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Worcester road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 107 road traffic collisions in Worcester in 2018, and 129 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2017 (127), and casualties fell from 156.

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

Collisions in 2018
107
Down 16% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
129
Down 17% on 2017
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Worcester in 2018

None of the collisions in Worcester in 2018 were fatal and 22% were serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Worcester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2422%
  • Slight8378%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2620%
  • Slight10380%

Worcester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worcester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1979. 2018 is highlighted, with 107, down 16% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 107
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (15%)
  • Tuesday16 (15%)
  • Wednesday11 (10%)
  • Thursday20 (19%)
  • Friday20 (19%)
  • Saturday20 (19%)
  • Sunday4 (3.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5933 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:599 (8.4%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (11%)
  • February6 (5.6%)
  • March5 (4.7%)
  • April10 (9.3%)
  • May8 (7.5%)
  • June8 (7.5%)
  • July11 (10%)
  • August5 (4.7%)
  • September11 (10%)
  • October8 (7.5%)
  • November14 (13%)
  • December9 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight78 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds97 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (8.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry74 (69%)
  • Wet or damp32 (30%)
  • Snow1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph84 (79%)
  • 40 mph9 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph5 (4.7%)
  • 70 mph5 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway82 (77%)
  • Roundabout15 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worcester in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant59 (46%)
  • Cyclist29 (22%)
  • Pedestrian21 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 103 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1511 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 2013 (10%)
  • 21 to 2521 (16%)
  • 26 to 3527 (21%)
  • 36 to 4514 (11%)
  • 46 to 5518 (14%)
  • 56 to 6516 (12%)
  • 66 to 753 (2.3%)
  • Over 753 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider92 (71%)
  • Pedestrian21 (16%)
  • Passenger16 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car140 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (14%)
  • Motorcycle14 (6.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worcester in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worcester had fewer road collisions than 323 of them in 2018.

Collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
327th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 20 other areas
Serious collisions
310th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Worcester in 2018

Cathedral, Worcester, WR1 3QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Worcester in 2018, with 21 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Worcester with the most crashes in 2018

The A38 had the most collisions in Worcester in 2018: 13, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worcester, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38131402
2ndA44101302
3rdA4440101004
4thA449101402
5thB45506702
6thB46366601
7thB46374701
8thB44823400
9thB42052200
10thB46382200
11thB46392301
12thM52200
13thB42041100
14thB42061101
15thB44851100

Towns in Worcester: crashes in 2018

Worcester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 86.

Postcode districts in Worcester: crashes in 2018

WR4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worcester in 2018: 26.

Latest crashes in Worcester in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Worcester in 2018, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Worcester road accidents in other years