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Fernhill Heath road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 195 road traffic collisions in Fernhill Heath, Wychavon, from 1979 to 2025, and 258 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 23 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
195
1,977th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
258
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
23
26 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Fernhill Heath

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal52.6%
  • Serious2312%
  • Slight16786%

What the data shows

  • Fernhill Heath had 23 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 39% fewer than the 38 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in Fernhill Heath were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 31 children under 16 were killed or injured in Fernhill Heath, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in Fernhill Heath.

Where Fernhill Heath ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,977th
Most casualties
1,970th
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
2,610th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (14%)
  • Tuesday26 (13%)
  • Wednesday38 (19%)
  • Thursday30 (15%)
  • Friday29 (15%)
  • Saturday23 (12%)
  • Sunday22 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight133 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway191 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph85 (44%)
  • 40 mph82 (42%)
  • 60 mph25 (13%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds159 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (6.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Other7 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant137 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (21%)
  • Pedestrian26 (10%)
  • Cyclist23 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Fernhill Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fernhill Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Fernhill Heath peaked at 9 in 1982; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202544
202414
202311
202211
202111
202046
201934
201823
201723
201645
201533
201411
201324
201244
201145
201045
200969
200868
200756
200634
200522
200444
200358
200247
200188
200022
199947
199845
199722
1996710
199522
199459
199355
199246
199145
199055
198934
198859
1987810
1986610
198555
198446
198366
1982913
198133
1980913
1979911

Map of recent crashes in Fernhill Heath

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Fernhill Heath

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Fernhill Heath

The 24 most recent collisions in Fernhill Heath happened between 25 December 2015 and 30 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Fernhill Heath

The A38 has the most collisions in Fernhill Heath, 150 of 195 (77%), followed by the A4536 (6).

Collisions in Fernhill Heath on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38150206320
2ndA45366610

Council areas covering Fernhill Heath

Collisions in Fernhill Heath were recorded in 2 council areas. Wychavon has 153 of 195 (78%).

Collisions in Fernhill Heath by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWychavon153204419
2ndWorcester425414

Postcode district for Fernhill Heath

All 195 collisions in Fernhill Heath were in the WR3 postcode district.