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Worcester road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 224 road traffic collisions in Worcester in 2011, and 260 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2010 (194), and casualties rose from 240.

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

Collisions in 2011
224
Up 15% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
260
Up 8% on 2010
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Worcester in 2011

None of the collisions in Worcester in 2011 were fatal and 11% were serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Worcester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2511%
  • Slight19989%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious259.6%
  • Slight23590%

Worcester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worcester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1979. 2011 is highlighted, with 224, up 15% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 224
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (11%)
  • Tuesday34 (15%)
  • Wednesday23 (10%)
  • Thursday42 (19%)
  • Friday47 (21%)
  • Saturday29 (13%)
  • Sunday25 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (8%)
  • February10 (4.5%)
  • March16 (7.1%)
  • April18 (8%)
  • May20 (8.9%)
  • June23 (10%)
  • July18 (8%)
  • August11 (4.9%)
  • September28 (13%)
  • October15 (6.7%)
  • November27 (12%)
  • December20 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight155 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds203 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (7.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry177 (79%)
  • Wet or damp44 (20%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph202 (90%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph5 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph9 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway183 (82%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (7.1%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worcester in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant113 (43%)
  • Pedestrian58 (22%)
  • Cyclist40 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1527 (10%)
  • 16 to 2041 (16%)
  • 21 to 2537 (14%)
  • 26 to 3552 (20%)
  • 36 to 4540 (15%)
  • 46 to 5521 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6513 (5%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.5%)
  • Over 7511 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider163 (63%)
  • Pedestrian58 (22%)
  • Passenger39 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car268 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (10%)
  • Motorcycle38 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worcester in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worcester had fewer road collisions than 276 of them in 2011.

Collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 31 other areas
Serious collisions
297th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Worcester in 2011

Cathedral, Worcester, WR1 3QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Worcester in 2011, with 48 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Worcester with the most crashes in 2011

The A38 had the most collisions in Worcester in 2011: 45, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worcester, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38455105
2ndA44232604
3rdA449232501
4thB4550111201
5thA44406800
6thB42056600
7thB46386801
8thB46364401
9thB42063400
10thM53300
11thA4432200
12thB42042300
13thB44822201
14thB44852200
15thB46372200
16thB46392201
17thA45361100
18thB40821100

Towns in Worcester: crashes in 2011

Worcester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 197.

Postcode districts in Worcester: crashes in 2011

WR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worcester in 2011: 64.

Latest crashes in Worcester in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Worcester in 2011, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2011.

Severity

Worcester road accidents in other years