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Wychavon road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 266 road traffic collisions in Wychavon in 2015, and 394 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2014 (239), and casualties rose from 334.

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

Collisions in 2015
266
Up 11% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
394
Up 18% on 2014
Fatal collisions
3
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Wychavon in 2015

1.1% of collisions in Wychavon in 2015 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.8% and 21% in Wychavon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious4918%
  • Slight21480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious5714%
  • Slight33284%

Wychavon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wychavon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 599 in 1980. 2015 is highlighted, with 266, up 11% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (9.8%)
  • Tuesday37 (14%)
  • Wednesday47 (18%)
  • Thursday36 (14%)
  • Friday61 (23%)
  • Saturday37 (14%)
  • Sunday22 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (3.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6%)
  • February11 (4.1%)
  • March18 (6.8%)
  • April22 (8.3%)
  • May28 (11%)
  • June21 (7.9%)
  • July24 (9%)
  • August22 (8.3%)
  • September25 (9.4%)
  • October33 (12%)
  • November25 (9.4%)
  • December21 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight207 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds224 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry187 (70%)
  • Wet or damp77 (29%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph98 (37%)
  • 40 mph30 (11%)
  • 50 mph12 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph81 (30%)
  • 70 mph43 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway204 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (18%)
  • Roundabout8 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wychavon in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant268 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (10%)
  • Pedestrian33 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist25 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 108 (2%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2059 (15%)
  • 21 to 2540 (10%)
  • 26 to 3572 (18%)
  • 36 to 4556 (14%)
  • 46 to 5558 (15%)
  • 56 to 6532 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.8%)
  • Over 7517 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider261 (66%)
  • Passenger100 (25%)
  • Pedestrian33 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car395 (76%)
  • Motorcycle42 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wychavon in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wychavon had fewer road collisions than 207 of them in 2015.

Collisions
208th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
186th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wychavon in 2015

Bengeworth, Wychavon, WR11 3FH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wychavon in 2015, with 13 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Wychavon with the most crashes in 2015

The M5 had the most collisions in Wychavon in 2015: 35, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wychavon, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM5356713
2ndA46213406
3rdA38203307
4thA44162006
5thB4035131503
6thA422111401
7thA449111710
8thB4084101603
9thB409081002
10thA41045702
11thA41845700
12thB40805601
13thA41334501
14thA44404600
15thA4423400
16thB40823300
17thB40853600
18thB46243400
19thA4412200
20thA45382300

Towns in Wychavon: crashes in 2015

Evesham had the most collisions of any town in Wychavon in 2015: 27.

Postcode districts in Wychavon: crashes in 2015

WR11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wychavon in 2015: 78.

Latest crashes in Wychavon in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Wychavon in 2015, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2015.

Severity

Wychavon road accidents in other years