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Wychavon road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 261 road traffic collisions in Wychavon in 2017, and 369 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2016 (246), and casualties rose from 338.

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

Collisions in 2017
261
Up 6% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
369
Up 9% on 2016
Fatal collisions
8
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Wychavon in 2017

3.1% of collisions in Wychavon in 2017 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.8% and 21% in Wychavon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.1%
  • Serious5120%
  • Slight20277%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious5515%
  • Slight30683%

Wychavon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wychavon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 599 in 1980. 2017 is highlighted, with 261, up 6% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (8%)
  • Tuesday35 (13%)
  • Wednesday37 (14%)
  • Thursday56 (21%)
  • Friday45 (17%)
  • Saturday35 (13%)
  • Sunday32 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (4.2%)
  • February18 (6.9%)
  • March24 (9.2%)
  • April15 (5.7%)
  • May26 (10%)
  • June29 (11%)
  • July25 (9.6%)
  • August19 (7.3%)
  • September26 (10%)
  • October29 (11%)
  • November19 (7.3%)
  • December20 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight196 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds235 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (6.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry180 (69%)
  • Wet or damp69 (26%)
  • Frost or ice12 (4.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph77 (30%)
  • 40 mph21 (8%)
  • 50 mph17 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph112 (43%)
  • 70 mph32 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway201 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (15%)
  • Roundabout16 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wychavon in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant264 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist26 (7%)
  • Pedestrian20 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)4 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2045 (12%)
  • 21 to 2544 (12%)
  • 26 to 3569 (19%)
  • 36 to 4543 (12%)
  • 46 to 5559 (16%)
  • 56 to 6539 (11%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5.4%)
  • Over 7520 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider264 (72%)
  • Passenger85 (23%)
  • Pedestrian20 (5.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car373 (75%)
  • Motorcycle38 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown8 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wychavon in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wychavon had fewer road collisions than 191 of them in 2017.

Collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wychavon in 2017

Droitwich West, Wychavon, WR9 9BN area and Evesham North, Wychavon, WR11 4BG area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Wychavon in 2017, with 10 collisions each.

Roads in Wychavon with the most crashes in 2017

The M5 had the most collisions in Wychavon in 2017: 23, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wychavon, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM5234303
2ndA46213719
3rdA44192304
4thA38172102
5thA422141723
6thA449131801
7thB4084121801
8thB403591202
9thA410481100
10thB409081002
11thA45387803
12thA41335602
13thA41844401
14thA4414600
15thB40804502
16thA40252300
17thA4422200
18thB40852301
19thB45102400
20thB45362500

Towns in Wychavon: crashes in 2017

Evesham had the most collisions of any town in Wychavon in 2017: 22.

Postcode districts in Wychavon: crashes in 2017

WR11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wychavon in 2017: 69.

Latest crashes in Wychavon in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Wychavon in 2017, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

Wychavon road accidents in other years