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Wychavon road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 376 road traffic collisions in Wychavon in 2005, and 597 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2004 (388), and casualties rose from 584.

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

Collisions in 2005
376
Down 3% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
597
Up 2% on 2004
Fatal collisions
11
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Wychavon in 2005

2.9% of collisions in Wychavon in 2005 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.8% and 21% in Wychavon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.9%
  • Serious5314%
  • Slight31283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.8%
  • Serious7713%
  • Slight50985%

Wychavon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wychavon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 599 in 1980. 2005 is highlighted, with 376, down 3% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (13%)
  • Tuesday61 (16%)
  • Wednesday50 (13%)
  • Thursday56 (15%)
  • Friday67 (18%)
  • Saturday49 (13%)
  • Sunday43 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (9%)
  • February18 (4.8%)
  • March24 (6.4%)
  • April27 (7.2%)
  • May34 (9%)
  • June37 (9.8%)
  • July32 (8.5%)
  • August25 (6.6%)
  • September30 (8%)
  • October27 (7.2%)
  • November43 (11%)
  • December45 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight273 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds313 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (13%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry237 (63%)
  • Wet or damp128 (34%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph108 (29%)
  • 40 mph29 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph156 (41%)
  • 70 mph71 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway264 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (21%)
  • Roundabout25 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wychavon in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant447 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (6.2%)
  • Pedestrian32 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant27 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist19 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.8%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20133 (22%)
  • 21 to 2576 (13%)
  • 26 to 3598 (16%)
  • 36 to 4588 (15%)
  • 46 to 5562 (10%)
  • 56 to 6547 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.4%)
  • Over 7518 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider388 (65%)
  • Passenger177 (30%)
  • Pedestrian32 (5.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car563 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle38 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wychavon in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wychavon had fewer road collisions than 221 of them in 2005.

Collisions
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
177th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
181st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wychavon in 2005

Dodderhill, Wychavon, WR9 7PY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wychavon in 2005, with 16 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Wychavon with the most crashes in 2005

The M5 had the most collisions in Wychavon in 2005: 57, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wychavon, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM5579614
2ndA38303824
3rdA44233613
4thA46223613
5thB4084173003
6thB4035162002
7thA449151910
8thA422142513
9thB4090112002
10thA4133102002
11thA410481502
12thA41848900
13thA402561001
14thA44405701
15thA45385501
16thB408051202
17thB408842100
18thA45363601
19thB45103601
20thB46243501

Towns in Wychavon: crashes in 2005

Evesham had the most collisions of any town in Wychavon in 2005: 36.

Postcode districts in Wychavon: crashes in 2005

WR11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wychavon in 2005: 94.

Latest crashes in Wychavon in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Wychavon in 2005, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Wychavon road accidents in other years