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Wychavon road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 512 road traffic collisions in Wychavon in 1981, and 745 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 127 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 1980 (599), and casualties fell from 829.

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

Collisions in 1981
512
Down 15% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
745
Down 10% on 1980
Fatal collisions
10
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
127
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Wychavon in 1981

2% of collisions in Wychavon in 1981 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.8% and 21% in Wychavon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious12725%
  • Slight37573%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious16622%
  • Slight56976%

Wychavon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wychavon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 599 in 1980. 1981 is highlighted, with 512, down 15% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (13%)
  • Tuesday63 (12%)
  • Wednesday60 (12%)
  • Thursday81 (16%)
  • Friday81 (16%)
  • Saturday98 (19%)
  • Sunday64 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (6.4%)
  • February38 (7.4%)
  • March35 (6.8%)
  • April34 (6.6%)
  • May49 (9.6%)
  • June37 (7.2%)
  • July45 (8.8%)
  • August60 (12%)
  • September52 (10%)
  • October45 (8.8%)
  • November46 (9%)
  • December38 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight340 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting113 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds388 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (14%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other29 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry311 (61%)
  • Wet or damp164 (32%)
  • Frost or ice30 (5.9%)
  • Snow6 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph163 (32%)
  • 40 mph22 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph256 (50%)
  • 70 mph70 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway417 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (14%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wychavon in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant439 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist166 (22%)
  • Pedestrian46 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist41 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant26 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1535 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20239 (32%)
  • 21 to 25113 (15%)
  • 26 to 35118 (16%)
  • 36 to 4568 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5551 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6541 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7537 (5%)
  • Over 759 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider462 (62%)
  • Passenger237 (32%)
  • Pedestrian46 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car574 (65%)
  • Motorcycle161 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wychavon in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wychavon had fewer road collisions than 180 of them in 1981.

Collisions
181st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
166th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
219th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
227th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Wychavon with the most crashes in 1981

The A44 had the most collisions in Wychavon in 1981: 69, including 3 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wychavon, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4469102315
2ndM54874113
3rdA4354366013
4thA384263212
5thA449244116
6thB4035161713
7thA422143005
8thA4133111503
9thB4084101503
10thB409091302
11thA44281103
12thB40828901
13thB40806802
14thB45106601
15thA41044600
16thA45384601
17thA40253403
18thA4393611
19thB40853300
20thB40923500

Towns in Wychavon: crashes in 1981

Evesham had the most collisions of any town in Wychavon in 1981: 61.

Postcode districts in Wychavon: crashes in 1981

WR11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wychavon in 1981: 138.

Latest crashes in Wychavon in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Wychavon in 1981, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1981.

Severity

Wychavon road accidents in other years