry138 (66%)
  • Wet or damp64 (30%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph189 (90%)
  • 40 mph5 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph9 (4.3%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway169 (80%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (10%)
  • Roundabout11 (5.2%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worcester in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant112 (42%)
  • Pedestrian58 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (13%)
  • Cyclist30 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1520 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2050 (19%)
  • 21 to 2530 (11%)
  • 26 to 3548 (18%)
  • 36 to 4536 (14%)
  • 46 to 5527 (10%)
  • 56 to 6524 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7511 (4.2%)
  • Over 754 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider155 (59%)
  • Pedestrian58 (22%)
  • Passenger51 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car243 (66%)
  • Motorcycle37 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach17 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worcester in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worcester had fewer road collisions than 308 of them in 2008.

Collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
314th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Worcester in 2008

Cathedral, Worcester, WR1 3QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Worcester in 2008, with 64 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Worcester with the most crashes in 2008

The A38 had the most collisions in Worcester in 2008: 41, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worcester, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38415006
2ndA449253702
3rdA44222703
4thB4636101201
5thB455091200
6thA44407800
7thB420551000
8thB46385500
9thB42064400
10thA4432200
11thA45362200
12thB44822601
13thB46372300
14thB46392200
15thB44851100
16thB45001101
17thB46301200

Towns in Worcester: crashes in 2008

Worcester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 190.

Postcode districts in Worcester: crashes in 2008

WR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worcester in 2008: 70.

Latest crashes in Worcester in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Worcester in 2008, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Worcester road accidents in other years