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Wyre Forest road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 404 road traffic collisions in Wyre Forest in 1983, and 528 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1982 (417), and casualties fell from 591.

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

Collisions in 1983
404
Down 3% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
528
Down 11% on 1982
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre Forest in 1983

1.7% of collisions in Wyre Forest in 1983 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2% and 19% in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious10325%
  • Slight29473%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious11221%
  • Slight40877%

Wyre Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 440 in 1985. 1983 is highlighted, with 404, down 3% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday51 (13%)
  • Wednesday45 (11%)
  • Thursday52 (13%)
  • Friday74 (18%)
  • Saturday74 (18%)
  • Sunday53 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (9.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.7%)
  • February20 (5%)
  • March32 (7.9%)
  • April30 (7.4%)
  • May25 (6.2%)
  • June25 (6.2%)
  • July42 (10%)
  • August43 (11%)
  • September33 (8.2%)
  • October47 (12%)
  • November43 (11%)
  • December33 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight270 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds317 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry255 (63%)
  • Wet or damp134 (33%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph241 (60%)
  • 40 mph33 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph115 (28%)
  • 70 mph13 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway357 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (4%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre Forest in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant243 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist156 (30%)
  • Pedestrian73 (14%)
  • Cyclist49 (9.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3%)
  • 11 to 1538 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20171 (32%)
  • 21 to 2579 (15%)
  • 26 to 3561 (12%)
  • 36 to 4549 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5541 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.7%)
  • Over 758 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider324 (61%)
  • Passenger131 (25%)
  • Pedestrian73 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car451 (64%)
  • Motorcycle147 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre Forest in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre Forest had fewer road collisions than 237 of them in 1983.

Collisions
238th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
241st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
265th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
248th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Wyre Forest with the most crashes in 1983

The A451 had the most collisions in Wyre Forest in 1983: 74, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre Forest, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4517495314
2ndA4565768013
3rdA4494865213
4thA442242809
5thA448172205
6thA450121904
7thA4535101201
8thB4195101211
9thB419381205
10thB41896903
11thB41945701
12thB41965903
13thA40254502
14thB41903401
15thB45493400
16thA1181100
17thB40251110
18thB41881101
19thB42021100

Towns in Wyre Forest: crashes in 1983

Kidderminster had the most collisions of any town in Wyre Forest in 1983: 185.

Postcode districts in Wyre Forest: crashes in 1983

DY10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre Forest in 1983: 146.

Latest crashes in Wyre Forest in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre Forest in 1983, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Wyre Forest road accidents in other years