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WR3 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,453 road traffic collisions in the WR3 postcode district, Worcester, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,290 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 48 were fatal and 412 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 31 collisions, up 29% on 2024 (24).

Collisions since 1979
2,453
1,540th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,290
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
48
48 people killed
Serious collisions
412
474 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
31
Up 29% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
33
Up 3% on 2024

Road collision statistics for WR3

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal482%
  • Serious41217%
  • Slight1,99381%

What the data shows

  • WR3 had 290 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 432 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in WR3 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 451 children under 16 were killed or injured in WR3, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in WR3.

Where WR3 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,540th
Most casualties
1,557th
Most fatal collisions
1,255th
Most serious collisions
1,728th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday348 (14%)
  • Tuesday351 (14%)
  • Wednesday393 (16%)
  • Thursday365 (15%)
  • Friday412 (17%)
  • Saturday323 (13%)
  • Sunday261 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,753 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit518 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting146 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,952 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway329 (13%)
  • Roundabout143 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,459 (59%)
  • 40 mph206 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph41 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph437 (18%)
  • 70 mph306 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,985 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds310 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds34 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds33 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist18 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other48 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,865 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist429 (13%)
  • Pedestrian393 (12%)
  • Cyclist388 (12%)
  • Van occupant96 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant60 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant28 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

WR3 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in WR3, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in WR3 peaked at 78 in 1988; 2025 had 31.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 31
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253133
20242432
20232026
20221821
20212332
20203036
20193446
20183551
20172935
20164665
20153345
20143445
20133038
20124358
20115466
20104661
20093966
20084876
20075167
20065478
20054365
20045066
200369110
20026497
20016288
20006287
199969105
19985261
19976582
19967094
19955874
19945876
19936875
19925880
19917589
19906990
19896893
198878108
198773101
19866892
19856377
19846075
19835367
198272100
19815767
19807396
19797498

Map of recent crashes in WR3

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in WR3

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in WR3

The 24 most recent collisions in WR3 happened between 24 March and 11 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in WR3

The A38 has the most collisions in WR3, 606 of 2,453 (25%), followed by the A449 (510).

Collisions in WR3 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3860683013102
2ndA44951070917100
3rdB4550303392345
4thA4536205276335
5thM5131214321
6thA453881115419
7thB44827597213
8thB44505601
9thB45364600

Council areas covering WR3

Collisions in WR3 were recorded in 3 council areas. Worcester has 1,658 of 2,453 (68%).

Collisions in WR3 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWorcester1,6582,08922266
2ndWychavon7891,19426145
3rdMalvern Hills6701

Towns in WR3

Collisions in WR3 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Worcester (1,495) and Fernhill Heath (195).