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Wychavon road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 443 road traffic collisions in Wychavon in 1996, and 644 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1995 (462), and casualties fell from 666.

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

Collisions in 1996
443
Down 4% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
644
Down 3% on 1995
Fatal collisions
15
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Wychavon in 1996

3.4% of collisions in Wychavon in 1996 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.8% and 21% in Wychavon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.4%
  • Serious8519%
  • Slight34377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.3%
  • Serious10416%
  • Slight52582%

Wychavon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wychavon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 599 in 1980. 1996 is highlighted, with 443, down 4% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (13%)
  • Tuesday65 (15%)
  • Wednesday67 (15%)
  • Thursday59 (13%)
  • Friday68 (15%)
  • Saturday68 (15%)
  • Sunday57 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (6.5%)
  • February29 (6.5%)
  • March40 (9%)
  • April34 (7.7%)
  • May30 (6.8%)
  • June39 (8.8%)
  • July34 (7.7%)
  • August42 (9.5%)
  • September46 (10%)
  • October33 (7.4%)
  • November36 (8.1%)
  • December51 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight312 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting78 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds370 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (11%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry286 (65%)
  • Wet or damp130 (29%)
  • Frost or ice23 (5.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph142 (32%)
  • 40 mph34 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph208 (47%)
  • 70 mph49 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway367 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout24 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wychavon in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant453 (70%)
  • Cyclist46 (7.1%)
  • Pedestrian46 (7.1%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant32 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20106 (16%)
  • 21 to 2592 (14%)
  • 26 to 35112 (17%)
  • 36 to 4578 (12%)
  • 46 to 5571 (11%)
  • 56 to 6561 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7540 (6.2%)
  • Over 759 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider411 (64%)
  • Passenger187 (29%)
  • Pedestrian46 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car608 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle40 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wychavon in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wychavon had fewer road collisions than 212 of them in 1996.

Collisions
213th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Wychavon with the most crashes in 1996

The A44 had the most collisions in Wychavon in 1996: 69, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wychavon, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA446999311
2ndA38284309
3rdM5284233
4thA4184212802
5thA4538183124
6thB4090183204
7thA449173315
8thA46142203
9thB4035141504
10thA4227900
11thA41046603
12thA413361001
13thA4426902
14thB40856701
15thB408861202
16thB40916901
17thB45106803
18thB40805700
19thB46324610
20thA45363400

Towns in Wychavon: crashes in 1996

Evesham had the most collisions of any town in Wychavon in 1996: 58.

Postcode districts in Wychavon: crashes in 1996

WR11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wychavon in 1996: 138.

Latest crashes in Wychavon in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Wychavon in 1996, 3 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Wychavon road accidents in other years