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Wychavon road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 283 road traffic collisions in Wychavon in 2010, and 416 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2009 (323), and casualties fell from 472.

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

Collisions in 2010
283
Down 12% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
416
Down 12% on 2009
Fatal collisions
8
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Wychavon in 2010

2.8% of collisions in Wychavon in 2010 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.8% and 21% in Wychavon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.8%
  • Serious3512%
  • Slight24085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.6%
  • Serious4411%
  • Slight36187%

Wychavon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wychavon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 599 in 1980. 2010 is highlighted, with 283, down 12% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (16%)
  • Tuesday43 (15%)
  • Wednesday40 (14%)
  • Thursday36 (13%)
  • Friday43 (15%)
  • Saturday36 (13%)
  • Sunday39 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (6.4%)
  • February26 (9.2%)
  • March24 (8.5%)
  • April26 (9.2%)
  • May27 (9.5%)
  • June27 (9.5%)
  • July20 (7.1%)
  • August27 (9.5%)
  • September23 (8.1%)
  • October27 (9.5%)
  • November23 (8.1%)
  • December15 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight229 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (9.9%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (8.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds233 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (8.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Other6 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry185 (65%)
  • Wet or damp64 (23%)
  • Frost or ice23 (8.1%)
  • Snow11 (3.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph97 (34%)
  • 40 mph20 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph15 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph100 (35%)
  • 70 mph50 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway212 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (18%)
  • Roundabout9 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wychavon in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant292 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (12%)
  • Pedestrian24 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant24 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist19 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2080 (19%)
  • 21 to 2550 (12%)
  • 26 to 3571 (17%)
  • 36 to 4565 (16%)
  • 46 to 5554 (13%)
  • 56 to 6533 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5.3%)
  • Over 758 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider274 (66%)
  • Passenger118 (28%)
  • Pedestrian24 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car384 (73%)
  • Motorcycle51 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wychavon in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wychavon had fewer road collisions than 228 of them in 2010.

Collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
208th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wychavon in 2010

Droitwich West, Wychavon, WR9 9BN area and Evesham North, Wychavon, WR11 4BG area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Wychavon in 2010, with 16 collisions each.

Roads in Wychavon with the most crashes in 2010

The M5 had the most collisions in Wychavon in 2010: 38, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wychavon, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM5386527
2ndA38253401
3rdA44223707
4thA46162421
5thA449141712
6thB4035131402
7thB4084111801
8thB4090101611
9thA41846601
10thA413351500
11thA4225501
12thA4425700
13thA44405700
14thA45385811
15thA40254700
16thB40882200
17thB40922601
18thB41932200
19thB45102201
20thB46242200

Towns in Wychavon: crashes in 2010

Droitwich Spa had the most collisions of any town in Wychavon in 2010: 26.

Postcode districts in Wychavon: crashes in 2010

WR9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wychavon in 2010: 83.

Latest crashes in Wychavon in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Wychavon in 2010, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2010.

Severity

Wychavon road accidents in other years