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Worcester road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 85 road traffic collisions in Worcester in 2021, and 95 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2020 (86), and casualties fell from 98.

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

Collisions in 2021
85
Down 1% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
95
Down 3% on 2020
Fatal collisions
1
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Worcester in 2021

1.2% of collisions in Worcester in 2021 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Worcester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11.2%
  • Serious2226%
  • Slight6273%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal11.1%
  • Serious2425%
  • Slight7074%

Worcester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worcester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1979. 2021 is highlighted, with 85, down 1% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 85
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (11%)
  • Tuesday7 (8.2%)
  • Wednesday18 (21%)
  • Thursday9 (11%)
  • Friday24 (28%)
  • Saturday9 (11%)
  • Sunday9 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:598 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5912 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5916 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5923 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:598 (9.4%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January2 (2.4%)
  • February5 (5.9%)
  • March3 (3.5%)
  • April9 (11%)
  • May6 (7.1%)
  • June12 (14%)
  • July11 (13%)
  • August4 (4.7%)
  • September6 (7.1%)
  • October12 (14%)
  • November8 (9.4%)
  • December7 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight65 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds80 (94%)
  • Raining, no high winds5 (5.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry65 (76%)
  • Wet or damp20 (24%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph76 (89%)
  • 40 mph3 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph3 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph2 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph1 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway68 (80%)
  • Roundabout9 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worcester in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant44 (46%)
  • Pedestrian21 (22%)
  • Cyclist16 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (9.5%)
  • Van occupant3 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 102 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 159 (9.5%)
  • 16 to 206 (6.3%)
  • 21 to 257 (7.4%)
  • 26 to 3524 (25%)
  • 36 to 4515 (16%)
  • 46 to 5516 (17%)
  • 56 to 655 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 758 (8.4%)
  • Over 752 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider66 (69%)
  • Pedestrian21 (22%)
  • Passenger8 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car117 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (11%)
  • Motorcycle9 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worcester in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Worcester ranked among 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worcester had fewer road collisions than 320 of them in 2021.

Collisions
321st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
330th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
314th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Worcester in 2021

Cathedral, Worcester, WR1 3QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Worcester in 2021, with 18 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Worcester with the most crashes in 2021

The A38, A44 and A449 had the most collisions in Worcester in 2021, with 8 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worcester, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA388802
2ndA448903
3rdA44981114
4thB42057700
5thB46367701
6thB42065501
7thB45505601
8thB46374502
9thA4433400
10thA44403300
11thA45382300
12thB44852301
13thB44821201

Towns in Worcester: crashes in 2021

Worcester had 75 collisions in 2021.

Postcode districts in Worcester: crashes in 2021

WR5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worcester in 2021: 20.

Latest crashes in Worcester in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Worcester in 2021, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 19 December 2021.

Severity

Worcester road accidents in other years