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Wychavon road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 451 road traffic collisions in Wychavon in 1986, and 653 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1985 (479), and casualties fell from 677.

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

Collisions in 1986
451
Down 6% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
653
Down 4% on 1985
Fatal collisions
16
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Wychavon in 1986

3.5% of collisions in Wychavon in 1986 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.8% and 21% in Wychavon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163.5%
  • Serious10223%
  • Slight33374%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal213.2%
  • Serious13921%
  • Slight49375%

Wychavon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wychavon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 599 in 1980. 1986 is highlighted, with 451, down 6% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (14%)
  • Tuesday71 (16%)
  • Wednesday63 (14%)
  • Thursday71 (16%)
  • Friday63 (14%)
  • Saturday68 (15%)
  • Sunday50 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (10%)
  • February28 (6.2%)
  • March36 (8%)
  • April39 (8.6%)
  • May41 (9.1%)
  • June42 (9.3%)
  • July45 (10%)
  • August33 (7.3%)
  • September30 (6.7%)
  • October44 (9.8%)
  • November36 (8%)
  • December32 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight328 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds356 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (4%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry293 (65%)
  • Wet or damp138 (31%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph141 (31%)
  • 40 mph26 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph18 (4%)
  • 60 mph204 (45%)
  • 70 mph62 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway356 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (17%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wychavon in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant409 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist97 (15%)
  • Pedestrian56 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist48 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1533 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20148 (23%)
  • 21 to 25102 (16%)
  • 26 to 35116 (18%)
  • 36 to 4586 (13%)
  • 46 to 5560 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.6%)
  • Over 7513 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider403 (62%)
  • Passenger194 (30%)
  • Pedestrian56 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car574 (69%)
  • Motorcycle99 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Wychavon ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wychavon had fewer road collisions than 215 of them in 1986.

Collisions
216th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
197th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
88th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Wychavon with the most crashes in 1986

The A44 had the most collisions in Wychavon in 1986: 72, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wychavon, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA447290017
2ndA4354971213
3rdA4494783414
4thM5366542
5thA38243722
6thB4084203618
7thA422182817
8thA442101300
9thA413391501
10thB40359903
11thB408291302
12thB409091101
13thA41046803
14thB40804401
15thB45104412
16thA4413702
17thA45363300
18thA40252200
19thA462201
20thB40912200

Towns in Wychavon: crashes in 1986

Evesham had the most collisions of any town in Wychavon in 1986: 58.

Postcode districts in Wychavon: crashes in 1986

WR11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wychavon in 1986: 108.

Latest crashes in Wychavon in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Wychavon in 1986, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1986.

Severity

Wychavon road accidents in other years