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Wyre Forest road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 333 road traffic collisions in Wyre Forest in 1993, and 439 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1992 (309), and casualties rose from 415.

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

Collisions in 1993
333
Up 8% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
439
Up 6% on 1992
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre Forest in 1993

0.9% of collisions in Wyre Forest in 1993 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2% and 19% in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious4714%
  • Slight28385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious5412%
  • Slight38287%

Wyre Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 440 in 1985. 1993 is highlighted, with 333, up 8% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (16%)
  • Tuesday51 (15%)
  • Wednesday42 (13%)
  • Thursday37 (11%)
  • Friday67 (20%)
  • Saturday43 (13%)
  • Sunday41 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6.6%)
  • February14 (4.2%)
  • March31 (9.3%)
  • April31 (9.3%)
  • May31 (9.3%)
  • June22 (6.6%)
  • July27 (8.1%)
  • August35 (11%)
  • September37 (11%)
  • October29 (8.7%)
  • November24 (7.2%)
  • December30 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight239 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds276 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry222 (67%)
  • Wet or damp101 (30%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph179 (54%)
  • 40 mph35 (11%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph102 (31%)
  • 70 mph10 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway257 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout25 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (5.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre Forest in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant278 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (12%)
  • Pedestrian43 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist42 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2073 (17%)
  • 21 to 2577 (18%)
  • 26 to 3580 (18%)
  • 36 to 4551 (12%)
  • 46 to 5553 (12%)
  • 56 to 6522 (5%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.3%)
  • Over 7516 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider277 (63%)
  • Passenger119 (27%)
  • Pedestrian43 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car444 (73%)
  • Motorcycle52 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre Forest in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre Forest had fewer road collisions than 273 of them in 1993.

Collisions
274th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
282nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
299th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
293rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Wyre Forest with the most crashes in 1993

The A456 had the most collisions in Wyre Forest in 1993: 53, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre Forest, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA456537508
2ndA4514865211
3rdA449263514
4thA442253302
5thA448203302
6thB4190202803
7thA4025111101
8thA450101402
9thA45357700
10thB41946801
11thB41955602
12thB41894700
13thB41964500
14thB45493601
15thB41932200
16thB42022200
17thA4221300
18thA4881201
19thB40251100

Towns in Wyre Forest: crashes in 1993

Kidderminster had the most collisions of any town in Wyre Forest in 1993: 151.

Postcode districts in Wyre Forest: crashes in 1993

DY10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre Forest in 1993: 137.

Latest crashes in Wyre Forest in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre Forest in 1993, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1993.

Severity

Wyre Forest road accidents in other years