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WR1 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,902 road traffic collisions in the WR1 postcode district, Worcester, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,393 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 414 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 31 collisions, up from 16 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,902
1,350th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
3,393
1.17 per collision
Fatal collisions
25
26 people killed
Serious collisions
414
435 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
31
16 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
36
Up 64% on 2024

Road collision statistics for WR1

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal250.9%
  • Serious41414%
  • Slight2,46385%

What the data shows

  • WR1 had 259 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 51% fewer than the 534 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in WR1 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 330 children under 16 were killed or injured in WR1, 9.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in WR1.

Where WR1 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,350th
Most casualties
1,528th
Most fatal collisions
1,994th
Most serious collisions
1,718th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday404 (14%)
  • Tuesday421 (15%)
  • Wednesday437 (15%)
  • Thursday446 (15%)
  • Friday553 (19%)
  • Saturday418 (14%)
  • Sunday223 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,170 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit688 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown29 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,784 (61%)
  • One way street or slip road606 (21%)
  • Dual carriageway394 (14%)
  • Roundabout102 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph2,883 (99%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,445 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds337 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds33 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist12 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other42 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Pedestrian1,180 (35%)
  • Car occupant1,021 (30%)
  • Cyclist518 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist438 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant136 (4%)
  • Van occupant38 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant28 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

WR1 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in WR1, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in WR1 peaked at 117 in 1985; 2025 had 31.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 31
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253136
20241622
20231414
20223140
20211717
20202021
20193439
20182125
20173345
20164250
20153139
20143943
20135060
20125162
20116477
20104252
20097284
20087086
20075156
20066478
20055471
20047283
20036976
20025767
20015667
20007088
19997585
19986782
19976684
19967691
19957379
19946271
19937789
19927377
19918295
1990100116
198988111
1988106114
19878489
198692105
1985117134
19847787
19837788
19827486
19818194
198092105
197992113

Map of recent crashes in WR1

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in WR1

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in WR1

The 24 most recent collisions in WR1 happened between 3 April and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in WR1

The A38 has the most collisions in WR1, 1,094 of 2,902 (38%), followed by the A44 (413).

Collisions in WR1 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA381,0941,32612167
2ndA44413471367
3rdB4205266300131
4thA449238276136
5thB4550526116
6thA443223003
7thB4482182102
8thB463771500
9thB42063300

Council area for WR1

WR1 is in Worcester, where police recorded 10,723 collisions from 1979 to 2025. WR1 accounts for 27% of them.

Town in WR1

Of the 2,902 collisions in WR1, 2,767 (95%) were in Worcester.