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Wychavon road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 160 road traffic collisions in Wychavon in 2022, and 210 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2021 (194), and casualties fell from 242.

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

Collisions in 2022
160
Down 18% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
210
Down 13% on 2021
Fatal collisions
8
5% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Wychavon in 2022

5% of collisions in Wychavon in 2022 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.8% and 21% in Wychavon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal85%
  • Serious4629%
  • Slight10666%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal94.3%
  • Serious4923%
  • Slight15272%

Wychavon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wychavon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 599 in 1980. 2022 is highlighted, with 160, down 18% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 160
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (15%)
  • Tuesday23 (14%)
  • Wednesday19 (12%)
  • Thursday23 (14%)
  • Friday28 (18%)
  • Saturday24 (15%)
  • Sunday19 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (6.9%)
  • February9 (5.6%)
  • March15 (9.4%)
  • April9 (5.6%)
  • May15 (9.4%)
  • June18 (11%)
  • July13 (8.1%)
  • August19 (12%)
  • September10 (6.3%)
  • October9 (5.6%)
  • November14 (8.8%)
  • December18 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight123 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds143 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (8.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry112 (70%)
  • Wet or damp41 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph53 (33%)
  • 40 mph25 (16%)
  • 50 mph18 (11%)
  • 60 mph41 (26%)
  • 70 mph23 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway117 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (17%)
  • Roundabout11 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wychavon in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant148 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (13%)
  • Pedestrian12 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist11 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2022 (10%)
  • 21 to 2518 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 3539 (19%)
  • 36 to 4523 (11%)
  • 46 to 5528 (13%)
  • 56 to 6534 (16%)
  • 66 to 7518 (8.6%)
  • Over 7516 (7.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider164 (78%)
  • Passenger34 (16%)
  • Pedestrian12 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car229 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (9%)
  • Motorcycle26 (8.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (3.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wychavon in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wychavon had fewer road collisions than 244 of them in 2022.

Collisions
245th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
249th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wychavon in 2022

Droitwich West, Wychavon, WR9 9BN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wychavon in 2022, with 14 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wychavon with the most crashes in 2022

The A38 had the most collisions in Wychavon in 2022: 19, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wychavon, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38192518
2ndM5131612
3rdA46121804
4thA44111505
5thA41847800
6thB408471124
7thB40906801
8thA4495710
9thB40355710
10thB40805811
11thA4224704
12thA40253401
13thA41333500
14thA44403301
15thM503502
16thA4422401
17thA45382200
18thB40922200
19thA41041100
20thA4411100

Towns in Wychavon: crashes in 2022

Droitwich Spa had the most collisions of any town in Wychavon in 2022: 19.

Postcode districts in Wychavon: crashes in 2022

WR11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wychavon in 2022: 46.

Latest crashes in Wychavon in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Wychavon in 2022, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Wychavon road accidents in other years