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Wychavon road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 389 road traffic collisions in Wychavon in 2008, and 526 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2007 (366), and casualties fell from 529.

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

Collisions in 2008
389
Up 6% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
526
Down 1% on 2007
Fatal collisions
7
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Wychavon in 2008

1.8% of collisions in Wychavon in 2008 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.8% and 21% in Wychavon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious5414%
  • Slight32884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious6112%
  • Slight45687%

Wychavon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wychavon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 599 in 1980. 2008 is highlighted, with 389, up 6% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (14%)
  • Tuesday58 (15%)
  • Wednesday56 (14%)
  • Thursday57 (15%)
  • Friday81 (21%)
  • Saturday45 (12%)
  • Sunday39 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (4.9%)
  • February27 (6.9%)
  • March30 (7.7%)
  • April33 (8.5%)
  • May46 (12%)
  • June37 (9.5%)
  • July35 (9%)
  • August26 (6.7%)
  • September33 (8.5%)
  • October35 (9%)
  • November35 (9%)
  • December33 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight288 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (9.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds315 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry251 (65%)
  • Wet or damp124 (32%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph136 (35%)
  • 40 mph34 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph157 (40%)
  • 70 mph51 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway301 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (13%)
  • Roundabout24 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wychavon in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant362 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (11%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist26 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant25 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.7%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 104 (0.8%)
  • 11 to 1513 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 20102 (19%)
  • 21 to 2567 (13%)
  • 26 to 35107 (20%)
  • 36 to 4590 (17%)
  • 46 to 5558 (11%)
  • 56 to 6543 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.4%)
  • Over 7516 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider379 (72%)
  • Passenger108 (21%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car528 (74%)
  • Motorcycle60 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wychavon in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wychavon had the 166th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
166th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
168th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wychavon in 2008

Evesham North, Wychavon, WR11 4BG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wychavon in 2008, with 20 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Wychavon with the most crashes in 2008

The A44 and M5 had the most collisions in Wychavon in 2008, with 34 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wychavon, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA44344705
2ndM5345412
3rdA38253206
4thA46212502
5thB4084182802
6thA422152012
7thB4035141902
8thA4184121202
9thA449121312
10thA4133111600
11thA4104101813
12thB409091011
13thA44281011
14thB408081102
15thA45386901
16thB408561201
17thA4414410
18thB46244401
19thB40883301
20thA40252300

Towns in Wychavon: crashes in 2008

Evesham had the most collisions of any town in Wychavon in 2008: 43.

Postcode districts in Wychavon: crashes in 2008

WR9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wychavon in 2008: 103.

Latest crashes in Wychavon in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Wychavon in 2008, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 27 December 2008.

Severity

Wychavon road accidents in other years