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Worcester road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 131 road traffic collisions in Worcester in 2019, and 160 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 18 were serious.

Collisions were up 22% on 2018 (107), and casualties rose from 129.

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

Collisions in 2019
131
Up 22% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
160
Up 24% on 2018
Fatal collisions
1
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
18
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Worcester in 2019

0.8% of collisions in Worcester in 2019 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Worcester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious1814%
  • Slight11285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious1811%
  • Slight14188%

Worcester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worcester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1979. 2019 is highlighted, with 131, up 22% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 131
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (15%)
  • Tuesday25 (19%)
  • Wednesday18 (14%)
  • Thursday14 (11%)
  • Friday27 (21%)
  • Saturday16 (12%)
  • Sunday12 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5936 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (9.9%)
  • February12 (9.2%)
  • March13 (9.9%)
  • April14 (11%)
  • May9 (6.9%)
  • June14 (11%)
  • July9 (6.9%)
  • August7 (5.3%)
  • September10 (7.6%)
  • October12 (9.2%)
  • November7 (5.3%)
  • December11 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight100 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds113 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry87 (66%)
  • Wet or damp44 (34%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph114 (87%)
  • 40 mph5 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph4 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph6 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway100 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (11%)
  • Roundabout13 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worcester in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant81 (51%)
  • Pedestrian29 (18%)
  • Cyclist23 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (10%)
  • Van occupant7 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.6%)
  • 11 to 156 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2015 (9.4%)
  • 21 to 2519 (12%)
  • 26 to 3537 (23%)
  • 36 to 4522 (14%)
  • 46 to 5533 (21%)
  • 56 to 6514 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 758 (5%)
  • Over 752 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider107 (67%)
  • Pedestrian29 (18%)
  • Passenger24 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car176 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (9.4%)
  • Motorcycle18 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worcester in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worcester had fewer road collisions than 295 of them in 2019.

Collisions
296th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
330th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Worcester in 2019

Cathedral, Worcester, WR1 3QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Worcester in 2019, with 31 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Worcester with the most crashes in 2019

The A38 had the most collisions in Worcester in 2019: 26, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worcester, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38263404
2ndA449172011
3rdA444091401
4thB42058900
5thA447901
6thB45507801
7thA4433402
8thB42063500
9thB44822200
10thB46382200
11thB42041200
12thB44851200
13thB46361100
14thB46371101
15thB46391200

Towns in Worcester: crashes in 2019

Worcester had 107 collisions in 2019.

Postcode districts in Worcester: crashes in 2019

WR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worcester in 2019: 34.

Latest crashes in Worcester in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Worcester in 2019, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Worcester road accidents in other years