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Wyre Forest road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 397 road traffic collisions in Wyre Forest in 1980, and 554 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 127 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1979 (400), and casualties rose from 533.

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

Collisions in 1980
397
Down 1% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
554
Up 4% on 1979
Fatal collisions
7
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
127
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre Forest in 1980

1.8% of collisions in Wyre Forest in 1980 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2% and 19% in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious12732%
  • Slight26366%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious15628%
  • Slight39070%

Wyre Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 440 in 1985. 1980 is highlighted, with 397, down 1% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (12%)
  • Tuesday52 (13%)
  • Wednesday65 (16%)
  • Thursday52 (13%)
  • Friday72 (18%)
  • Saturday58 (15%)
  • Sunday51 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (5.8%)
  • February38 (9.6%)
  • March36 (9.1%)
  • April38 (9.6%)
  • May25 (6.3%)
  • June22 (5.5%)
  • July37 (9.3%)
  • August43 (11%)
  • September37 (9.3%)
  • October38 (9.6%)
  • November32 (8.1%)
  • December28 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight282 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (7.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds315 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other10 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry251 (63%)
  • Wet or damp130 (33%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph235 (59%)
  • 40 mph34 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph55 (14%)
  • 70 mph71 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway341 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre Forest in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant280 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist127 (23%)
  • Pedestrian74 (13%)
  • Cyclist41 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant11 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1544 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20180 (32%)
  • 21 to 2569 (12%)
  • 26 to 3576 (14%)
  • 36 to 4553 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5528 (5.1%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.3%)
  • Over 7514 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider312 (56%)
  • Passenger168 (30%)
  • Pedestrian74 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car441 (66%)
  • Motorcycle122 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre Forest in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre Forest had fewer road collisions than 252 of them in 1980.

Collisions
253rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
230th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Wyre Forest with the most crashes in 1980

The A456 had the most collisions in Wyre Forest in 1980: 63, including 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre Forest, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4566388028
2ndA4515379211
3rdA4424163114
4thA4492944012
5thA448212708
6thB4190132001
7thB419491604
8thA45081616
9thB419581114
10thA45356702
11thB41936711
12thA40255501
13thB41965701
14thB41894801
15thB45492400
16thB44641100

Towns in Wyre Forest: crashes in 1980

Kidderminster had the most collisions of any town in Wyre Forest in 1980: 187.

Postcode districts in Wyre Forest: crashes in 1980

DY10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre Forest in 1980: 154.

Latest crashes in Wyre Forest in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre Forest in 1980, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Wyre Forest road accidents in other years