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Wyre Forest road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 414 road traffic collisions in Wyre Forest in 1990, and 517 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1989 (416), and casualties rose from 513.

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

Collisions in 1990
414
Level with 1989
Casualties in 1990
517
Up 1% on 1989
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre Forest in 1990

1.7% of collisions in Wyre Forest in 1990 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2% and 19% in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious8320%
  • Slight32478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious9919%
  • Slight41179%

Wyre Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 440 in 1985. 1990 is highlighted, with 414, level with 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (15%)
  • Tuesday60 (14%)
  • Wednesday53 (13%)
  • Thursday60 (14%)
  • Friday75 (18%)
  • Saturday56 (14%)
  • Sunday46 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8.7%)
  • February33 (8%)
  • March21 (5.1%)
  • April40 (9.7%)
  • May47 (11%)
  • June33 (8%)
  • July44 (11%)
  • August24 (5.8%)
  • September33 (8%)
  • October35 (8.5%)
  • November31 (7.5%)
  • December37 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight312 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds338 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry291 (70%)
  • Wet or damp117 (28%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph231 (56%)
  • 40 mph45 (11%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph123 (30%)
  • 70 mph12 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway334 (81%)
  • Roundabout33 (8%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre Forest in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant283 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (17%)
  • Pedestrian72 (14%)
  • Cyclist44 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1029 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1536 (7%)
  • 16 to 20129 (25%)
  • 21 to 2563 (12%)
  • 26 to 3565 (13%)
  • 36 to 4565 (13%)
  • 46 to 5542 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6537 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.4%)
  • Over 7518 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider318 (62%)
  • Passenger127 (25%)
  • Pedestrian72 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car529 (70%)
  • Motorcycle90 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre Forest in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre Forest had fewer road collisions than 253 of them in 1990.

Collisions
254th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
270th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
250th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
244th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Wyre Forest with the most crashes in 1990

The A456 had the most collisions in Wyre Forest in 1990: 76, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre Forest, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4567699118
2ndA4516687211
3rdA449364506
4thA442263625
5thA448212505
6thB4190162013
7thA45091102
8thB41957900
9thB41896702
10thB419361102
11thB41946602
12thA45355501
13thA40252300
14thA41172200
15thB45492200
16thA4581200

Towns in Wyre Forest: crashes in 1990

Kidderminster had the most collisions of any town in Wyre Forest in 1990: 197.

Postcode districts in Wyre Forest: crashes in 1990

DY10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre Forest in 1990: 168.

Latest crashes in Wyre Forest in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre Forest in 1990, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1990.

Severity

Wyre Forest road accidents in other years