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Wyre Forest road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 13,508 road traffic collisions in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025, and 18,152 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 275 were fatal and 2,598 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 111 collisions, down 13% on 2024 (127), and casualties fell from 170 to 147.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
13,508
76th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
18,152
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
275
2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
111
Down 13% on 2024

Crash severity in Wyre Forest

2% of collisions in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2752%
  • Serious2,59819%
  • Slight10,63579%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2921.6%
  • Serious3,06917%
  • Slight14,79181%

Wyre Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 440 in 1985. In 2025 there were 111, down 13% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 111
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025111147
2024127170
2023102134
2022122155
2021122156
2020125161
2019147183
2018152203
2017174211
2016170232
2015207266
2014187257
2013184248
2012203271
2011238302
2010236339
2009273391
2008230315
2007230295
2006282367
2005292383
2004296399
2003301396
2002290377
2001336461
2000363524
1999380511
1998347470
1997358472
1996361515
1995336466
1994344491
1993333439
1992309415
1991355490
1990414517
1989416513
1988384502
1987412566
1986407536
1985440586
1984436583
1983404528
1982417591
1981358531
1980397554
1979400533

When and where crashes happen in Wyre Forest

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,828 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,889 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,886 (14%)
  • Thursday1,950 (14%)
  • Friday2,366 (18%)
  • Saturday1,999 (15%)
  • Sunday1,590 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59480 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59177 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,544 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,790 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,443 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,366 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,220 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,488 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,001 (7.4%)
  • February905 (6.7%)
  • March1,088 (8.1%)
  • April1,082 (8%)
  • May1,160 (8.6%)
  • June1,200 (8.9%)
  • July1,220 (9%)
  • August1,153 (8.5%)
  • September1,158 (8.6%)
  • October1,256 (9.3%)
  • November1,171 (8.7%)
  • December1,114 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight9,701 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,479 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,167 (8.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown107 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit54 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds11,091 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,741 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds154 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds131 (1%)
  • Fog or mist99 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds70 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds14 (0.1%)
  • Other197 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry8,913 (66%)
  • Wet or damp4,168 (31%)
  • Frost or ice310 (2.3%)
  • Snow80 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep21 (0.2%)
  • Mud9 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel7 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph5 (under 0.1%)
  • 30 mph7,934 (59%)
  • 40 mph1,520 (11%)
  • 50 mph166 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph3,284 (24%)
  • 70 mph597 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway11,140 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway1,157 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout782 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road408 (3%)
  • Not recorded21 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Wyre Forest

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant10,612 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist2,721 (15%)
  • Pedestrian2,367 (13%)
  • Cyclist1,530 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant472 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)117 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant112 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant90 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant66 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant31 (0.2%)
  • Other26 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5343 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 10702 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 151,156 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 204,017 (22%)
  • 21 to 252,352 (13%)
  • 26 to 352,892 (16%)
  • 36 to 452,251 (12%)
  • 46 to 551,693 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 651,276 (7%)
  • 66 to 75865 (4.8%)
  • Over 75601 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider11,514 (63%)
  • Passenger4,271 (24%)
  • Pedestrian2,367 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car17,351 (72%)
  • Motorcycle2,698 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle1,580 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,323 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes631 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach217 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car173 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle147 (0.6%)
  • Minibus77 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle16 (0.1%)
  • Other41 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Wyre Forest

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Wyre Forest

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Wyre Forest ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre Forest had the 76th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
76th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
70th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 113th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
75th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
273rdFenland13,56618,8843302,736
274thAngus13,54418,5714504,330
275thLincoln13,54216,7271242,099
276thWyre Forest (this area)13,50818,1522752,598
277thSouth Holland13,49618,9773592,563
278thDarlington13,49518,3342302,301
279thLewes13,42318,5262592,865

Accident hotspots in Wyre Forest

Blakebrook & Habberley South, Wyre Forest, DY10 1LX area is the busiest accident hotspot in Wyre Forest, with 703 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 6 of them fatal.

Roads in Wyre Forest with the most crashes

The A456 had the most collisions in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025: 2,113, including 55 fatal and 437 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre Forest, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4562,1132,99455437
2ndA4512,0672,77363373
3rdA4491,1241,60526217
4thA4429181,30433182
5thA4487121,00510131
6thB41905677667100
7thA4503505571787
8thB41953124261162
9thB4194248377862
10thA4535239280030
11thA4025193239026
12thB4189154204338
13thB4193114153125
14thB4196110146125
15thB454985115217
16thA41175885115
17thB41883549112
18thB4202273727
19thA491111812
20thA44391501

Towns in Wyre Forest

Kidderminster had the most collisions of any town in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025: 6,285.

Postcode districts in Wyre Forest

DY10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025: 5,446.

Latest crashes in Wyre Forest

Of the latest 24 crashes in Wyre Forest, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The most recent was on 22 December 2025.

Severity