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Wychavon road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 560 road traffic collisions in Wychavon in 1979, and 808 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 175 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 17,311 collisions in Wychavon.

Collisions in 1979
560
Casualties in 1979
808
Fatal collisions
21
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
175
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Wychavon in 1979

3.8% of collisions in Wychavon in 1979 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.8% and 21% in Wychavon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal213.8%
  • Serious17531%
  • Slight36465%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal222.7%
  • Serious23329%
  • Slight55368%

Wychavon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wychavon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 599 in 1980. 1979 is highlighted, with 560.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (13%)
  • Tuesday71 (13%)
  • Wednesday83 (15%)
  • Thursday75 (13%)
  • Friday118 (21%)
  • Saturday90 (16%)
  • Sunday53 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59135 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (7.9%)
  • February36 (6.4%)
  • March43 (7.7%)
  • April46 (8.2%)
  • May44 (7.9%)
  • June49 (8.8%)
  • July52 (9.3%)
  • August59 (11%)
  • September34 (6.1%)
  • October36 (6.4%)
  • November60 (11%)
  • December57 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight385 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting107 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds416 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (3%)
  • Fog or mist13 (2.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other25 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry336 (60%)
  • Wet or damp170 (30%)
  • Frost or ice40 (7.1%)
  • Snow14 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph173 (31%)
  • 40 mph25 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph6 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph356 (64%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway481 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wychavon in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant427 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist177 (22%)
  • Pedestrian71 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist62 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant36 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1043 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1546 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20216 (27%)
  • 21 to 25113 (14%)
  • 26 to 35108 (13%)
  • 36 to 4581 (10%)
  • 46 to 5563 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6557 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7553 (6.6%)
  • Over 7510 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider491 (61%)
  • Passenger246 (30%)
  • Pedestrian71 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car566 (60%)
  • Motorcycle175 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wychavon in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Wychavon

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wychavon ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wychavon had the 164th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
164th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
149th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
72nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
143rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Wychavon with the most crashes in 1979

The A44 had the most collisions in Wychavon in 1979: 82, including 2 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wychavon, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4482110226
2ndA435638258
3rdA385169114
4thM5408318
5thA4493160314
6thB4084213425
7thA422153119
8thA442101313
9thA413391204
10thB408091303
11thA410481305
12thB40358902
13thB408281004
14thB40908803
15thB45107902
16thB40856902
17thA45385702
18thA4394711
19thA464602
20thB41934613

Towns in Wychavon: crashes in 1979

Evesham had the most collisions of any town in Wychavon in 1979: 66.

Postcode districts in Wychavon: crashes in 1979

WR11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wychavon in 1979: 160.

Latest crashes in Wychavon in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Wychavon in 1979, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Wychavon road accidents in other years