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Worcester road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 91 road traffic collisions in Worcester in 2025, and 107 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2024 (85), and casualties rose from 105.

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

Collisions in 2025
91
Up 7% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
107
Up 2% on 2024
Fatal collisions
3
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Worcester in 2025

3.3% of collisions in Worcester in 2025 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Worcester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal33.3%
  • Serious2629%
  • Slight6268%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal32.8%
  • Serious2725%
  • Slight7772%

Worcester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worcester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 1979. 2025 is highlighted, with 91, up 7% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 91
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (15%)
  • Tuesday10 (11%)
  • Wednesday12 (13%)
  • Thursday15 (16%)
  • Friday16 (18%)
  • Saturday14 (15%)
  • Sunday10 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:597 (7.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5916 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5927 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (4.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (6.6%)
  • February5 (5.5%)
  • March8 (8.8%)
  • April8 (8.8%)
  • May6 (6.6%)
  • June10 (11%)
  • July6 (6.6%)
  • August4 (4.4%)
  • September12 (13%)
  • October9 (9.9%)
  • November9 (9.9%)
  • December8 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight68 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds80 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (12%)

Road surface

  • Dry64 (70%)
  • Wet or damp26 (29%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph73 (80%)
  • 40 mph6 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph5 (5.5%)
  • 70 mph4 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway63 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (19%)
  • Roundabout7 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worcester in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant49 (46%)
  • Pedestrian21 (20%)
  • Cyclist16 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (8.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.9%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 104 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 156 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 207 (6.5%)
  • 21 to 2512 (11%)
  • 26 to 3522 (21%)
  • 36 to 4517 (16%)
  • 46 to 5519 (18%)
  • 56 to 657 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 756 (5.6%)
  • Over 754 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider74 (69%)
  • Pedestrian21 (20%)
  • Passenger12 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car108 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (12%)
  • Motorcycle10 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (4.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worcester in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 351 areas in 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worcester had fewer road collisions than 315 of them in 2025.

Collisions
316th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
326th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
314th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Worcester in 2025

Cathedral, Worcester, WR1 3QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Worcester in 2025, with 26 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Worcester with the most crashes in 2025

The A38 had the most collisions in Worcester in 2025: 19, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worcester, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38192107
2ndA44121404
3rdA44991313
4thA44406812
5thB42053301
6thB46363300
7thB45502200
8thB46372301
9thB46392301
10thB42061200
11thB44821100
12thB44851100

Towns in Worcester: crashes in 2025

Worcester had 75 collisions in 2025.

Postcode districts in Worcester: crashes in 2025

WR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worcester in 2025: 31.

Latest crashes in Worcester in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Worcester in 2025, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Worcester road accidents in other years