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Wyre Forest road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 412 road traffic collisions in Wyre Forest in 1987, and 566 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1986 (407), and casualties rose from 536.

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

Collisions in 1987
412
Up 1% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
566
Up 6% on 1986
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre Forest in 1987

1.7% of collisions in Wyre Forest in 1987 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2% and 19% in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious7217%
  • Slight33381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious8014%
  • Slight47985%

Wyre Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 440 in 1985. 1987 is highlighted, with 412, up 1% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (12%)
  • Tuesday57 (14%)
  • Wednesday44 (11%)
  • Thursday55 (13%)
  • Friday76 (18%)
  • Saturday76 (18%)
  • Sunday53 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (9.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (3.9%)
  • February24 (5.8%)
  • March31 (7.5%)
  • April29 (7%)
  • May48 (12%)
  • June41 (10%)
  • July38 (9.2%)
  • August32 (7.8%)
  • September32 (7.8%)
  • October51 (12%)
  • November34 (8.3%)
  • December36 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight283 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds317 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry250 (61%)
  • Wet or damp148 (36%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.9%)
  • Snow5 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph241 (58%)
  • 40 mph36 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph115 (28%)
  • 70 mph19 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway342 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (7%)
  • Roundabout25 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre Forest in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant300 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist105 (19%)
  • Pedestrian78 (14%)
  • Cyclist57 (10%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1541 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20165 (29%)
  • 21 to 2576 (13%)
  • 26 to 3592 (16%)
  • 36 to 4558 (10%)
  • 46 to 5531 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6540 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.7%)
  • Over 7510 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider348 (61%)
  • Passenger140 (25%)
  • Pedestrian78 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car502 (68%)
  • Motorcycle98 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre Forest in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre Forest had fewer road collisions than 230 of them in 1987.

Collisions
231st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
226th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
252nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
290th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Wyre Forest with the most crashes in 1987

The A451 had the most collisions in Wyre Forest in 1987: 76, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre Forest, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45176102217
2ndA4566187210
3rdA449334904
4thA442243413
5thA448162601
6thB4190163203
7thB4195142002
8thA450132023
9thA45359900
10thB41896602
11thA40255500
12thB41945600
13thB41933400
14thA41172301
15thB41962300
16thB45492701
17thB41881100
18thB42021100

Towns in Wyre Forest: crashes in 1987

Kidderminster had the most collisions of any town in Wyre Forest in 1987: 175.

Postcode districts in Wyre Forest: crashes in 1987

DY10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre Forest in 1987: 144.

Latest crashes in Wyre Forest in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre Forest in 1987, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1987.

Severity

Wyre Forest road accidents in other years