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Worcester road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 162 road traffic collisions in Worcester in 2015, and 196 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2014 (164), and casualties fell from 206.

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

Collisions in 2015
162
Down 1% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
196
Down 5% on 2014
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Worcester in 2015

None of the collisions in Worcester in 2015 were fatal and 12% were serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Worcester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1912%
  • Slight14388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2010%
  • Slight17690%

Worcester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worcester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1979. 2015 is highlighted, with 162, down 1% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 162
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (17%)
  • Tuesday23 (14%)
  • Wednesday23 (14%)
  • Thursday24 (15%)
  • Friday23 (14%)
  • Saturday15 (9.3%)
  • Sunday27 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (8%)
  • February18 (11%)
  • March19 (12%)
  • April13 (8%)
  • May18 (11%)
  • June10 (6.2%)
  • July11 (6.8%)
  • August6 (3.7%)
  • September10 (6.2%)
  • October15 (9.3%)
  • November18 (11%)
  • December11 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight118 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds137 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry114 (70%)
  • Wet or damp47 (29%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph145 (90%)
  • 40 mph8 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph5 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway140 (86%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (6.2%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worcester in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant94 (48%)
  • Pedestrian37 (19%)
  • Cyclist31 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (11%)
  • Van occupant4 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 158 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2032 (16%)
  • 21 to 2526 (13%)
  • 26 to 3538 (19%)
  • 36 to 4532 (16%)
  • 46 to 5526 (13%)
  • 56 to 6510 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 758 (4.1%)
  • Over 756 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider122 (62%)
  • Passenger37 (19%)
  • Pedestrian37 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car209 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (11%)
  • Motorcycle21 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worcester in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worcester had fewer road collisions than 308 of them in 2015.

Collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
318th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 23 other areas
Serious collisions
327th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Worcester in 2015

Cathedral, Worcester, WR1 3QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Worcester in 2015, with 25 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Worcester with the most crashes in 2015

The A38 had the most collisions in Worcester in 2015: 20, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worcester, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38202601
2ndA44192201
3rdA449131705
4thA44408800
5thB455081001
6thB46386600
7thB44855501
8thB46365600
9thA4434400
10thB42054400
11thB44823401
12thB46373401
13thB46393601
14thB42062300
15thA45361101
16thA4561100

Towns in Worcester: crashes in 2015

Worcester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 142.

Postcode districts in Worcester: crashes in 2015

WR4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worcester in 2015: 41.

Latest crashes in Worcester in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Worcester in 2015, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2015.

Severity

Worcester road accidents in other years