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Worcester road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 164 road traffic collisions in Worcester in 2014, and 206 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 15 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2013 (169), and casualties rose from 196.

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

Collisions in 2014
164
Down 3% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
206
Up 5% on 2013
Fatal collisions
3
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
15
9.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Worcester in 2014

1.8% of collisions in Worcester in 2014 were fatal and 9.1% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Worcester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious159.1%
  • Slight14689%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious167.8%
  • Slight18791%

Worcester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worcester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1979. 2014 is highlighted, with 164, down 3% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 164
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (17%)
  • Tuesday27 (16%)
  • Wednesday27 (16%)
  • Thursday25 (15%)
  • Friday26 (16%)
  • Saturday16 (9.8%)
  • Sunday15 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (6.1%)
  • February8 (4.9%)
  • March12 (7.3%)
  • April20 (12%)
  • May13 (7.9%)
  • June20 (12%)
  • July12 (7.3%)
  • August14 (8.5%)
  • September11 (6.7%)
  • October11 (6.7%)
  • November16 (9.8%)
  • December17 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight120 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (27%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds137 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry114 (70%)
  • Wet or damp48 (29%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph141 (86%)
  • 40 mph7 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph6 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph4 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway144 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (6.1%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worcester in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant97 (47%)
  • Pedestrian46 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (15%)
  • Cyclist27 (13%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1510 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2034 (17%)
  • 21 to 2524 (12%)
  • 26 to 3538 (18%)
  • 36 to 4537 (18%)
  • 46 to 5528 (14%)
  • 56 to 658 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 759 (4.4%)
  • Over 755 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider127 (62%)
  • Pedestrian46 (22%)
  • Passenger33 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car198 (71%)
  • Motorcycle29 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worcester in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worcester had fewer road collisions than 309 of them in 2014.

Collisions
310th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
317th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
331st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Worcester in 2014

Cathedral, Worcester, WR1 3QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Worcester in 2014, with 33 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Worcester with the most crashes in 2014

The A38 had the most collisions in Worcester in 2014: 27, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worcester, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38273103
2ndA449172502
3rdA44131702
4thA4440101301
5thB420671401
6thB42055500
7thB45505500
8thA45363401
9thB44853500
10thB46373400
11thA4432200
12thB44822410
13thB46362200
14thB46392310
15thM51100

Towns in Worcester: crashes in 2014

Worcester had 144 collisions in 2014.

Postcode districts in Worcester: crashes in 2014

WR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worcester in 2014: 39.

Latest crashes in Worcester in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Worcester in 2014, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

Worcester road accidents in other years