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Wychavon road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 150 road traffic collisions in Wychavon in 2023, and 209 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2022 (160), and casualties fell from 210.

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

Collisions in 2023
150
Down 6% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
209
Level with 2022
Fatal collisions
6
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Wychavon in 2023

4% of collisions in Wychavon in 2023 were fatal and 36% serious, against 2.8% and 21% in Wychavon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal64%
  • Serious5436%
  • Slight9060%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.9%
  • Serious6632%
  • Slight13766%

Wychavon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wychavon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 599 in 1980. 2023 is highlighted, with 150, down 6% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 150
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (15%)
  • Tuesday25 (17%)
  • Wednesday21 (14%)
  • Thursday13 (8.7%)
  • Friday35 (23%)
  • Saturday21 (14%)
  • Sunday12 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (24%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5936 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (6.7%)
  • February10 (6.7%)
  • March13 (8.7%)
  • April10 (6.7%)
  • May9 (6%)
  • June20 (13%)
  • July13 (8.7%)
  • August13 (8.7%)
  • September11 (7.3%)
  • October16 (11%)
  • November13 (8.7%)
  • December12 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight117 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds129 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (11%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry99 (66%)
  • Wet or damp46 (31%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2%)
  • 30 mph44 (29%)
  • 40 mph20 (13%)
  • 50 mph6 (4%)
  • 60 mph61 (41%)
  • 70 mph16 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway123 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (11%)
  • Roundabout6 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wychavon in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant139 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (13%)
  • Pedestrian15 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist13 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant10 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 154 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 2016 (7.7%)
  • 21 to 2520 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3534 (16%)
  • 36 to 4536 (17%)
  • 46 to 5538 (18%)
  • 56 to 6525 (12%)
  • 66 to 7514 (6.7%)
  • Over 7515 (7.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider150 (72%)
  • Passenger44 (21%)
  • Pedestrian15 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car191 (70%)
  • Motorcycle27 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wychavon in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wychavon had fewer road collisions than 252 of them in 2023.

Collisions
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wychavon in 2023

Campden & Vale, Cotswold, WR12 7LB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wychavon in 2023, with 7 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Wychavon with the most crashes in 2023

The A44 had the most collisions in Wychavon in 2023: 17, including 3 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wychavon, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA44172337
2ndM5142304
3rdA46131614
4thB4084111303
5thA38101803
6thA44961101
7thB40905602
8thA41844501
9thA41043501
10thA4223601
11thB40353400
12thB40883301
13thA41332500
14thA4422301
15thB46242200
16thM502200
17thA40251101
18thA4411101
19thA44401101
20thA45361101

Towns in Wychavon: crashes in 2023

Evesham had the most collisions of any town in Wychavon in 2023: 20.

Postcode districts in Wychavon: crashes in 2023

WR11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wychavon in 2023: 50.

Latest crashes in Wychavon in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Wychavon in 2023, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2023.

Severity

Wychavon road accidents in other years