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A4538 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 388 collisions on the A4538 from 1979 to 2025, with 552 casualties. Of those crashes, 18 were fatal and 71 serious, and 18 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 3 collisions on the A4538, down 25% from 4 in 2024, with 4 casualties.

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Collisions since 1979
388
2,347th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
552
1.42 per collision
Fatal collisions
18
18 people killed
Serious collisions
71
96 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
Down 25% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
Down 64% on 2024

Crash severity on the A4538

On the A4538, 4.6% of collisions were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal184.6%
  • Serious7118%
  • Slight29977%

Where the A4538 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,347th
Most casualties
2,267th
Most fatal collisions
1,081st
Most serious collisions
2,462nd

A4538 accidents by year

Collisions on the A4538 peaked at 31 in 1999 and were down to 3 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A4538, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202534
2024411
202300
202222
202145
202079
201924
201822
201778
201611
201523
201434
201335
201256
201146
201058
200924
2008710
200757
200624
200555
200458
200323
20022439
20012437
20002229
19993141
19982534
19972637
19962035
19952230
19942536
19931013
199269
1991810
19901011
1989810
198845
198722
198623
198556
198457
198369
198269
198146
198045
1979710

When crashes happen on the A4538

Wednesday has the most collisions on the A4538 (80), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (89).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (11%)
  • Tuesday61 (16%)
  • Wednesday80 (21%)
  • Thursday53 (14%)
  • Friday60 (15%)
  • Saturday51 (13%)
  • Sunday40 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am11 (2.8%)
  • 3am to 6am5 (1.3%)
  • 6am to 9am70 (18%)
  • 9am to noon42 (11%)
  • Noon to 3pm71 (18%)
  • 3pm to 6pm89 (23%)
  • 6pm to 9pm54 (14%)
  • 9pm to midnight46 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.8%)
  • February32 (8.2%)
  • March35 (9%)
  • April35 (9%)
  • May33 (8.5%)
  • June27 (7%)
  • July22 (5.7%)
  • August33 (8.5%)
  • September27 (7%)
  • October40 (10%)
  • November36 (9.3%)
  • December34 (8.8%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight269 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting87 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (5.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A4538 crashes

On the A4538, 82% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 61% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph35 (9%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph320 (82%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds320 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Other9 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry238 (61%)
  • Wet or damp137 (35%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway334 (86%)
  • Roundabout49 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A4538 crashes

Car occupants make up 77% of the people killed or injured on the A4538, followed by motorcyclists (8.7%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant424 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant27 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist25 (4.5%)
  • Pedestrian14 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car586 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (8.2%)
  • Motorcycle49 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 105 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 159 (1.6%)
  • 16 to 2084 (15%)
  • 21 to 2585 (15%)
  • 26 to 35134 (24%)
  • 36 to 4562 (11%)
  • 46 to 5571 (13%)
  • 56 to 6554 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.5%)
  • Over 7514 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider413 (75%)
  • Passenger125 (23%)
  • Pedestrian14 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A4538

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A4538

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A4538 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A4538 were recorded in 2 council areas. Wychavon has the most, with 352, followed by Worcester (32).

Collisions on the A4538 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWychavon3525051764
2ndWorcester324316

A4538 crashes by town

Collisions on the A4538 were recorded in 3 towns and built-up areas, led by Worcester (27) and Pershore (5).

Recent crashes on the A4538

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A4538, from 13 October 2017 to 23 November 2025.

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