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Worcester road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 75 road traffic collisions in Worcester in 2023, and 86 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 17 were serious.

Collisions were down 26% on 2022 (101), and casualties fell from 130.

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

Collisions in 2023
75
Down 26% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
86
Down 34% on 2022
Fatal collisions
1
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
17
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Worcester in 2023

1.3% of collisions in Worcester in 2023 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Worcester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11.3%
  • Serious1723%
  • Slight5776%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal11.2%
  • Serious1720%
  • Slight6879%

Worcester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worcester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1979. 2023 is highlighted, with 75, down 26% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 75
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (17%)
  • Tuesday12 (16%)
  • Wednesday11 (15%)
  • Thursday11 (15%)
  • Friday9 (12%)
  • Saturday9 (12%)
  • Sunday10 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (6.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:595 (6.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5914 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5923 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5910 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (6.7%)
  • February3 (4%)
  • March9 (12%)
  • April8 (11%)
  • May6 (8%)
  • June5 (6.7%)
  • July6 (8%)
  • August4 (5.3%)
  • September5 (6.7%)
  • October11 (15%)
  • November8 (11%)
  • December5 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight54 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds68 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds3 (4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.3%)
  • Other2 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry55 (73%)
  • Wet or damp19 (25%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph64 (85%)
  • 40 mph5 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph2 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway61 (81%)
  • Roundabout7 (9.3%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worcester in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant39 (45%)
  • Pedestrian22 (26%)
  • Cyclist15 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist7 (8.1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (1.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant1 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (5.8%)
  • 6 to 107 (8.1%)
  • 11 to 156 (7%)
  • 16 to 2011 (13%)
  • 21 to 255 (5.8%)
  • 26 to 3513 (15%)
  • 36 to 4512 (14%)
  • 46 to 557 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 657 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 755 (5.8%)
  • Over 758 (9.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider51 (59%)
  • Pedestrian22 (26%)
  • Passenger13 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car90 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (12%)
  • Motorcycle8 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worcester in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worcester had fewer road collisions than 328 of them in 2023.

Collisions
329th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
334th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Worcester in 2023

Cathedral, Worcester, WR1 3QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Worcester in 2023, with 12 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Worcester with the most crashes in 2023

The A38 had the most collisions in Worcester in 2023: 13, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worcester, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38131702
2ndB45507901
3rdA445501
4thA44404500
5thA4493300
6thB46363401
7thB42052201
8thB42062202
9thB44822301
10thB44852201
11thB46372200
12thB46391110

Towns in Worcester: crashes in 2023

Worcester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 64.

Postcode districts in Worcester: crashes in 2023

WR5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worcester in 2023: 18.

Latest crashes in Worcester in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Worcester in 2023, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Worcester road accidents in other years