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Wychavon road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 194 road traffic collisions in Wychavon in 2021, and 242 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 2020 (164), and casualties rose from 236.

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

Collisions in 2021
194
Up 18% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
242
Up 3% on 2020
Fatal collisions
8
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Wychavon in 2021

4.1% of collisions in Wychavon in 2021 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.8% and 21% in Wychavon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal84.1%
  • Serious5428%
  • Slight13268%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal83.3%
  • Serious6627%
  • Slight16869%

Wychavon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wychavon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 599 in 1980. 2021 is highlighted, with 194, up 18% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 194
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (19%)
  • Tuesday19 (9.8%)
  • Wednesday27 (14%)
  • Thursday31 (16%)
  • Friday40 (21%)
  • Saturday18 (9.3%)
  • Sunday23 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (5.7%)
  • February10 (5.2%)
  • March5 (2.6%)
  • April15 (7.7%)
  • May15 (7.7%)
  • June25 (13%)
  • July16 (8.2%)
  • August26 (13%)
  • September21 (11%)
  • October17 (8.8%)
  • November19 (9.8%)
  • December14 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight155 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (9.8%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (9.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds180 (93%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (5.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry150 (77%)
  • Wet or damp40 (21%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph58 (30%)
  • 40 mph28 (14%)
  • 50 mph15 (7.7%)
  • 60 mph67 (35%)
  • 70 mph26 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway153 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (15%)
  • Roundabout9 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wychavon in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant134 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (18%)
  • Cyclist28 (12%)
  • Pedestrian13 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant12 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.2%)
  • Horse rider3 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 154 (1.7%)
  • 16 to 2029 (12%)
  • 21 to 2524 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3544 (18%)
  • 36 to 4535 (14%)
  • 46 to 5533 (14%)
  • 56 to 6539 (16%)
  • 66 to 7520 (8.3%)
  • Over 758 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider187 (77%)
  • Passenger42 (17%)
  • Pedestrian13 (5.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car240 (65%)
  • Motorcycle39 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (5.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.1%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wychavon in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wychavon had fewer road collisions than 187 of them in 2021.

Collisions
188th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
199th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
149th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Wychavon in 2021

Dodderhill, Wychavon, WR9 7PY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wychavon in 2021, with 10 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Wychavon with the most crashes in 2021

The M5 had the most collisions in Wychavon in 2021: 20, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wychavon, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM5202808
2ndA38193006
3rdA46192033
4thA44111513
5thB408491303
6thA44971203
7thB40356600
8thA4225811
9thA4425600
10thA41844401
11thB45104600
12thA41043301
13thB40853301
14thA40252211
15thA4412200
16thA44402200
17thA45382200
18thB40802201
19thB46242200
20thA41331100

Towns in Wychavon: crashes in 2021

Evesham had the most collisions of any town in Wychavon in 2021: 19.

Postcode districts in Wychavon: crashes in 2021

WR9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wychavon in 2021: 55.

Latest crashes in Wychavon in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Wychavon in 2021, 3 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2021.

Severity

Wychavon road accidents in other years