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Worcester road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 86 road traffic collisions in Worcester in 2020, and 98 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 12 were serious.

Collisions were down 34% on 2019 (131), and casualties fell from 160.

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

Collisions in 2020
86
Down 34% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
98
Down 39% on 2019
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
12
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Worcester in 2020

None of the collisions in Worcester in 2020 were fatal and 14% were serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Worcester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1214%
  • Slight7486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1414%
  • Slight8486%

Worcester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worcester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1979. 2020 is highlighted, with 86, down 34% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 86
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (16%)
  • Tuesday14 (16%)
  • Wednesday10 (12%)
  • Thursday14 (16%)
  • Friday10 (12%)
  • Saturday10 (12%)
  • Sunday14 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:598 (9.3%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5917 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5929 (34%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5912 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (4.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (7%)
  • February8 (9.3%)
  • March8 (9.3%)
  • April3 (3.5%)
  • May4 (4.7%)
  • June6 (7%)
  • July7 (8.1%)
  • August7 (8.1%)
  • September14 (16%)
  • October4 (4.7%)
  • November13 (15%)
  • December6 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight64 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (26%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds80 (93%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (7%)

Road surface

  • Dry65 (76%)
  • Wet or damp20 (23%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph72 (84%)
  • 40 mph9 (10%)
  • 60 mph4 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway70 (81%)
  • Roundabout10 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worcester in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant40 (41%)
  • Cyclist22 (22%)
  • Pedestrian18 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (11%)
  • Van occupant4 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 103 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 155 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2018 (18%)
  • 21 to 2512 (12%)
  • 26 to 3516 (16%)
  • 36 to 4515 (15%)
  • 46 to 5514 (14%)
  • 56 to 658 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 753 (3.1%)
  • Over 754 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider66 (67%)
  • Pedestrian18 (18%)
  • Passenger14 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car108 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (14%)
  • Motorcycle13 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worcester in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worcester had fewer road collisions than 313 of them in 2020.

Collisions
314th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
328th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 29 other areas
Serious collisions
332nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Worcester in 2020

Cathedral, Worcester, WR1 3QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Worcester in 2020, with 18 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Worcester with the most crashes in 2020

The A38 had the most collisions in Worcester in 2020: 18, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worcester, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38181902
2ndA449902
3rdA4497701
4thB45507901
5thA44404701
6thB46363400
7thB42052200
8thB42062200
9thB44822201
10thA4431300
11thA45381100
12thB46371100
13thB46381100
14thB46391100

Towns in Worcester: crashes in 2020

Worcester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 72.

Postcode districts in Worcester: crashes in 2020

WR1 and WR4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worcester in 2020, with 20 each.

Latest crashes in Worcester in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Worcester in 2020, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 20 December 2020.

Severity

Worcester road accidents in other years