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Wyre Forest road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 336 road traffic collisions in Wyre Forest in 1995, and 466 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1994 (344), and casualties fell from 491.

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

Collisions in 1995
336
Down 2% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
466
Down 5% on 1994
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre Forest in 1995

0.3% of collisions in Wyre Forest in 1995 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2% and 19% in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5717%
  • Slight27883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious6714%
  • Slight39885%

Wyre Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 440 in 1985. 1995 is highlighted, with 336, down 2% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (10%)
  • Tuesday49 (15%)
  • Wednesday42 (13%)
  • Thursday57 (17%)
  • Friday65 (19%)
  • Saturday54 (16%)
  • Sunday34 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (10%)
  • February27 (8%)
  • March28 (8.3%)
  • April30 (8.9%)
  • May24 (7.1%)
  • June31 (9.2%)
  • July30 (8.9%)
  • August25 (7.4%)
  • September25 (7.4%)
  • October27 (8%)
  • November29 (8.6%)
  • December26 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight246 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds285 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry232 (69%)
  • Wet or damp95 (28%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.5%)
  • Snow4 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph176 (52%)
  • 40 mph36 (11%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph114 (34%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway284 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (7.4%)
  • Roundabout20 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre Forest in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant309 (66%)
  • Pedestrian51 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (9%)
  • Cyclist40 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1538 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 2087 (19%)
  • 21 to 2574 (16%)
  • 26 to 3572 (15%)
  • 36 to 4556 (12%)
  • 46 to 5535 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6539 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.7%)
  • Over 7513 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider300 (64%)
  • Passenger115 (25%)
  • Pedestrian51 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car481 (76%)
  • Motorcycle41 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre Forest in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre Forest had fewer road collisions than 272 of them in 1995.

Collisions
273rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
273rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
331st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
259th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Wyre Forest with the most crashes in 1995

The A456 had the most collisions in Wyre Forest in 1995: 48, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre Forest, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4564869111
2ndA451466405
3rdA442304408
4thA449284203
5thA448244302
6thB4190121902
7thA45081001
8thB419471001
9thB41957802
10thA45355701
11thA40254500
12thB41964401
13thB45494502
14thA41173401
15thB41932200
16thA4411100
17thB41691100
18thB41881100
19thB41891200
20thB41971100

Towns in Wyre Forest: crashes in 1995

Kidderminster had the most collisions of any town in Wyre Forest in 1995: 152.

Postcode districts in Wyre Forest: crashes in 1995

DY10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre Forest in 1995: 142.

Latest crashes in Wyre Forest in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre Forest in 1995, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1995.

Severity

Wyre Forest road accidents in other years