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Wychavon road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 599 road traffic collisions in Wychavon in 1980, and 829 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 174 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1979 (560), and casualties rose from 808.

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

Collisions in 1980
599
Up 7% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
829
Up 3% on 1979
Fatal collisions
12
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
174
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Wychavon in 1980

2% of collisions in Wychavon in 1980 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.8% and 21% in Wychavon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122%
  • Serious17429%
  • Slight41369%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.6%
  • Serious20825%
  • Slight60873%

Wychavon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wychavon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 599 in 1980. 1980 is highlighted, with 599, up 7% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (12%)
  • Tuesday90 (15%)
  • Wednesday71 (12%)
  • Thursday65 (11%)
  • Friday124 (21%)
  • Saturday93 (16%)
  • Sunday82 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5997 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59144 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5984 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (6.7%)
  • February38 (6.3%)
  • March41 (6.8%)
  • April39 (6.5%)
  • May59 (9.8%)
  • June38 (6.3%)
  • July66 (11%)
  • August56 (9.3%)
  • September58 (9.7%)
  • October61 (10%)
  • November52 (8.7%)
  • December51 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight420 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting111 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds476 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other29 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry379 (63%)
  • Wet or damp184 (31%)
  • Frost or ice36 (6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph188 (31%)
  • 40 mph30 (5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph205 (34%)
  • 70 mph174 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway495 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wychavon in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant463 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist184 (22%)
  • Pedestrian74 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist61 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1555 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20233 (28%)
  • 21 to 25101 (12%)
  • 26 to 35133 (16%)
  • 36 to 4587 (10%)
  • 46 to 5570 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6549 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7546 (5.5%)
  • Over 7513 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider521 (63%)
  • Passenger234 (28%)
  • Pedestrian74 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car682 (65%)
  • Motorcycle180 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (4.8%)
  • Minibus7 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wychavon in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wychavon had the 147th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
147th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
142nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
190th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
134th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wychavon with the most crashes in 1980

The A44 had the most collisions in Wychavon in 1980: 90, including 3 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wychavon, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4490124320
2ndA4357195118
3rdA384674010
4thM5407126
5thA4493347314
6thA422152206
7thB4084151803
8thB4035142103
9thA442131704
10thA4104111504
11thB4080101604
12thB409091101
13thB408281204
14thB451071813
15thA466903
16thA4414702
17thA45384501
18thA41333811
19thA40252201
20thA4392201

Towns in Wychavon: crashes in 1980

Evesham had the most collisions of any town in Wychavon in 1980: 88.

Postcode districts in Wychavon: crashes in 1980

WR11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wychavon in 1980: 193.

Latest crashes in Wychavon in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Wychavon in 1980, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Wychavon road accidents in other years