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Wyre Forest road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 344 road traffic collisions in Wyre Forest in 1994, and 491 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1993 (333), and casualties rose from 439.

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

Collisions in 1994
344
Up 3% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
491
Up 12% on 1993
Fatal collisions
13
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre Forest in 1994

3.8% of collisions in Wyre Forest in 1994 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2% and 19% in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.8%
  • Serious7422%
  • Slight25775%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.9%
  • Serious9720%
  • Slight38077%

Wyre Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 440 in 1985. 1994 is highlighted, with 344, up 3% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (11%)
  • Tuesday64 (19%)
  • Wednesday49 (14%)
  • Thursday47 (14%)
  • Friday58 (17%)
  • Saturday46 (13%)
  • Sunday42 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.3%)
  • February20 (5.8%)
  • March18 (5.2%)
  • April35 (10%)
  • May29 (8.4%)
  • June27 (7.8%)
  • July27 (7.8%)
  • August25 (7.3%)
  • September45 (13%)
  • October36 (10%)
  • November30 (8.7%)
  • December27 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight265 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds271 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (16%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry221 (64%)
  • Wet or damp113 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph191 (56%)
  • 40 mph37 (11%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph102 (30%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway284 (83%)
  • Roundabout30 (8.7%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre Forest in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant307 (63%)
  • Pedestrian59 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (9%)
  • Cyclist43 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1534 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2096 (20%)
  • 21 to 2549 (10%)
  • 26 to 3582 (17%)
  • 36 to 4565 (13%)
  • 46 to 5562 (13%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.9%)
  • Over 7520 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider303 (62%)
  • Passenger129 (26%)
  • Pedestrian59 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car460 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle42 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre Forest in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre Forest had fewer road collisions than 276 of them in 1994.

Collisions
277th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
267th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
217th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Wyre Forest with the most crashes in 1994

The A456 had the most collisions in Wyre Forest in 1994: 67, including 4 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre Forest, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4566799415
2ndA4515377010
3rdA449304924
4thB4190253613
5thA442213424
6thA448203305
7thB4195111612
8thA450101923
9thA45356801
10thA41175802
11thB41945811
12thA40254400
13thB41893501
14thB42022201
15thB41881100
16thB41961101

Towns in Wyre Forest: crashes in 1994

Kidderminster had the most collisions of any town in Wyre Forest in 1994: 157.

Postcode districts in Wyre Forest: crashes in 1994

DY10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre Forest in 1994: 126.

Latest crashes in Wyre Forest in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre Forest in 1994, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Wyre Forest road accidents in other years