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Worcester road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 239 road traffic collisions in Worcester in 2009, and 285 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 10 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2008 (210), and casualties rose from 264.

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

Collisions in 2009
239
Up 14% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
285
Up 8% on 2008
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
10
4.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Worcester in 2009

None of the collisions in Worcester in 2009 were fatal and 4.2% were serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Worcester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious104.2%
  • Slight22996%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious103.5%
  • Slight27596%

Worcester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worcester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1979. 2009 is highlighted, with 239, up 14% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 239
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (13%)
  • Tuesday36 (15%)
  • Wednesday36 (15%)
  • Thursday37 (15%)
  • Friday41 (17%)
  • Saturday31 (13%)
  • Sunday26 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7.9%)
  • February20 (8.4%)
  • March31 (13%)
  • April33 (14%)
  • May15 (6.3%)
  • June18 (7.5%)
  • July12 (5%)
  • August23 (9.6%)
  • September15 (6.3%)
  • October18 (7.5%)
  • November15 (6.3%)
  • December20 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight175 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds192 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry167 (70%)
  • Wet or damp64 (27%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph204 (85%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph17 (7.1%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway185 (77%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (8.4%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout9 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded12 (5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worcester in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant134 (47%)
  • Cyclist44 (15%)
  • Pedestrian43 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (6%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1516 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2037 (13%)
  • 21 to 2535 (12%)
  • 26 to 3555 (19%)
  • 36 to 4557 (20%)
  • 46 to 5532 (11%)
  • 56 to 6523 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.8%)
  • Over 757 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider191 (67%)
  • Passenger51 (18%)
  • Pedestrian43 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car287 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (11%)
  • Motorcycle37 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach20 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worcester in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Worcester ranked among 351 areas in 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worcester had fewer road collisions than 284 of them in 2009.

Collisions
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 14 other areas
Serious collisions
343rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Worcester in 2009

Cathedral, Worcester, WR1 3QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Worcester in 2009, with 68 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Worcester with the most crashes in 2009

The A38 had the most collisions in Worcester in 2009: 41, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worcester, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38414702
2ndA44303702
3rdA4440171901
4thA449161601
5thB4550152400
6thB4639101101
7thB46367900
8thB42066700
9thA4435500
10thB42055700
11thB46385800
12thB44822200
13thB46372200
14thA45361100
15thB40841100
16thB43631100
17thB43671100
18thB44501100
19thB44851100

Towns in Worcester: crashes in 2009

Worcester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 197.

Postcode districts in Worcester: crashes in 2009

WR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worcester in 2009: 72.

Latest crashes in Worcester in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Worcester in 2009, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 24 December 2009.

Worcester road accidents in other years