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Wychavon road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 480 road traffic collisions in Wychavon in 1984, and 665 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 168 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1983 (446), and casualties rose from 605.

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

Collisions in 1984
480
Up 8% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
665
Up 10% on 1983
Fatal collisions
16
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
168
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Wychavon in 1984

3.3% of collisions in Wychavon in 1984 were fatal and 35% serious, against 2.8% and 21% in Wychavon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163.3%
  • Serious16835%
  • Slight29662%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.6%
  • Serious20631%
  • Slight44266%

Wychavon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wychavon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 599 in 1980. 1984 is highlighted, with 480, up 8% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (14%)
  • Tuesday71 (15%)
  • Wednesday62 (13%)
  • Thursday66 (14%)
  • Friday91 (19%)
  • Saturday72 (15%)
  • Sunday50 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (9.4%)
  • February33 (6.9%)
  • March38 (7.9%)
  • April46 (9.6%)
  • May22 (4.6%)
  • June45 (9.4%)
  • July48 (10%)
  • August36 (7.5%)
  • September45 (9.4%)
  • October38 (7.9%)
  • November42 (8.8%)
  • December42 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight332 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting81 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds392 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other13 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry323 (67%)
  • Wet or damp140 (29%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph175 (36%)
  • 40 mph42 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph202 (42%)
  • 70 mph55 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway397 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wychavon in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant375 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist141 (21%)
  • Pedestrian64 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist55 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1536 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20212 (32%)
  • 21 to 25108 (16%)
  • 26 to 3590 (14%)
  • 36 to 4571 (11%)
  • 46 to 5546 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6532 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.6%)
  • Over 7513 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider428 (64%)
  • Passenger173 (26%)
  • Pedestrian64 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car563 (67%)
  • Motorcycle139 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wychavon in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wychavon had fewer road collisions than 203 of them in 1984.

Collisions
204th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
191st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
109th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
130th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wychavon with the most crashes in 1984

The A44 had the most collisions in Wychavon in 1984: 86, including 1 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wychavon, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4486113128
2ndA4355270223
3rdM53555110
4thA4493463111
5thA38304317
6thB4090183004
7thB4035162028
8thB4084131705
9thA4104101616
10thA42281112
11thA44281203
12thB40807724
13thB40826601
14thB40854401
15thB45364402
16thA40253301
17thA41333310
18thA45383502
19thA4631011
20thA4502200

Towns in Wychavon: crashes in 1984

Evesham had the most collisions of any town in Wychavon in 1984: 81.

Postcode districts in Wychavon: crashes in 1984

WR11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wychavon in 1984: 151.

Latest crashes in Wychavon in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Wychavon in 1984, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1984.

Severity

Wychavon road accidents in other years