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Wyre Forest road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 309 road traffic collisions in Wyre Forest in 1992, and 415 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1991 (355), and casualties fell from 490.

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

Collisions in 1992
309
Down 13% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
415
Down 15% on 1991
Fatal collisions
6
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre Forest in 1992

1.9% of collisions in Wyre Forest in 1992 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2% and 19% in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious5618%
  • Slight24780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious6816%
  • Slight34182%

Wyre Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 440 in 1985. 1992 is highlighted, with 309, down 13% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (18%)
  • Tuesday40 (13%)
  • Wednesday50 (16%)
  • Thursday39 (13%)
  • Friday48 (16%)
  • Saturday41 (13%)
  • Sunday35 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (7.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.5%)
  • February22 (7.1%)
  • March30 (9.7%)
  • April22 (7.1%)
  • May32 (10%)
  • June27 (8.7%)
  • July28 (9.1%)
  • August31 (10%)
  • September31 (10%)
  • October21 (6.8%)
  • November26 (8.4%)
  • December19 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight228 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds252 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (13%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry199 (64%)
  • Wet or damp105 (34%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph157 (51%)
  • 40 mph36 (12%)
  • 50 mph3 (1%)
  • 60 mph103 (33%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway249 (81%)
  • Roundabout23 (7.4%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre Forest in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant256 (62%)
  • Pedestrian53 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (13%)
  • Cyclist34 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1022 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1525 (6%)
  • 16 to 2084 (20%)
  • 21 to 2563 (15%)
  • 26 to 3561 (15%)
  • 36 to 4545 (11%)
  • 46 to 5554 (13%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.3%)
  • Over 7511 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider248 (60%)
  • Passenger114 (27%)
  • Pedestrian53 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car437 (76%)
  • Motorcycle50 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre Forest in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre Forest had fewer road collisions than 287 of them in 1992.

Collisions
288th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
293rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
232nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
278th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Wyre Forest with the most crashes in 1992

The A451 had the most collisions in Wyre Forest in 1992: 53, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre Forest, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA451537218
2ndA456467418
3rdA449314115
4thA448202304
5thA442162622
6thA450162612
7thB4190101301
8thB41956702
9thB41945601
10thA45354402
11thA40252301
12thA41172200
13thB41882201
14thB45492200
15thA45361100
16thB41171101
17thB41891200
18thB41961200

Towns in Wyre Forest: crashes in 1992

Kidderminster had the most collisions of any town in Wyre Forest in 1992: 137.

Postcode districts in Wyre Forest: crashes in 1992

DY10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre Forest in 1992: 142.

Latest crashes in Wyre Forest in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre Forest in 1992, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1992.

Severity

Wyre Forest road accidents in other years