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Wyre Forest road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 417 road traffic collisions in Wyre Forest in 1982, and 591 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 126 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 1981 (358), and casualties rose from 531.

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

Collisions in 1982
417
Up 16% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
591
Up 11% on 1981
Fatal collisions
14
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
126
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre Forest in 1982

3.4% of collisions in Wyre Forest in 1982 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2% and 19% in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.4%
  • Serious12630%
  • Slight27766%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.4%
  • Serious17630%
  • Slight40168%

Wyre Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 440 in 1985. 1982 is highlighted, with 417, up 16% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (11%)
  • Tuesday50 (12%)
  • Wednesday57 (14%)
  • Thursday58 (14%)
  • Friday80 (19%)
  • Saturday78 (19%)
  • Sunday47 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (9.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (5%)
  • February20 (4.8%)
  • March31 (7.4%)
  • April35 (8.4%)
  • May36 (8.6%)
  • June46 (11%)
  • July38 (9.1%)
  • August36 (8.6%)
  • September31 (7.4%)
  • October45 (11%)
  • November39 (9.4%)
  • December39 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight287 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds338 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (13%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry259 (62%)
  • Wet or damp149 (36%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph251 (60%)
  • 40 mph26 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph116 (28%)
  • 70 mph21 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway364 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (7.4%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre Forest in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant271 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist139 (24%)
  • Pedestrian96 (16%)
  • Cyclist49 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1038 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1553 (9%)
  • 16 to 20192 (32%)
  • 21 to 2558 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3587 (15%)
  • 36 to 4557 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5524 (4.1%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.1%)
  • Over 7512 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider321 (54%)
  • Passenger174 (29%)
  • Pedestrian96 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car442 (63%)
  • Motorcycle131 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre Forest in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre Forest had fewer road collisions than 248 of them in 1982.

Collisions
249th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
229th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
230th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Wyre Forest with the most crashes in 1982

The A451 had the most collisions in Wyre Forest in 1982: 75, including 3 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre Forest, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4517595317
2ndA4566589221
3rdA442304819
4thA449253106
5thA448172405
6thB4195172114
7thB4190152212
8thA450122326
9thA4535121701
10thB4194122408
11thB41936601
12thB41895502
13thB41964401
14thB41883301
15thA41172311
16thB45492301
17thA40251200
18thA4411100
19thB42021110

Towns in Wyre Forest: crashes in 1982

Kidderminster had the most collisions of any town in Wyre Forest in 1982: 198.

Postcode districts in Wyre Forest: crashes in 1982

DY10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre Forest in 1982: 156.

Latest crashes in Wyre Forest in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre Forest in 1982, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Wyre Forest road accidents in other years