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Worcester road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 194 road traffic collisions in Worcester in 2010, and 240 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 16 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2009 (239), and casualties fell from 285.

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

Collisions in 2010
194
Down 19% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
240
Down 16% on 2009
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
16
8.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Worcester in 2010

0.5% of collisions in Worcester in 2010 were fatal and 8.2% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Worcester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious168.2%
  • Slight17791%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious177.1%
  • Slight22293%

Worcester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worcester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1979. 2010 is highlighted, with 194, down 19% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 194
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (13%)
  • Tuesday24 (12%)
  • Wednesday37 (19%)
  • Thursday36 (19%)
  • Friday34 (18%)
  • Saturday19 (9.8%)
  • Sunday18 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (3.6%)
  • February24 (12%)
  • March15 (7.7%)
  • April12 (6.2%)
  • May21 (11%)
  • June14 (7.2%)
  • July20 (10%)
  • August17 (8.8%)
  • September19 (9.8%)
  • October18 (9.3%)
  • November15 (7.7%)
  • December12 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight157 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds173 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (8.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry134 (69%)
  • Wet or damp49 (25%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.6%)
  • Snow4 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1%)
  • 30 mph171 (88%)
  • 40 mph6 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph4 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph8 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway162 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout8 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worcester in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant121 (50%)
  • Cyclist42 (18%)
  • Pedestrian32 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1513 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2047 (20%)
  • 21 to 2525 (10%)
  • 26 to 3541 (17%)
  • 36 to 4534 (14%)
  • 46 to 5525 (10%)
  • 56 to 6519 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7512 (5%)
  • Over 7513 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider157 (65%)
  • Passenger51 (21%)
  • Pedestrian32 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car234 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (13%)
  • Motorcycle24 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach18 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worcester in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worcester had fewer road collisions than 306 of them in 2010.

Collisions
307th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
329th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Worcester in 2010

Cathedral, Worcester, WR1 3QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Worcester in 2010, with 30 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Worcester with the most crashes in 2010

The A38 had the most collisions in Worcester in 2010: 25, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worcester, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38253002
2ndA44222603
3rdA449182300
4thA4440101101
5thB420691002
6thB455091200
7thB46368901
8thB463781400
9thB46384600
10thB46394801
11thA4432301
12thB42042300
13thB42052401
14thA4381100
15thA45361100
16thB43681100
17thB44821200
18thM51101

Towns in Worcester: crashes in 2010

Worcester had 171 collisions in 2010.

Postcode districts in Worcester: crashes in 2010

WR4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worcester in 2010: 43.

Latest crashes in Worcester in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Worcester in 2010, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 17 December 2010.

Severity

Worcester road accidents in other years