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Worcester road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 191 road traffic collisions in Worcester in 2012, and 229 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 15 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2011 (224), and casualties fell from 260.

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

Collisions in 2012
191
Down 15% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
229
Down 12% on 2011
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
15
7.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Worcester in 2012

0.5% of collisions in Worcester in 2012 were fatal and 7.9% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Worcester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious157.9%
  • Slight17592%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious156.6%
  • Slight21393%

Worcester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worcester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1979. 2012 is highlighted, with 191, down 15% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 191
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (16%)
  • Tuesday31 (16%)
  • Wednesday26 (14%)
  • Thursday33 (17%)
  • Friday30 (16%)
  • Saturday22 (12%)
  • Sunday18 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (10%)
  • February16 (8.4%)
  • March13 (6.8%)
  • April11 (5.8%)
  • May14 (7.3%)
  • June16 (8.4%)
  • July14 (7.3%)
  • August13 (6.8%)
  • September17 (8.9%)
  • October19 (9.9%)
  • November21 (11%)
  • December17 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight140 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds152 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry109 (57%)
  • Wet or damp78 (41%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph170 (89%)
  • 40 mph4 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph11 (5.8%)
  • 70 mph5 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway160 (84%)
  • Roundabout13 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (5.8%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worcester in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant111 (48%)
  • Pedestrian53 (23%)
  • Cyclist31 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1516 (7%)
  • 16 to 2038 (17%)
  • 21 to 2529 (13%)
  • 26 to 3542 (18%)
  • 36 to 4531 (14%)
  • 46 to 5522 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6523 (10%)
  • 66 to 755 (2.2%)
  • Over 758 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider140 (61%)
  • Pedestrian53 (23%)
  • Passenger36 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car241 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (9.5%)
  • Motorcycle24 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worcester in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worcester had fewer road collisions than 300 of them in 2012.

Collisions
301st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
336th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Worcester in 2012

Cathedral, Worcester, WR1 3QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Worcester in 2012, with 40 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Worcester with the most crashes in 2012

The A38 had the most collisions in Worcester in 2012: 34, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worcester, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38344402
2ndA449172101
3rdA4440131301
4thB420591200
5thA448901
6thB455081201
7thB46368901
8thB46375602
9thB44824401
10thB46384600
11thB42063411
12thA4432300
13thB44852300
14thB46392200
15thM52200
16thA45361100

Towns in Worcester: crashes in 2012

Worcester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 165.

Postcode districts in Worcester: crashes in 2012

WR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worcester in 2012: 51.

Latest crashes in Worcester in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Worcester in 2012, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2012.

Severity

Worcester road accidents in other years