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Wyre Forest road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 440 road traffic collisions in Wyre Forest in 1985, and 586 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1984 (436), and casualties rose from 583.

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

Collisions in 1985
440
Up 1% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
586
Up 1% on 1984
Fatal collisions
8
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre Forest in 1985

1.8% of collisions in Wyre Forest in 1985 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2% and 19% in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious8219%
  • Slight35080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious9516%
  • Slight48182%

Wyre Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 440 in 1985. 1985 is highlighted, with 440, up 1% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (11%)
  • Tuesday61 (14%)
  • Wednesday61 (14%)
  • Thursday61 (14%)
  • Friday88 (20%)
  • Saturday62 (14%)
  • Sunday60 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5984 (19%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (5.5%)
  • February22 (5%)
  • March23 (5.2%)
  • April38 (8.6%)
  • May30 (6.8%)
  • June45 (10%)
  • July46 (10%)
  • August39 (8.9%)
  • September37 (8.4%)
  • October51 (12%)
  • November53 (12%)
  • December32 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight290 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit101 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds353 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry272 (62%)
  • Wet or damp149 (34%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.4%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph299 (68%)
  • 40 mph24 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph101 (23%)
  • 70 mph14 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway385 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout21 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre Forest in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant267 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist158 (27%)
  • Pedestrian94 (16%)
  • Cyclist44 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20193 (33%)
  • 21 to 2582 (14%)
  • 26 to 3564 (11%)
  • 36 to 4559 (10%)
  • 46 to 5539 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6527 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5.3%)
  • Over 7517 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider356 (61%)
  • Passenger136 (23%)
  • Pedestrian94 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car489 (64%)
  • Motorcycle162 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre Forest in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre Forest had fewer road collisions than 219 of them in 1985.

Collisions
220th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
226th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
289th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Wyre Forest with the most crashes in 1985

The A456 had the most collisions in Wyre Forest in 1985: 77, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre Forest, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45677107217
2ndA45176101210
3rdA449334715
4thA448192800
5thA442172102
6thB4190172207
7thA450133015
8thA4535131302
9thB4195131604
10thB4194101602
11thB41964400
12thB41933302
13thB45493510
14thA40252202
15thB41882201
16thB41892301
17thB42022200
18thA41171100
19thA41961100

Towns in Wyre Forest: crashes in 1985

Kidderminster had the most collisions of any town in Wyre Forest in 1985: 211.

Postcode districts in Wyre Forest: crashes in 1985

DY10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre Forest in 1985: 155.

Latest crashes in Wyre Forest in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre Forest in 1985, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Wyre Forest road accidents in other years