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WR12 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 923 road traffic collisions in the WR12 postcode district, Wychavon, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,367 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 39 were fatal and 270 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 14 collisions, up from 7 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
923
2,237th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,367
1.48 per collision
Fatal collisions
39
42 people killed
Serious collisions
270
333 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
14
7 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
16
8 in 2024

Road collision statistics for WR12

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal394.2%
  • Serious27029%
  • Slight61467%

What the data shows

  • WR12 had 122 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 22% fewer than the 156 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 33% of collisions in WR12 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 100 children under 16 were killed or injured in WR12, 7.3% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in WR12.

Where WR12 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,237th
Most casualties
2,210th
Most fatal collisions
1,538th
Most serious collisions
2,086th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday119 (13%)
  • Tuesday125 (14%)
  • Wednesday127 (14%)
  • Thursday124 (13%)
  • Friday155 (17%)
  • Saturday136 (15%)
  • Sunday137 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight700 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting171 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (4.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway888 (96%)
  • Roundabout20 (2.2%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (1.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph226 (24%)
  • 40 mph65 (7%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph589 (64%)
  • 70 mph32 (3.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds769 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (7.6%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2%)
  • Fog or mist17 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other24 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant862 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist194 (14%)
  • Pedestrian86 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist67 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant58 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant48 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)36 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

WR12 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in WR12, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in WR12 peaked at 37 in 1979; 2025 had 14.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 14
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251416
202478
20231827
20221013
20211519
20201112
2019813
20181112
20171118
20161721
20151520
20141114
20131720
20121418
20112229
20101016
20091418
20082429
20071726
20061216
20051729
20041932
20031422
20022441
20011725
20002444
19992934
19982132
19972763
19962534
19951928
19942745
19932452
19922743
19912433
19901937
19892329
19882436
19872127
19862944
19852934
19843656
19831828
19821927
19812432
19802839
19793756

Map of recent crashes in WR12

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in WR12

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in WR12

The 24 most recent collisions in WR12 happened between 23 October 2023 and 22 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in WR12

The A44 has the most collisions in WR12, 475 of 923 (51%), followed by the B4632 (128).

Collisions in WR12 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4447572220134
2ndB4632128186841
3rdA465379420
4thB436261300

Council areas covering WR12

Collisions in WR12 were recorded in 3 council areas. Wychavon has 606 of 923 (66%).

Collisions in WR12 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWychavon60689124160
2ndCotswold229339881
3rdTewkesbury88137729

Town in WR12

Of the 923 collisions in WR12, 179 (19%) were in Broadway.