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Wychavon road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 395 road traffic collisions in Wychavon in 2003, and 560 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2002 (400), and casualties fell from 599.

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

Collisions in 2003
395
Down 1% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
560
Down 7% on 2002
Fatal collisions
10
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Wychavon in 2003

2.5% of collisions in Wychavon in 2003 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.8% and 21% in Wychavon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.5%
  • Serious4511%
  • Slight34086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112%
  • Serious549.6%
  • Slight49588%

Wychavon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wychavon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 599 in 1980. 2003 is highlighted, with 395, down 1% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (15%)
  • Tuesday48 (12%)
  • Wednesday61 (15%)
  • Thursday66 (17%)
  • Friday75 (19%)
  • Saturday39 (9.9%)
  • Sunday47 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (9.6%)
  • February24 (6.1%)
  • March28 (7.1%)
  • April30 (7.6%)
  • May21 (5.3%)
  • June28 (7.1%)
  • July41 (10%)
  • August36 (9.1%)
  • September29 (7.3%)
  • October47 (12%)
  • November39 (9.9%)
  • December34 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight290 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds340 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (9.6%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry271 (69%)
  • Wet or damp114 (29%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.8%)
  • Mud2 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph104 (26%)
  • 40 mph36 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (1%)
  • 60 mph166 (42%)
  • 70 mph85 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway259 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (24%)
  • Roundabout34 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wychavon in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant401 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian34 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist26 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant24 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1514 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2073 (13%)
  • 21 to 2577 (14%)
  • 26 to 35103 (18%)
  • 36 to 4592 (16%)
  • 46 to 5578 (14%)
  • 56 to 6547 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.4%)
  • Over 7519 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider403 (72%)
  • Passenger123 (22%)
  • Pedestrian34 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car562 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle49 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wychavon in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Wychavon ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wychavon had fewer road collisions than 213 of them in 2003.

Collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
206th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wychavon in 2003

Evesham North, Wychavon, WR11 4BG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wychavon in 2003, with 23 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wychavon with the most crashes in 2003

The M5 had the most collisions in Wychavon in 2003: 72, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wychavon, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM57212114
2ndA44345103
3rdA38253303
4thA449233143
5thB4084222906
6thA46182813
7thA422161802
8thB4090152112
9thA4184141700
10thB403571023
11thA4426802
12thB408061201
13thB408261000
14thA41045910
15thA44405600
16thB46245700
17thA41334601
18thA40253400
19thB40883302
20thA4412300

Towns in Wychavon: crashes in 2003

Evesham had the most collisions of any town in Wychavon in 2003: 39.

Postcode districts in Wychavon: crashes in 2003

WR9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wychavon in 2003: 100.

Latest crashes in Wychavon in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Wychavon in 2003, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Wychavon road accidents in other years