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Wychavon road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 475 road traffic collisions in Wychavon in 1997, and 689 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 128 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1996 (443), and casualties rose from 644.

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

Collisions in 1997
475
Up 7% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
689
Up 7% on 1996
Fatal collisions
14
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
128
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Wychavon in 1997

2.9% of collisions in Wychavon in 1997 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.8% and 21% in Wychavon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.9%
  • Serious12827%
  • Slight33370%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.2%
  • Serious14922%
  • Slight52576%

Wychavon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wychavon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 599 in 1980. 1997 is highlighted, with 475, up 7% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (14%)
  • Tuesday69 (15%)
  • Wednesday65 (14%)
  • Thursday74 (16%)
  • Friday82 (17%)
  • Saturday65 (14%)
  • Sunday53 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (6.1%)
  • February31 (6.5%)
  • March41 (8.6%)
  • April39 (8.2%)
  • May36 (7.6%)
  • June43 (9.1%)
  • July31 (6.5%)
  • August50 (11%)
  • September47 (9.9%)
  • October43 (9.1%)
  • November47 (9.9%)
  • December38 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight344 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting76 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds383 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry309 (65%)
  • Wet or damp162 (34%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph128 (27%)
  • 40 mph29 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph226 (48%)
  • 70 mph79 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway368 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (16%)
  • Roundabout22 (4.6%)
  • 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 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant448 (65%)
  • Pedestrian63 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist46 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant30 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1531 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20101 (15%)
  • 21 to 2592 (13%)
  • 26 to 35136 (20%)
  • 36 to 45103 (15%)
  • 46 to 5561 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6568 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7540 (5.8%)
  • Over 7525 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider435 (63%)
  • Passenger191 (28%)
  • Pedestrian63 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car653 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes72 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes66 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle46 (5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wychavon in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wychavon had fewer road collisions than 195 of them in 1997.

Collisions
196th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
85th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Wychavon with the most crashes in 1997

The A44 had the most collisions in Wychavon in 1997: 55, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wychavon, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA44559338
2ndM55398016
3rdA4493047111
4thA4538253614
5thA38223316
6thA46192408
7thB4035192304
8thA442182814
9thB4090162204
10thA422142404
11thA4184111503
12thB4082111205
13thA413381313
14thB451071003
15thA41045903
16thB40805511
17thB40885804
18thB40854501
19thA44403500
20thB40913401

Towns in Wychavon: crashes in 1997

Evesham had the most collisions of any town in Wychavon in 1997: 46.

Postcode districts in Wychavon: crashes in 1997

WR11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wychavon in 1997: 121.

Latest crashes in Wychavon in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Wychavon in 1997, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Wychavon road accidents in other years