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Wyre Forest road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 355 road traffic collisions in Wyre Forest in 1991, and 490 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1990 (414), and casualties fell from 517.

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

Collisions in 1991
355
Down 14% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
490
Down 5% on 1990
Fatal collisions
7
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre Forest in 1991

2% of collisions in Wyre Forest in 1991 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2% and 19% in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72%
  • Serious4713%
  • Slight30185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious6012%
  • Slight42386%

Wyre Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 440 in 1985. 1991 is highlighted, with 355, down 14% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (16%)
  • Tuesday40 (11%)
  • Wednesday55 (15%)
  • Thursday59 (17%)
  • Friday65 (18%)
  • Saturday45 (13%)
  • Sunday35 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.6%)
  • February23 (6.5%)
  • March35 (9.9%)
  • April23 (6.5%)
  • May26 (7.3%)
  • June33 (9.3%)
  • July31 (8.7%)
  • August30 (8.5%)
  • September26 (7.3%)
  • October34 (9.6%)
  • November39 (11%)
  • December28 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight246 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds292 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Other13 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry246 (69%)
  • Wet or damp96 (27%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph189 (53%)
  • 40 mph49 (14%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph98 (28%)
  • 70 mph14 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway284 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout28 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre Forest in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant273 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (16%)
  • Pedestrian71 (14%)
  • Cyclist43 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20126 (26%)
  • 21 to 2573 (15%)
  • 26 to 3581 (17%)
  • 36 to 4551 (10%)
  • 46 to 5529 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7532 (6.5%)
  • Over 7517 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider288 (59%)
  • Passenger131 (27%)
  • Pedestrian71 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car440 (71%)
  • Motorcycle74 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre Forest in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre Forest had fewer road collisions than 266 of them in 1991.

Collisions
267th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
260th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
218th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
302nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Wyre Forest with the most crashes in 1991

The A456 had the most collisions in Wyre Forest in 1991: 70, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre Forest, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4567010625
2ndA4515068112
3rdA449315018
4thA442274014
5thA448172711
6thB4190171904
7thA4535131401
8thB4195131802
9thA450122001
10thB419471302
11thA40255500
12thB41965500
13thA41171200
14thB41881100
15thB41891100
16thB41931100
17thB42021100
18thB45491100

Towns in Wyre Forest: crashes in 1991

Kidderminster had the most collisions of any town in Wyre Forest in 1991: 160.

Postcode districts in Wyre Forest: crashes in 1991

DY10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre Forest in 1991: 130.

Latest crashes in Wyre Forest in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre Forest in 1991, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Wyre Forest road accidents in other years