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Wychavon road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 246 road traffic collisions in Wychavon in 2016, and 338 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2015 (266), and casualties fell from 394.

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

Collisions in 2016
246
Down 8% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
338
Down 14% on 2015
Fatal collisions
3
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Wychavon in 2016

1.2% of collisions in Wychavon in 2016 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.8% and 21% in Wychavon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious5121%
  • Slight19278%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious5617%
  • Slight27983%

Wychavon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wychavon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 599 in 1980. 2016 is highlighted, with 246, down 8% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 246
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (13%)
  • Tuesday36 (15%)
  • Wednesday46 (19%)
  • Thursday38 (15%)
  • Friday39 (16%)
  • Saturday22 (8.9%)
  • Sunday34 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (3.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8.5%)
  • February21 (8.5%)
  • March22 (8.9%)
  • April21 (8.5%)
  • May21 (8.5%)
  • June17 (6.9%)
  • July19 (7.7%)
  • August28 (11%)
  • September24 (9.8%)
  • October17 (6.9%)
  • November18 (7.3%)
  • December17 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight184 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds217 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (8.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry173 (70%)
  • Wet or damp66 (27%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph80 (33%)
  • 40 mph26 (11%)
  • 50 mph22 (8.9%)
  • 60 mph83 (34%)
  • 70 mph32 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway185 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (16%)
  • Roundabout16 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wychavon in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant238 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian27 (8%)
  • Cyclist26 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2035 (10%)
  • 21 to 2539 (12%)
  • 26 to 3569 (20%)
  • 36 to 4552 (15%)
  • 46 to 5554 (16%)
  • 56 to 6535 (10%)
  • 66 to 7523 (6.8%)
  • Over 7513 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider252 (75%)
  • Passenger59 (17%)
  • Pedestrian27 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car355 (76%)
  • Motorcycle29 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown11 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wychavon in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wychavon had fewer road collisions than 215 of them in 2016.

Collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wychavon in 2016

Drakes Broughton, Norton & Whittington, Wychavon, WR5 2QZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wychavon in 2016, with 11 collisions.

Roads in Wychavon with the most crashes in 2016

The M5 had the most collisions in Wychavon in 2016: 32, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wychavon, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM5324412
2ndA38243604
3rdA44172402
4thA46172818
5thB4084121603
6thA42271100
7thB403571000
8thA41846701
9thA44261002
10thA44406600
11thA4496901
12thB40906701
13thB46245500
14thA40253402
15thA41043500
16thA4413702
17thB40802200
18thB45102300
19thA41331100
20thA4381101

Towns in Wychavon: crashes in 2016

Evesham had the most collisions of any town in Wychavon in 2016: 32.

Postcode districts in Wychavon: crashes in 2016

WR11 and WR9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wychavon in 2016, with 63 each.

Latest crashes in Wychavon in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Wychavon in 2016, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2016.

Severity

Wychavon road accidents in other years