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Wyre Forest road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 436 road traffic collisions in Wyre Forest in 1984, and 583 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 124 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1983 (404), and casualties rose from 528.

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

Collisions in 1984
436
Up 8% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
583
Up 10% on 1983
Fatal collisions
11
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
124
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre Forest in 1984

2.5% of collisions in Wyre Forest in 1984 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2% and 19% in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.5%
  • Serious12428%
  • Slight30169%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.1%
  • Serious14224%
  • Slight42974%

Wyre Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 440 in 1985. 1984 is highlighted, with 436, up 8% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (14%)
  • Tuesday47 (11%)
  • Wednesday65 (15%)
  • Thursday49 (11%)
  • Friday72 (17%)
  • Saturday74 (17%)
  • Sunday66 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.4%)
  • February34 (7.8%)
  • March38 (8.7%)
  • April31 (7.1%)
  • May33 (7.6%)
  • June39 (8.9%)
  • July35 (8%)
  • August34 (7.8%)
  • September35 (8%)
  • October37 (8.5%)
  • November47 (11%)
  • December45 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight305 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds350 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (13%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry280 (64%)
  • Wet or damp143 (33%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph270 (62%)
  • 40 mph26 (6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph118 (27%)
  • 70 mph20 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway362 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout24 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre Forest in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant256 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist142 (24%)
  • Pedestrian94 (16%)
  • Cyclist69 (12%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1553 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 20174 (30%)
  • 21 to 2581 (14%)
  • 26 to 3579 (14%)
  • 36 to 4546 (7.9%)
  • 46 to 5540 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6536 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.6%)
  • Over 7515 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider367 (63%)
  • Passenger122 (21%)
  • Pedestrian94 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car467 (61%)
  • Motorcycle136 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre Forest in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre Forest had fewer road collisions than 234 of them in 1984.

Collisions
235th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
180th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
216th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Wyre Forest with the most crashes in 1984

The A451 had the most collisions in Wyre Forest in 1984: 82, including 4 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre Forest, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45182123418
2ndA4567595122
3rdA449334416
4thA448243507
5thA442213026
6thA450132106
7thA453591103
8thB419091202
9thB419591003
10thB41947812
11thA40255902
12thB41935501
13thB41963301
14thA41172201
15thB41882400
16thB41892301
17thB42022201
18thB45492202

Towns in Wyre Forest: crashes in 1984

Kidderminster had the most collisions of any town in Wyre Forest in 1984: 209.

Postcode districts in Wyre Forest: crashes in 1984

DY10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre Forest in 1984: 166.

Latest crashes in Wyre Forest in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre Forest in 1984, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Wyre Forest road accidents in other years