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Worcester road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 85 road traffic collisions in Worcester in 2024, and 105 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2023 (75), and casualties rose from 86.

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

Collisions in 2024
85
Up 13% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
105
Up 22% on 2023
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Worcester in 2024

None of the collisions in Worcester in 2024 were fatal and 27% were serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Worcester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2327%
  • Slight6273%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2322%
  • Slight8278%

Worcester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worcester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1979. 2024 is highlighted, with 85, up 13% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (14%)
  • Tuesday15 (18%)
  • Wednesday15 (18%)
  • Thursday10 (12%)
  • Friday12 (14%)
  • Saturday12 (14%)
  • Sunday9 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5921 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5915 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (7.1%)
  • February8 (9.4%)
  • March7 (8.2%)
  • April5 (5.9%)
  • May2 (2.4%)
  • June7 (8.2%)
  • July7 (8.2%)
  • August7 (8.2%)
  • September8 (9.4%)
  • October5 (5.9%)
  • November10 (12%)
  • December13 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight63 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds75 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (7.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.2%)
  • Other2 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry64 (75%)
  • Wet or damp20 (24%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph74 (87%)
  • 40 mph3 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph3 (3.5%)
  • 70 mph1 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway73 (86%)
  • Roundabout6 (7.1%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worcester in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant54 (51%)
  • Pedestrian22 (21%)
  • Cyclist19 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist8 (7.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 103 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 155 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 209 (8.6%)
  • 21 to 2515 (14%)
  • 26 to 3526 (25%)
  • 36 to 4515 (14%)
  • 46 to 5513 (12%)
  • 56 to 6511 (10%)
  • 66 to 754 (3.8%)
  • Over 751 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider65 (62%)
  • Pedestrian22 (21%)
  • Passenger18 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car107 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle9 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worcester in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worcester had fewer road collisions than 321 of them in 2024.

Collisions
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 31 other areas
Serious collisions
319th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Worcester in 2024

Cathedral, Worcester, WR1 3QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Worcester in 2024, with 14 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Worcester with the most crashes in 2024

The A44 and A449 had the most collisions in Worcester in 2024, with 10 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worcester, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA44101304
2ndA449101001
3rdA386601
4thB42056900
5thA44405701
6thA4433301
7thB44823301
8thB46363500
9thB42062201
10thB46372301
11thB46382201
12thB44851200
13thB46391100

Towns in Worcester: crashes in 2024

Worcester had 74 collisions in 2024.

Postcode districts in Worcester: crashes in 2024

WR2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worcester in 2024: 21.

Latest crashes in Worcester in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Worcester in 2024, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Worcester road accidents in other years