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Wyre Forest road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 358 road traffic collisions in Wyre Forest in 1981, and 531 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1980 (397), and casualties fell from 554.

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

Collisions in 1981
358
Down 10% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
531
Down 4% on 1980
Fatal collisions
10
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre Forest in 1981

2.8% of collisions in Wyre Forest in 1981 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2% and 19% in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.8%
  • Serious10730%
  • Slight24167%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.1%
  • Serious14527%
  • Slight37571%

Wyre Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 440 in 1985. 1981 is highlighted, with 358, down 10% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 in 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (11%)
  • Tuesday54 (15%)
  • Wednesday37 (10%)
  • Thursday63 (18%)
  • Friday65 (18%)
  • Saturday49 (14%)
  • Sunday50 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (21%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (5%)
  • February15 (4.2%)
  • March40 (11%)
  • April17 (4.7%)
  • May43 (12%)
  • June21 (5.9%)
  • July50 (14%)
  • August40 (11%)
  • September36 (10%)
  • October28 (7.8%)
  • November19 (5.3%)
  • December31 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight240 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds276 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry217 (61%)
  • Wet or damp123 (34%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.4%)
  • Snow6 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph213 (59%)
  • 40 mph22 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph98 (27%)
  • 70 mph18 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway301 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout19 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre Forest in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant291 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist107 (20%)
  • Pedestrian60 (11%)
  • Cyclist51 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1539 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20188 (35%)
  • 21 to 2566 (12%)
  • 26 to 3563 (12%)
  • 36 to 4539 (7.3%)
  • 46 to 5528 (5.3%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.3%)
  • Over 7516 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider294 (55%)
  • Passenger177 (33%)
  • Pedestrian60 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car383 (64%)
  • Motorcycle103 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre Forest in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Wyre Forest

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wyre Forest ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre Forest had fewer road collisions than 273 of them in 1981.

Collisions
274th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
252nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
219th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
263rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Wyre Forest with the most crashes in 1981

The A451 had the most collisions in Wyre Forest in 1981: 64, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre Forest, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4516484117
2ndA4565791321
3rdA4423244012
4thA449254419
5thA448162804
6thB4194112505
7thB4195101713
8thA453591100
9thA45081120
10thB419651102
11thB41894401
12thB419041002
13thB41934500
14thB45494412
15thA41173601
16thA40252300
17thA4221100
18thA4531100

Towns in Wyre Forest: crashes in 1981

Kidderminster had the most collisions of any town in Wyre Forest in 1981: 164.

Postcode districts in Wyre Forest: crashes in 1981

DY10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre Forest in 1981: 132.

Latest crashes in Wyre Forest in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre Forest in 1981, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Wyre Forest road accidents in other years