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WR8 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,825 road traffic collisions in the WR8 postcode district, Malvern Hills, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,796 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 53 were fatal and 454 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 20 collisions, up from 19 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,825
1,829th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,796
1.53 per collision
Fatal collisions
53
59 people killed
Serious collisions
454
574 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
20
19 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
30
Up 7% on 2024

Road collision statistics for WR8

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal532.9%
  • Serious45425%
  • Slight1,31872%

What the data shows

  • WR8 had 185 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 36% fewer than the 290 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 28% of collisions in WR8 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 208 children under 16 were killed or injured in WR8, 7.4% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in WR8.

Where WR8 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,829th
Most casualties
1,736th
Most fatal collisions
1,101st
Most serious collisions
1,619th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday268 (15%)
  • Tuesday232 (13%)
  • Wednesday224 (12%)
  • Thursday233 (13%)
  • Friday342 (19%)
  • Saturday278 (15%)
  • Sunday248 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,293 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting293 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit222 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,166 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway572 (31%)
  • Roundabout53 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph280 (15%)
  • 40 mph111 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph72 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph705 (39%)
  • 70 mph657 (36%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,486 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds208 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds36 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist23 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other34 (1.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,954 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist294 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)132 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant132 (4.7%)
  • Pedestrian117 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist91 (3.3%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

WR8 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in WR8, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in WR8 peaked at 85 in 1981; 2025 had 20.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 20
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252030
20241928
20232032
20221926
20211523
20201316
20191727
20181725
20172736
20161830
20152538
20142028
20132434
20122538
20112430
20103249
20093663
20083240
20073960
20063355
20053856
20044782
20033557
20024369
20014263
20003857
19996098
19985688
19975369
19965376
19954359
19944067
19934165
19926390
19915570
199067112
19895690
19884468
19872331
19864357
19855482
19844472
19834361
19825485
198185149
198071129
19795986

Map of recent crashes in WR8

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in WR8

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in WR8

The 24 most recent collisions in WR8 happened between 15 September 2024 and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in WR8

The M5 has the most collisions in WR8, 599 of 1,825 (33%), followed by the A4104 (327).

Collisions in WR8 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM559999022130
2ndA4104327444968
3rdA38239380572
4thB4211171257449
5thB420959100417
6thM50476729
7thB4424101501
8thB42088802
9thB41045701

Council areas covering WR8

Collisions in WR8 were recorded in 4 council areas. The Malvern Hills has 1,343 of 1,825 (74%).

Collisions in WR8 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMalvern Hills1,3432,04444329
2ndWychavon4677259122
3rdTewkesbury6900
4thWorcester6801

Town in WR8

Of the 1,825 collisions in WR8, 160 (8.8%) were in Upton upon Severn.