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Wychavon road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 17,311 road traffic collisions in Wychavon from 1979 to 2025, and 24,654 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 482 were fatal and 3,658 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 155 collisions, down 1% on 2024 (157), and casualties fell from 238 to 197.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
17,311
150th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
24,654
1.42 per collision
Fatal collisions
482
2.8% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
155
Down 1% on 2024

Crash severity in Wychavon

2.8% of collisions in Wychavon from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4822.8%
  • Serious3,65821%
  • Slight13,17176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal5362.2%
  • Serious4,46518%
  • Slight19,65380%

Wychavon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wychavon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 599 in 1980. In 2025 there were 155, down 1% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 155
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025155197
2024157238
2023150209
2022160210
2021194242
2020164236
2019217292
2018195266
2017261369
2016246338
2015266394
2014239334
2013245346
2012278405
2011303419
2010283416
2009323472
2008389526
2007366529
2006331472
2005376597
2004388584
2003395560
2002400599
2001408593
2000379556
1999461647
1998444661
1997475689
1996443644
1995462666
1994434645
1993405562
1992467663
1991470651
1990530782
1989452634
1988501672
1987483675
1986451653
1985479677
1984480665
1983446605
1982489682
1981512745
1980599829
1979560808

When and where crashes happen in Wychavon

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,412 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,382 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,531 (15%)
  • Thursday2,497 (14%)
  • Friday3,077 (18%)
  • Saturday2,377 (14%)
  • Sunday2,035 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59656 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59364 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,293 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,536 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,083 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,212 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,524 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,643 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,338 (7.7%)
  • February1,116 (6.4%)
  • March1,253 (7.2%)
  • April1,332 (7.7%)
  • May1,428 (8.2%)
  • June1,533 (8.9%)
  • July1,544 (8.9%)
  • August1,548 (8.9%)
  • September1,519 (8.8%)
  • October1,586 (9.2%)
  • November1,628 (9.4%)
  • December1,486 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight12,493 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,642 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,980 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown115 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit81 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds14,180 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,915 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds304 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds229 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist215 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds82 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds19 (0.1%)
  • Other352 (2%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry11,386 (66%)
  • Wet or damp5,258 (30%)
  • Frost or ice520 (3%)
  • Snow89 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep36 (0.2%)
  • Mud13 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel9 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph32 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph5,336 (31%)
  • 40 mph1,392 (8%)
  • 50 mph606 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph7,127 (41%)
  • 70 mph2,816 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway13,530 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway2,669 (15%)
  • Roundabout742 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road329 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded41 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Wychavon

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant16,016 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist3,039 (12%)
  • Pedestrian1,881 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist1,633 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant945 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)476 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant263 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant170 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant97 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant82 (0.3%)
  • Other49 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5382 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 10759 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 151,178 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 204,838 (20%)
  • 21 to 253,246 (13%)
  • 26 to 354,388 (18%)
  • 36 to 453,386 (14%)
  • 46 to 552,537 (10%)
  • 56 to 651,816 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 751,304 (5.3%)
  • Over 75815 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider16,247 (66%)
  • Passenger6,526 (26%)
  • Pedestrian1,881 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car22,851 (71%)
  • Motorcycle3,048 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,918 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,824 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle1,680 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach256 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle201 (0.6%)
  • Minibus118 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car102 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle51 (0.2%)
  • Other64 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Wychavon

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Wychavon

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 Wychavon ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wychavon had the 150th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
150th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
157th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 86th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
162nd
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
199thEast Hertfordshire17,48924,4173033,437
200thTeignbridge17,45423,8443023,506
201stSouth Ribble17,34924,2942693,274
202ndWychavon (this area)17,31124,6544823,658
203rdWrexham17,26724,1572832,807
204thNorth Hertfordshire17,23823,4783373,434
205thIpswich17,23320,8801563,026

Accident hotspots in Wychavon

Evesham North, Wychavon, WR11 4BG area is the busiest accident hotspot in Wychavon, with 331 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Wychavon with the most crashes

The A44 had the most collisions in Wychavon from 1979 to 2025: 1,994, including 58 fatal and 450 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wychavon, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA441,9942,85658450
2ndM51,7432,94745274
3rdA381,1171,60741214
4thA4499451,46558228
5thA43564190025159
6thB403557772611121
7thA4656486926136
8thA42256383624150
9thB408455184920133
10thB40905397547112
11thA4184362432353
12thA45383525051764
13thA4423344831080
14thA4133301457656
15thA4104261365968
16thB4080223319961
17thB4082197255539
18thB4510157224940
19thB4085127180327
20thA441122175624

Towns in Wychavon

Evesham had the most collisions of any town in Wychavon from 1979 to 2025: 2,001.

Postcode districts in Wychavon

WR11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wychavon from 1979 to 2025: 4,659.

Latest crashes in Wychavon

Of the latest 24 crashes in Wychavon, 3 were fatal and 7 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity