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Wyre Forest road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 400 road traffic collisions in Wyre Forest in 1979, and 533 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 125 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,508 collisions in Wyre Forest.

Collisions in 1979
400
Casualties in 1979
533
Fatal collisions
13
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
125
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre Forest in 1979

3.3% of collisions in Wyre Forest in 1979 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2% and 19% in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.3%
  • Serious12531%
  • Slight26266%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.4%
  • Serious16030%
  • Slight36068%

Wyre Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 440 in 1985. 1979 is highlighted, with 400.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (12%)
  • Tuesday42 (11%)
  • Wednesday65 (16%)
  • Thursday52 (13%)
  • Friday80 (20%)
  • Saturday68 (17%)
  • Sunday44 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6%)
  • February20 (5%)
  • March23 (5.8%)
  • April37 (9.3%)
  • May30 (7.5%)
  • June47 (12%)
  • July33 (8.3%)
  • August28 (7%)
  • September28 (7%)
  • October46 (12%)
  • November40 (10%)
  • December44 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight260 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds316 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry233 (58%)
  • Wet or damp137 (34%)
  • Frost or ice18 (4.5%)
  • Snow11 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph234 (59%)
  • 40 mph17 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph146 (37%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway349 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre Forest in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant253 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist137 (26%)
  • Pedestrian86 (16%)
  • Cyclist40 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1033 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 1539 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20180 (34%)
  • 21 to 2569 (13%)
  • 26 to 3564 (12%)
  • 36 to 4548 (9%)
  • 46 to 5537 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7510 (1.9%)
  • Over 7510 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider313 (59%)
  • Passenger134 (25%)
  • Pedestrian86 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car436 (63%)
  • Motorcycle139 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre Forest in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Wyre Forest

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wyre Forest ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre Forest had fewer road collisions than 252 of them in 1979.

Collisions
253rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
252nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
177th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
236th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Wyre Forest with the most crashes in 1979

The A456 had the most collisions in Wyre Forest in 1979: 68, including 1 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre Forest, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4566898122
2ndA4516382320
3rdA4493553213
4thA442263725
5thA4482032111
6thA450101913
7thB419491001
8thB419591202
9thB419081001
10thA45356704
11thB41935501
12thA40254400
13thB41893602
14thB41963400
15thA41172201
16thB45492200
17thA45381101
18thB42021101
19thB44641100

Towns in Wyre Forest: crashes in 1979

Kidderminster had the most collisions of any town in Wyre Forest in 1979: 170.

Postcode districts in Wyre Forest: crashes in 1979

DY10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre Forest in 1979: 161.

Latest crashes in Wyre Forest in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre Forest in 1979, 3 were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

Wyre Forest road accidents in other years