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Wychavon road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 489 road traffic collisions in Wychavon in 1982, and 682 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 123 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1981 (512), and casualties fell from 745.

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

Collisions in 1982
489
Down 4% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
682
Down 8% on 1981
Fatal collisions
12
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
123
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Wychavon in 1982

2.5% of collisions in Wychavon in 1982 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.8% and 21% in Wychavon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.5%
  • Serious12325%
  • Slight35472%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.1%
  • Serious14722%
  • Slight52176%

Wychavon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wychavon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 599 in 1980. 1982 is highlighted, with 489, down 4% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (13%)
  • Tuesday70 (14%)
  • Wednesday80 (16%)
  • Thursday71 (15%)
  • Friday78 (16%)
  • Saturday61 (12%)
  • Sunday64 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (5.9%)
  • February39 (8%)
  • March39 (8%)
  • April33 (6.7%)
  • May38 (7.8%)
  • June48 (9.8%)
  • July49 (10%)
  • August48 (9.8%)
  • September42 (8.6%)
  • October43 (8.8%)
  • November43 (8.8%)
  • December38 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight340 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting98 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (9.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds385 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other13 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry321 (66%)
  • Wet or damp151 (31%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph161 (33%)
  • 40 mph37 (7.6%)
  • 60 mph232 (47%)
  • 70 mph59 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway410 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (13%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wychavon in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant344 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist161 (24%)
  • Pedestrian72 (11%)
  • Cyclist53 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant30 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1531 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20204 (30%)
  • 21 to 2586 (13%)
  • 26 to 3588 (13%)
  • 36 to 4577 (11%)
  • 46 to 5549 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6555 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.3%)
  • Over 7525 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider423 (62%)
  • Passenger187 (27%)
  • Pedestrian72 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car513 (60%)
  • Motorcycle152 (18%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes62 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (5.3%)
  • Minibus9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wychavon in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Wychavon

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wychavon ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wychavon had fewer road collisions than 202 of them in 1982.

Collisions
203rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
196th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
235th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Wychavon with the most crashes in 1982

The A44 had the most collisions in Wychavon in 1982: 70, including 2 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wychavon, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA447099221
2ndA4354864111
3rdM53961110
4thA449303815
5thA38294834
6thA422182617
7thB4084142012
8thB4035131306
9thA410491203
10thB40829901
11thA43971103
12thB408071004
13thA41336902
14thA45385801
15thB40855501
16thA4424903
17thB40904401
18thA4503701
19thA463401
20thA45362301

Towns in Wychavon: crashes in 1982

Evesham had the most collisions of any town in Wychavon in 1982: 65.

Postcode districts in Wychavon: crashes in 1982

WR11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wychavon in 1982: 147.

Latest crashes in Wychavon in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Wychavon in 1982, 3 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Wychavon road accidents in other years