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Wychavon road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 388 road traffic collisions in Wychavon in 2004, and 584 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2003 (395), and casualties rose from 560.

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

Collisions in 2004
388
Down 2% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
584
Up 4% on 2003
Fatal collisions
11
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Wychavon in 2004

2.8% of collisions in Wychavon in 2004 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.8% and 21% in Wychavon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.8%
  • Serious6617%
  • Slight31180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.1%
  • Serious7613%
  • Slight49685%

Wychavon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wychavon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 599 in 1980. 2004 is highlighted, with 388, down 2% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (13%)
  • Tuesday59 (15%)
  • Wednesday71 (18%)
  • Thursday65 (17%)
  • Friday58 (15%)
  • Saturday44 (11%)
  • Sunday41 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.5%)
  • February27 (7%)
  • March27 (7%)
  • April31 (8%)
  • May38 (9.8%)
  • June37 (9.5%)
  • July27 (7%)
  • August35 (9%)
  • September34 (8.8%)
  • October33 (8.5%)
  • November34 (8.8%)
  • December36 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight289 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds326 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry236 (61%)
  • Wet or damp140 (36%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.8%)
  • Mud3 (0.8%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph116 (30%)
  • 40 mph21 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph17 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph183 (47%)
  • 70 mph50 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway305 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (15%)
  • Roundabout20 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wychavon in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant395 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant31 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist28 (4.8%)
  • Pedestrian28 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1%)
  • 6 to 1031 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2079 (14%)
  • 21 to 2565 (11%)
  • 26 to 35119 (20%)
  • 36 to 45109 (19%)
  • 46 to 5568 (12%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.9%)
  • Over 7519 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider398 (68%)
  • Passenger158 (27%)
  • Pedestrian28 (4.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car540 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle50 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (3.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle9 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wychavon in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Wychavon ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wychavon had fewer road collisions than 217 of them in 2004.

Collisions
218th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
196th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
158th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wychavon in 2004

Evesham North, Wychavon, WR11 4BG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wychavon in 2004, with 19 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Wychavon with the most crashes in 2004

The M5 had the most collisions in Wychavon in 2004: 42, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wychavon, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM5427103
2ndA38365615
3rdA44284518
4thB4090222806
5thA449202701
6thA46192511
7thA422183526
8thA4133131702
9thA4184131601
10thA442133014
11thB4084132013
12thB4035111312
13thA40256800
14thA41045712
15thA45385800
16thB40805700
17thB45105501
18thA4414701
19thA44404500
20thB40793400

Towns in Wychavon: crashes in 2004

Droitwich Spa had the most collisions of any town in Wychavon in 2004: 37.

Postcode districts in Wychavon: crashes in 2004

WR9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wychavon in 2004: 111.

Latest crashes in Wychavon in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Wychavon in 2004, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 30 December 2004.

Severity

Wychavon road accidents in other years