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Wyre Forest road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 416 road traffic collisions in Wyre Forest in 1989, and 513 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1988 (384), and casualties rose from 502.

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

Collisions in 1989
416
Up 8% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
513
Up 2% on 1988
Fatal collisions
11
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre Forest in 1989

2.6% of collisions in Wyre Forest in 1989 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2% and 19% in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.6%
  • Serious8019%
  • Slight32578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.3%
  • Serious9519%
  • Slight40679%

Wyre Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 440 in 1985. 1989 is highlighted, with 416, up 8% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (14%)
  • Tuesday50 (12%)
  • Wednesday53 (13%)
  • Thursday72 (17%)
  • Friday72 (17%)
  • Saturday65 (16%)
  • Sunday45 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7%)
  • February26 (6.3%)
  • March43 (10%)
  • April31 (7.5%)
  • May41 (9.9%)
  • June52 (13%)
  • July31 (7.5%)
  • August34 (8.2%)
  • September33 (7.9%)
  • October30 (7.2%)
  • November37 (8.9%)
  • December29 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight281 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds345 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (12%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry289 (69%)
  • Wet or damp121 (29%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph259 (62%)
  • 40 mph50 (12%)
  • 60 mph91 (22%)
  • 70 mph16 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway333 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout23 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre Forest in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant247 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (18%)
  • Pedestrian83 (16%)
  • Cyclist64 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1028 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1546 (9%)
  • 16 to 20141 (27%)
  • 21 to 2587 (17%)
  • 26 to 3566 (13%)
  • 36 to 4550 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5529 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6525 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.9%)
  • Over 7519 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider312 (61%)
  • Passenger118 (23%)
  • Pedestrian83 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car508 (67%)
  • Motorcycle91 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre Forest in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre Forest had fewer road collisions than 255 of them in 1989.

Collisions
256th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
277th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
178th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
257th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Wyre Forest with the most crashes in 1989

The A451 had the most collisions in Wyre Forest in 1989: 66, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre Forest, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4516678110
2ndA4565681212
3rdA449405219
4thA442263624
5thA448243015
6thB4190202603
7thA45091002
8thA45358800
9thB41958912
10thB41967703
11thA40254600
12thB41944400
13thB41893602
14thA41172300
15thB41931100
16thB42021100
17thB45491100

Towns in Wyre Forest: crashes in 1989

Kidderminster had the most collisions of any town in Wyre Forest in 1989: 215.

Postcode districts in Wyre Forest: crashes in 1989

DY10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre Forest in 1989: 192.

Latest crashes in Wyre Forest in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre Forest in 1989, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Wyre Forest road accidents in other years