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Wyre Forest road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 384 road traffic collisions in Wyre Forest in 1988, and 502 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1987 (412), and casualties fell from 566.

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

Collisions in 1988
384
Down 7% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
502
Down 11% on 1987
Fatal collisions
9
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre Forest in 1988

2.3% of collisions in Wyre Forest in 1988 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2% and 19% in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.3%
  • Serious6617%
  • Slight30980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious7816%
  • Slight41583%

Wyre Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 440 in 1985. 1988 is highlighted, with 384, down 7% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (13%)
  • Tuesday53 (14%)
  • Wednesday49 (13%)
  • Thursday56 (15%)
  • Friday68 (18%)
  • Saturday56 (15%)
  • Sunday53 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (8.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.8%)
  • February26 (6.8%)
  • March33 (8.6%)
  • April21 (5.5%)
  • May38 (9.9%)
  • June25 (6.5%)
  • July37 (9.6%)
  • August36 (9.4%)
  • September38 (9.9%)
  • October28 (7.3%)
  • November41 (11%)
  • December31 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight264 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (8.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds318 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry245 (64%)
  • Wet or damp130 (34%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph237 (62%)
  • 40 mph40 (10%)
  • 60 mph97 (25%)
  • 70 mph10 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway320 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout21 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre Forest in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant259 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist106 (21%)
  • Pedestrian66 (13%)
  • Cyclist61 (12%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1547 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 20129 (26%)
  • 21 to 2574 (15%)
  • 26 to 3571 (14%)
  • 36 to 4555 (11%)
  • 46 to 5527 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 6537 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.2%)
  • Over 7510 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider312 (62%)
  • Passenger124 (25%)
  • Pedestrian66 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car453 (66%)
  • Motorcycle107 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre Forest in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre Forest had fewer road collisions than 259 of them in 1988.

Collisions
260th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
265th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
201st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
294th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Wyre Forest with the most crashes in 1988

The A451 had the most collisions in Wyre Forest in 1988: 64, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre Forest, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA451647918
2ndA456537224
3rdA449334836
4thA448274303
5thA442253225
6thB4190182507
7thB4195101203
8thA45091102
9thB419461003
10thA45355500
11thA40254500
12thA41173300
13thB41963300
14thB45493500
15thB41882200
16thB41892200
17thA4911300
18thB41931100

Towns in Wyre Forest: crashes in 1988

Kidderminster had the most collisions of any town in Wyre Forest in 1988: 180.

Postcode districts in Wyre Forest: crashes in 1988

DY10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre Forest in 1988: 151.

Latest crashes in Wyre Forest in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre Forest in 1988, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1988.

Severity

Wyre Forest road accidents in other years