Skip to main content
CrashStats

Wychavon road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 195 road traffic collisions in Wychavon in 2018, and 266 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 25% on 2017 (261), and casualties fell from 369.

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

Collisions in 2018
195
Down 25% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
266
Down 28% on 2017
Fatal collisions
10
5.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Wychavon in 2018

5.1% of collisions in Wychavon in 2018 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.8% and 21% in Wychavon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal105.1%
  • Serious3518%
  • Slight15077%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal103.8%
  • Serious4316%
  • Slight21380%

Wychavon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wychavon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 599 in 1980. 2018 is highlighted, with 195, down 25% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 195
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (18%)
  • Tuesday25 (13%)
  • Wednesday29 (15%)
  • Thursday27 (14%)
  • Friday36 (18%)
  • Saturday18 (9.2%)
  • Sunday25 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7.7%)
  • February15 (7.7%)
  • March18 (9.2%)
  • April11 (5.6%)
  • May16 (8.2%)
  • June18 (9.2%)
  • July23 (12%)
  • August23 (12%)
  • September10 (5.1%)
  • October16 (8.2%)
  • November13 (6.7%)
  • December17 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight149 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds178 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (6.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry142 (73%)
  • Wet or damp49 (25%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph66 (34%)
  • 40 mph20 (10%)
  • 50 mph15 (7.7%)
  • 60 mph65 (33%)
  • 70 mph28 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway151 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (16%)
  • Roundabout10 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wychavon in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant169 (64%)
  • Pedestrian31 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist17 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant15 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.9%)
  • Horse rider4 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 158 (3%)
  • 16 to 2020 (7.5%)
  • 21 to 2526 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3543 (16%)
  • 36 to 4550 (19%)
  • 46 to 5531 (12%)
  • 56 to 6528 (11%)
  • 66 to 7524 (9%)
  • Over 7523 (8.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider193 (73%)
  • Passenger42 (16%)
  • Pedestrian31 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car292 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle24 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1.5%)
  • Ridden horse4 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wychavon in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wychavon had fewer road collisions than 230 of them in 2018.

Collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
230th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wychavon in 2018

Evesham North, Wychavon, WR11 4BG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wychavon in 2018, with 17 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Wychavon with the most crashes in 2018

The A46 had the most collisions in Wychavon in 2018: 23, including 2 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wychavon, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46233122
2ndM5204410
3rdA44172503
4thA38111813
5thA4184101001
6thB4035101303
7thB4084101211
8thA44991041
9thB40906702
10thA4225610
11thA40254702
12thB40824502
13thA41043500
14thB45103402
15thA4412201
16thA4422200
17thA45382201
18thA45361100
19thB40801100
20thB40851101

Towns in Wychavon: crashes in 2018

Evesham had the most collisions of any town in Wychavon in 2018: 33.

Postcode districts in Wychavon: crashes in 2018

WR11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wychavon in 2018: 73.

Latest crashes in Wychavon in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Wychavon in 2018, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2018.

Severity

Wychavon road accidents in other years