Roll of Honor
Incident
Fatally injured while acting as an outrider on a motorcycle escort for a national cycle race when he was involved in a head-on collision with a car as he rode ahead of the cyclists on the A449 near Malvern.
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- April 8, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Hopkins served with the West Mercia Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Hopkins.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable David Hadyn Hopkins is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In ENG, 1,349 of 2,827 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 47.7% of this state's fallen. That is 16.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At West Mercia Constabulary, 6 of 8 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. David Hadyn Hopkins's cause is highlighted.
How David Hadyn Hopkins Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. David Hadyn Hopkins is highlighted in May.
Others Who Wore This Badge
7 officers from West Mercia Constabulary are honored on badge.nw.
