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WR6 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,226 road traffic collisions in the WR6 postcode district, Malvern Hills, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,244 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 69 were fatal and 578 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 28 collisions, down 20% on 2024 (35).

Collisions since 1979
2,226
1,641st of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,244
1.46 per collision
Fatal collisions
69
77 people killed
Serious collisions
578
725 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
28
Down 20% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
51
Up 13% on 2024

Road collision statistics for WR6

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal693.1%
  • Serious57826%
  • Slight1,57971%

What the data shows

  • WR6 had 275 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 405 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 29% of collisions in WR6 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 216 children under 16 were killed or injured in WR6, 6.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 42% of collisions in WR6.

Where WR6 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,641st
Most casualties
1,577th
Most fatal collisions
702nd
Most serious collisions
1,270th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday307 (14%)
  • Tuesday284 (13%)
  • Wednesday261 (12%)
  • Thursday321 (14%)
  • Friday402 (18%)
  • Saturday336 (15%)
  • Sunday315 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,594 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting585 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,200 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (0.5%)
  • Roundabout9 (0.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 30 mph181 (8.1%)
  • 40 mph184 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph44 (2%)
  • 60 mph1,740 (78%)
  • 70 mph76 (3.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,788 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds259 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds47 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist36 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds32 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other41 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,348 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist416 (13%)
  • Van occupant159 (4.9%)
  • Pedestrian105 (3.2%)
  • Cyclist98 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)63 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

WR6 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in WR6, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in WR6 peaked at 75 in 1995; 2025 had 28.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252851
20243545
20233042
20222429
20212441
20202323
20192533
20181520
20173449
20163745
20152939
20144556
20132942
20122842
20114863
20103748
20094969
20085274
20074068
20064867
200566108
20046385
20034767
20025182
20015880
20005289
19996187
19986998
199768113
19965381
199575124
199468103
19936079
19925273
19915888
19906482
19896383
19886488
19876685
19864779
19854263
19844463
19834766
19825177
19815891
19805084
19794980

Map of recent crashes in WR6

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in WR6

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in WR6

The 24 most recent collisions in WR6 happened between 5 March and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in WR6

The A443 has the most collisions in WR6, 415 of 2,226 (19%), followed by the A44 (413).

Collisions in WR6 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA44341560810102
2ndA4441361024115
3rdA4103233379854
4thB4204151227443
5thB4203150235642
6thA413398143322
7thB419796143423
8thB42145993122
9thB42205573316
10thB42025370113
11thA451466026
12thB4196395516
13thB4023101312
14thA4334501

Council areas covering WR6

Collisions in WR6 were recorded in 5 council areas. The Malvern Hills has 1,842 of 2,226 (83%).

Collisions in WR6 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMalvern Hills1,8422,68760460
2ndHerefordshire287426792
3rdWychavon5575113
4thWyre Forest3649111
5thWorcester3300