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Wychavon road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 278 road traffic collisions in Wychavon in 2012, and 405 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2011 (303), and casualties fell from 419.

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

Collisions in 2012
278
Down 8% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
405
Down 3% on 2011
Fatal collisions
7
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Wychavon in 2012

2.5% of collisions in Wychavon in 2012 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.8% and 21% in Wychavon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.5%
  • Serious3212%
  • Slight23986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.2%
  • Serious348.4%
  • Slight36289%

Wychavon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wychavon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 599 in 1980. 2012 is highlighted, with 278, down 8% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (15%)
  • Tuesday45 (16%)
  • Wednesday49 (18%)
  • Thursday35 (13%)
  • Friday37 (13%)
  • Saturday31 (11%)
  • Sunday38 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (8.3%)
  • February19 (6.8%)
  • March21 (7.6%)
  • April13 (4.7%)
  • May21 (7.6%)
  • June24 (8.6%)
  • July30 (11%)
  • August24 (8.6%)
  • September23 (8.3%)
  • October32 (12%)
  • November22 (7.9%)
  • December26 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight192 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds235 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (10%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry187 (67%)
  • Wet or damp75 (27%)
  • Frost or ice12 (4.3%)
  • Snow3 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph83 (30%)
  • 40 mph32 (12%)
  • 50 mph15 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph108 (39%)
  • 70 mph35 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway225 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wychavon in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant295 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (11%)
  • Pedestrian26 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist16 (4%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2051 (13%)
  • 21 to 2552 (13%)
  • 26 to 3565 (16%)
  • 36 to 4576 (19%)
  • 46 to 5563 (16%)
  • 56 to 6532 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7521 (5.2%)
  • Over 758 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider284 (70%)
  • Passenger95 (23%)
  • Pedestrian26 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car404 (77%)
  • Motorcycle45 (8.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wychavon in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wychavon had fewer road collisions than 218 of them in 2012.

Collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
204th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
256th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wychavon in 2012

Droitwich West, Wychavon, WR9 9BN area and Evesham North, Wychavon, WR11 4BG area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Wychavon in 2012, with 10 collisions each.

Roads in Wychavon with the most crashes in 2012

The M5 had the most collisions in Wychavon in 2012: 32, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wychavon, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM5325903
2ndA38263423
3rdA46203112
4thB4084193022
5thA44182402
6thA422101201
7thB403591302
8thA44281602
9thB409071002
10thA41336801
11thA41846700
12thA4415600
13thA4495800
14thA45385600
15thB408551000
16thA41044711
17thA40253400
18thB40823510
19thA45362300
20thB40802300

Towns in Wychavon: crashes in 2012

Droitwich Spa had the most collisions of any town in Wychavon in 2012: 27.

Postcode districts in Wychavon: crashes in 2012

WR9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wychavon in 2012: 75.

Latest crashes in Wychavon in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Wychavon in 2012, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2012.

Severity

Wychavon road accidents in other years