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Wychavon road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 444 road traffic collisions in Wychavon in 1998, and 661 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1997 (475), and casualties fell from 689.

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

Collisions in 1998
444
Down 7% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
661
Down 4% on 1997
Fatal collisions
13
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Wychavon in 1998

2.9% of collisions in Wychavon in 1998 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.8% and 21% in Wychavon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.9%
  • Serious10423%
  • Slight32774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.3%
  • Serious13921%
  • Slight50777%

Wychavon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wychavon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 599 in 1980. 1998 is highlighted, with 444, down 7% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (12%)
  • Tuesday65 (15%)
  • Wednesday77 (17%)
  • Thursday63 (14%)
  • Friday76 (17%)
  • Saturday66 (15%)
  • Sunday43 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8.6%)
  • February31 (7%)
  • March33 (7.4%)
  • April33 (7.4%)
  • May33 (7.4%)
  • June30 (6.8%)
  • July37 (8.3%)
  • August39 (8.8%)
  • September38 (8.6%)
  • October53 (12%)
  • November41 (9.2%)
  • December38 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight310 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting69 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds351 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry289 (65%)
  • Wet or damp145 (33%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph117 (26%)
  • 40 mph36 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph197 (44%)
  • 70 mph83 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway331 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (17%)
  • Roundabout29 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wychavon in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant458 (69%)
  • Pedestrian46 (7%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist42 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (3.3%)
  • Minibus occupant21 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1530 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20116 (18%)
  • 21 to 2595 (14%)
  • 26 to 35150 (23%)
  • 36 to 45101 (15%)
  • 46 to 5563 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6538 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.2%)
  • Over 7521 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider419 (63%)
  • Passenger196 (30%)
  • Pedestrian46 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car636 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle48 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (5%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wychavon in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wychavon had fewer road collisions than 207 of them in 1998.

Collisions
208th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Wychavon with the most crashes in 1998

The M5 had the most collisions in Wychavon in 1998: 53, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wychavon, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM55391116
2ndA445281115
3rdA449294133
4thA4538253414
5thA38192615
6thA46193906
7thB4035182605
8thA422122404
9thA410491011
10thA41849901
11thB409091003
12thA413371011
13thA4427813
14thB408051102
15thB40825701
16thA4414502
17thB45104602
18thB46324601
19thA40253300
20thB40793300

Towns in Wychavon: crashes in 1998

Evesham had the most collisions of any town in Wychavon in 1998: 48.

Postcode districts in Wychavon: crashes in 1998

WR11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wychavon in 1998: 113.

Latest crashes in Wychavon in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Wychavon in 1998, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Wychavon road accidents in other years