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Worcester road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 169 road traffic collisions in Worcester in 2013, and 196 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2012 (191), and casualties fell from 229.

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

Collisions in 2013
169
Down 12% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
196
Down 14% on 2012
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Worcester in 2013

None of the collisions in Worcester in 2013 were fatal and 14% were serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Worcester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2314%
  • Slight14686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2412%
  • Slight17288%

Worcester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worcester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1979. 2013 is highlighted, with 169, down 12% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 169
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (11%)
  • Tuesday33 (20%)
  • Wednesday31 (18%)
  • Thursday20 (12%)
  • Friday29 (17%)
  • Saturday24 (14%)
  • Sunday13 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (8.9%)
  • February7 (4.1%)
  • March11 (6.5%)
  • April7 (4.1%)
  • May14 (8.3%)
  • June10 (5.9%)
  • July20 (12%)
  • August16 (9.5%)
  • September22 (13%)
  • October16 (9.5%)
  • November19 (11%)
  • December12 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight122 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds137 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry112 (66%)
  • Wet or damp53 (31%)
  • Snow3 (1.8%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph154 (91%)
  • 40 mph5 (3%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph6 (3.6%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway141 (83%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (6.5%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worcester in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant92 (47%)
  • Pedestrian46 (23%)
  • Cyclist31 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1514 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2020 (10%)
  • 21 to 2524 (12%)
  • 26 to 3533 (17%)
  • 36 to 4528 (14%)
  • 46 to 5536 (18%)
  • 56 to 6511 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7513 (6.6%)
  • Over 757 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider121 (62%)
  • Pedestrian46 (23%)
  • Passenger29 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car204 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (11%)
  • Motorcycle20 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worcester in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worcester had fewer road collisions than 302 of them in 2013.

Collisions
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
319th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 29 other areas
Serious collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Worcester in 2013

Cathedral, Worcester, WR1 3QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Worcester in 2013, with 44 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Worcester with the most crashes in 2013

The A38 had the most collisions in Worcester in 2013: 31, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worcester, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38314004
2ndA44212203
3rdA449141600
4thB4550101102
5thA44408901
6thB42057700
7thB463771001
8thB46365601
9thB42063300
10thB46383300
11thA4432200
12thB44822301
13thA45361100
14thB42041100
15thB42081200
16thB46391100

Towns in Worcester: crashes in 2013

Worcester had 155 collisions in 2013.

Postcode districts in Worcester: crashes in 2013

WR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worcester in 2013: 50.

Latest crashes in Worcester in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Worcester in 2013, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2013.

Severity

Worcester road accidents in other years