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HR8 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,097 road traffic collisions in the HR8 postcode district, Malvern Hills, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,049 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 73 were fatal and 488 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 24 collisions, up 14% on 2024 (21).

Collisions since 1979
2,097
1,709th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,049
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
73
79 people killed
Serious collisions
488
615 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
24
Up 14% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
35
Up 40% on 2024

Road collision statistics for HR8

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal733.5%
  • Serious48823%
  • Slight1,53673%

What the data shows

  • HR8 had 260 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 29% fewer than the 365 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in HR8 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 241 children under 16 were killed or injured in HR8, 7.9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in HR8.

Where HR8 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,709th
Most casualties
1,645th
Most fatal collisions
622nd
Most serious collisions
1,522nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday292 (14%)
  • Tuesday282 (13%)
  • Wednesday281 (13%)
  • Thursday271 (13%)
  • Friday393 (19%)
  • Saturday310 (15%)
  • Sunday268 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,565 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting423 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit19 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,018 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout27 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph402 (19%)
  • 40 mph68 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph84 (4%)
  • 60 mph1,468 (70%)
  • 70 mph74 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,667 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds274 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist26 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other52 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,161 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist323 (11%)
  • Pedestrian159 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant133 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist128 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)47 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

HR8 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in HR8, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in HR8 peaked at 76 in 1987; 2025 had 24.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 24
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252435
20242125
20231824
20222839
20212738
20201824
20193042
20182636
20172644
20164251
20152639
20143746
20132946
20123461
20112742
20104767
20093755
20083851
20074764
20064370
20054880
20043546
20035171
20024872
20015374
20004165
19995783
19984980
19974574
19966194
19955480
19945375
19936182
19925882
19914762
199061133
19896694
19885981
198776102
19864149
19855781
19846796
19836180
19825567
198159102
19805979
19795066

Map of recent crashes in HR8

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in HR8

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in HR8

The 24 most recent collisions in HR8 happened between 3 February and 17 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in HR8

The A438 has the most collisions in HR8, 423 of 2,097 (20%), followed by the A417 (375).

Collisions in HR8 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4384236052092
2ndA4173755531794
3rdA449309455779
4thA41032453741457
5thB4214153211636
6thA41725479312
7thB4216405418
8thB42203960212
9thM503792011
10thB4215233005
11thA493410
12thB42043301

Council areas covering HR8

Collisions in HR8 were recorded in 4 council areas. The Malvern Hills has 947 of 2,097 (45%).

Collisions in HR8 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMalvern Hills9471,32832245
2ndHerefordshire8851,27932169
3rdForest of Dean261438973
4thTewkesbury3301

Town in HR8

Of the 2,097 collisions in HR8, 400 (19%) were in Ledbury.