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Wychavon road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 400 road traffic collisions in Wychavon in 2002, and 599 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2001 (408), and casualties rose from 593.

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

Collisions in 2002
400
Down 2% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
599
Up 1% on 2001
Fatal collisions
15
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Wychavon in 2002

3.8% of collisions in Wychavon in 2002 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.8% and 21% in Wychavon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.8%
  • Serious6817%
  • Slight31779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.7%
  • Serious8214%
  • Slight50184%

Wychavon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wychavon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 599 in 1980. 2002 is highlighted, with 400, down 2% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (15%)
  • Tuesday59 (15%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday54 (14%)
  • Friday78 (20%)
  • Saturday47 (12%)
  • Sunday47 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.8%)
  • February46 (12%)
  • March32 (8%)
  • April26 (6.5%)
  • May36 (9%)
  • June29 (7.2%)
  • July24 (6%)
  • August31 (7.8%)
  • September25 (6.3%)
  • October35 (8.8%)
  • November41 (10%)
  • December40 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight291 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds326 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry247 (62%)
  • Wet or damp145 (36%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.3%)
  • Mud2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph127 (32%)
  • 40 mph23 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph12 (3%)
  • 60 mph155 (39%)
  • 70 mph83 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway278 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway86 (22%)
  • Roundabout26 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wychavon in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant428 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian41 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist23 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1519 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 20107 (18%)
  • 21 to 2564 (11%)
  • 26 to 35125 (21%)
  • 36 to 4593 (16%)
  • 46 to 5574 (12%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7537 (6.2%)
  • Over 7515 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider411 (69%)
  • Passenger147 (25%)
  • Pedestrian41 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car578 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle54 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wychavon in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Wychavon

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Wychavon ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wychavon had fewer road collisions than 219 of them in 2002.

Collisions
220th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wychavon in 2002

Evesham North, Wychavon, WR11 4BG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wychavon in 2002, with 19 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Wychavon with the most crashes in 2002

The M5 had the most collisions in Wychavon in 2002: 66, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wychavon, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM566122310
2ndA444262114
3rdA4538243924
4thA46223534
5thA38213125
6thA449172301
7thA422162206
8thA4184131602
9thB4090121702
10thB4035111601
11thA413361201
12thA44261001
13thB40825500
14thB45105500
15thA40254500
16thA410441010
17thB46324700
18thA44403601
19thA4512301
20thA45362200

Towns in Wychavon: crashes in 2002

Evesham had the most collisions of any town in Wychavon in 2002: 40.

Postcode districts in Wychavon: crashes in 2002

WR11 and WR9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wychavon in 2002, with 95 each.

Latest crashes in Wychavon in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Wychavon in 2002, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Severity

Wychavon road accidents in other years