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Wychavon road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 501 road traffic collisions in Wychavon in 1988, and 672 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 108 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1987 (483), and casualties fell from 675.

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

Collisions in 1988
501
Up 4% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
672
Level with 1987
Fatal collisions
14
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
108
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Wychavon in 1988

2.8% of collisions in Wychavon in 1988 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.8% and 21% in Wychavon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.8%
  • Serious10822%
  • Slight37976%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.4%
  • Serious12619%
  • Slight53079%

Wychavon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wychavon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 599 in 1980. 1988 is highlighted, with 501, up 4% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (15%)
  • Tuesday55 (11%)
  • Wednesday84 (17%)
  • Thursday82 (16%)
  • Friday96 (19%)
  • Saturday52 (10%)
  • Sunday58 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (8%)
  • February26 (5.2%)
  • March35 (7%)
  • April33 (6.6%)
  • May45 (9%)
  • June42 (8.4%)
  • July51 (10%)
  • August43 (8.6%)
  • September55 (11%)
  • October47 (9.4%)
  • November44 (8.8%)
  • December40 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight353 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting72 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds402 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Other15 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry338 (67%)
  • Wet or damp153 (31%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph158 (32%)
  • 40 mph36 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph231 (46%)
  • 70 mph63 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway380 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (17%)
  • Roundabout29 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wychavon in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant417 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist104 (15%)
  • Pedestrian67 (10%)
  • Cyclist43 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20174 (26%)
  • 21 to 2593 (14%)
  • 26 to 3597 (14%)
  • 36 to 4586 (13%)
  • 46 to 5559 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.5%)
  • Over 7522 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider422 (63%)
  • Passenger183 (27%)
  • Pedestrian67 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car674 (72%)
  • Motorcycle102 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wychavon in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wychavon had fewer road collisions than 178 of them in 1988.

Collisions
179th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
183rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
102nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
201st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Wychavon with the most crashes in 1988

The A44 had the most collisions in Wychavon in 1988: 68, including 1 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wychavon, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA446891120
2ndA4494677418
3rdM5355329
4thA435324213
5thA38314326
6thB4090213106
7thB4035192002
8thA442142003
9thA422121703
10thB4084121701
11thA4133111304
12thB408091100
13thB453691003
14thB40827910
15thA40255501
16thA41045500
17thA41845600
18thA4395501
19thB41935700
20thA4414400

Towns in Wychavon: crashes in 1988

Droitwich Spa had the most collisions of any town in Wychavon in 1988: 60.

Postcode districts in Wychavon: crashes in 1988

WR9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wychavon in 1988: 122.

Latest crashes in Wychavon in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Wychavon in 1988, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Wychavon road accidents in other years