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Wyre Forest road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 407 road traffic collisions in Wyre Forest in 1986, and 536 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1985 (440), and casualties fell from 586.

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

Collisions in 1986
407
Down 8% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
536
Down 9% on 1985
Fatal collisions
6
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre Forest in 1986

1.5% of collisions in Wyre Forest in 1986 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2% and 19% in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious8521%
  • Slight31678%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious10119%
  • Slight42980%

Wyre Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 440 in 1985. 1986 is highlighted, with 407, down 8% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (13%)
  • Tuesday64 (16%)
  • Wednesday61 (15%)
  • Thursday52 (13%)
  • Friday68 (17%)
  • Saturday57 (14%)
  • Sunday54 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.6%)
  • February17 (4.2%)
  • March35 (8.6%)
  • April38 (9.3%)
  • May33 (8.1%)
  • June36 (8.8%)
  • July38 (9.3%)
  • August43 (11%)
  • September37 (9.1%)
  • October36 (8.8%)
  • November36 (8.8%)
  • December27 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight292 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds319 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry255 (63%)
  • Wet or damp140 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.7%)
  • Snow4 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph249 (61%)
  • 40 mph26 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph109 (27%)
  • 70 mph22 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway341 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (7.4%)
  • Roundabout22 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre Forest in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant257 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist119 (22%)
  • Pedestrian72 (13%)
  • Cyclist60 (11%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1537 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20172 (32%)
  • 21 to 2573 (14%)
  • 26 to 3566 (12%)
  • 36 to 4550 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5531 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.6%)
  • Over 7513 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider352 (66%)
  • Passenger112 (21%)
  • Pedestrian72 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car455 (64%)
  • Motorcycle123 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Wyre Forest ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre Forest had fewer road collisions than 244 of them in 1986.

Collisions
245th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
243rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
282nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Wyre Forest with the most crashes in 1986

The A456 had the most collisions in Wyre Forest in 1986: 75, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre Forest, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4567597114
2ndA4516581313
3rdA4493760010
4thA442202812
5thA448161903
6thA450132203
7thA4535121304
8thB419091102
9thB419491502
10thB419591305
11thB41897802
12thB41935501
13thA40252401
14thA41172200
15thB41962201
16thA4911100

Towns in Wyre Forest: crashes in 1986

Kidderminster had the most collisions of any town in Wyre Forest in 1986: 155.

Postcode districts in Wyre Forest: crashes in 1986

DY10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre Forest in 1986: 120.

Latest crashes in Wyre Forest in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre Forest in 1986, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1986.

Severity

Wyre Forest road accidents in other years