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Great Malvern road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,952 road traffic collisions in Great Malvern, Malvern Hills, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,582 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 28 were fatal and 536 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 23 collisions, level with 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,952
336th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
3,582
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
28
30 people killed
Serious collisions
536
567 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
23
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
27
Down 4% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Great Malvern

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal280.9%
  • Serious53618%
  • Slight2,38881%

What the data shows

  • Great Malvern had 271 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 46% fewer than the 505 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Great Malvern were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 568 children under 16 were killed or injured in Great Malvern, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Great Malvern.

Where Great Malvern ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
336th
Most casualties
348th
Most fatal collisions
367th
Most serious collisions
318th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday397 (13%)
  • Tuesday419 (14%)
  • Wednesday452 (15%)
  • Thursday477 (16%)
  • Friday509 (17%)
  • Saturday413 (14%)
  • Sunday285 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,194 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit691 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown26 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,820 (96%)
  • Roundabout71 (2.4%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph2,887 (98%)
  • 40 mph32 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph26 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,443 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds359 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds37 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist22 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other49 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,569 (44%)
  • Pedestrian718 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist660 (18%)
  • Cyclist533 (15%)
  • Van occupant40 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Great Malvern road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Great Malvern, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Great Malvern peaked at 125 in 1981; 2025 had 23.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 23
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252327
20242328
20232334
20223133
20212022
20202529
20192730
20182932
20173236
20163847
20155569
20145264
20132839
20124454
20114554
20106072
20096579
20085068
20075358
20065363
20053643
20045466
20035672
20025569
20016788
20005471
19997288
19985985
19976882
199684108
19957589
19948199
19935869
19927592
199190108
1990102125
198997113
198883102
198793109
19866776
1985111134
1984119146
198397108
1982102118
1981125142
198094114
1979102128

Map of recent crashes in Great Malvern

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Great Malvern

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Great Malvern

The 24 most recent collisions in Great Malvern happened between 20 December 2024 and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Great Malvern

The A449 has the most collisions in Great Malvern, 688 of 2,952 (23%), followed by the A4532 (259).

Collisions in Great Malvern on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4496888555128
2ndA4532259311347
3rdB4211180234338
4thB4208169210122
5thB450392110016
6thB42327195113
7thB42186780212
8thB42194049110

Council areas covering Great Malvern

Collisions in Great Malvern were recorded in 2 council areas. The Malvern Hills has 2,934 of 2,952 (99%).

Collisions in Great Malvern by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMalvern Hills2,9343,56428533
2ndHerefordshire141402

Postcode districts in Great Malvern

Collisions in Great Malvern were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by WR14 (2,915) and WR13 (37).