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Wychavon road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 479 road traffic collisions in Wychavon in 1985, and 677 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 114 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1984 (480), and casualties rose from 665.

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

Collisions in 1985
479
Level with 1984
Casualties in 1985
677
Up 2% on 1984
Fatal collisions
13
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
114
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Wychavon in 1985

2.7% of collisions in Wychavon in 1985 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.8% and 21% in Wychavon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.7%
  • Serious11424%
  • Slight35273%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.9%
  • Serious14722%
  • Slight51776%

Wychavon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wychavon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 599 in 1980. 1985 is highlighted, with 479, level with 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (18%)
  • Tuesday58 (12%)
  • Wednesday56 (12%)
  • Thursday64 (13%)
  • Friday82 (17%)
  • Saturday73 (15%)
  • Sunday62 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (5.4%)
  • February22 (4.6%)
  • March22 (4.6%)
  • April31 (6.5%)
  • May35 (7.3%)
  • June47 (9.8%)
  • July42 (8.8%)
  • August44 (9.2%)
  • September48 (10%)
  • October59 (12%)
  • November53 (11%)
  • December50 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight339 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting75 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds381 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (10%)
  • Fog or mist14 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry315 (66%)
  • Wet or damp139 (29%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.5%)
  • Snow7 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph152 (32%)
  • 40 mph43 (9%)
  • 50 mph19 (4%)
  • 60 mph203 (42%)
  • 70 mph62 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway384 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (15%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wychavon in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant404 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist134 (20%)
  • Pedestrian60 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist46 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3%)
  • 11 to 1538 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20195 (29%)
  • 21 to 2594 (14%)
  • 26 to 35104 (15%)
  • 36 to 4566 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5557 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7538 (5.6%)
  • Over 7517 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider401 (59%)
  • Passenger216 (32%)
  • Pedestrian60 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car585 (67%)
  • Motorcycle140 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wychavon in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wychavon had fewer road collisions than 196 of them in 1985.

Collisions
197th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
183rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
127th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
225th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Wychavon with the most crashes in 1985

The A44 had the most collisions in Wychavon in 1985: 75, including 1 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wychavon, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA447585120
2ndM55910327
3rdA4354659211
4thA449294306
5thA38213123
6thB40841930012
7thB4090192915
8thA422152124
9thB4035131908
10thA4104101405
11thB4080101304
12thB408281203
13thB40856702
14thB45106700
15thA4425711
16thB41935701
17thA41334700
18thA45384501
19thM5031100
20thA40252300

Towns in Wychavon: crashes in 1985

Evesham had the most collisions of any town in Wychavon in 1985: 65.

Postcode districts in Wychavon: crashes in 1985

WR11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wychavon in 1985: 128.

Latest crashes in Wychavon in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Wychavon in 1985, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Wychavon road accidents in other years