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Wyre Forest road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 361 road traffic collisions in Wyre Forest in 1996, and 515 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1995 (336), and casualties rose from 466.

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

Collisions in 1996
361
Up 7% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
515
Up 11% on 1995
Fatal collisions
10
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre Forest in 1996

2.8% of collisions in Wyre Forest in 1996 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2% and 19% in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.8%
  • Serious7621%
  • Slight27576%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious10220%
  • Slight40378%

Wyre Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 440 in 1985. 1996 is highlighted, with 361, up 7% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (13%)
  • Tuesday55 (15%)
  • Wednesday50 (14%)
  • Thursday45 (12%)
  • Friday72 (20%)
  • Saturday57 (16%)
  • Sunday35 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (5.3%)
  • February31 (8.6%)
  • March27 (7.5%)
  • April35 (9.7%)
  • May26 (7.2%)
  • June35 (9.7%)
  • July40 (11%)
  • August27 (7.5%)
  • September30 (8.3%)
  • October37 (10%)
  • November30 (8.3%)
  • December24 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight257 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds289 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry237 (66%)
  • Wet or damp104 (29%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.6%)
  • Snow6 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph194 (54%)
  • 40 mph50 (14%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph101 (28%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway311 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout11 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre Forest in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant350 (68%)
  • Pedestrian59 (11%)
  • Cyclist49 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1028 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1531 (6%)
  • 16 to 2088 (17%)
  • 21 to 2582 (16%)
  • 26 to 3597 (19%)
  • 36 to 4559 (11%)
  • 46 to 5546 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6524 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5.6%)
  • Over 7521 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider326 (63%)
  • Passenger130 (25%)
  • Pedestrian59 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car501 (76%)
  • Motorcycle49 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre Forest in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre Forest had fewer road collisions than 266 of them in 1996.

Collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
261st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Wyre Forest with the most crashes in 1996

The A451 had the most collisions in Wyre Forest in 1996: 51, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre Forest, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4515175111
2ndA456446217
3rdA449365228
4thA442213616
5thA448173006
6thB4190141602
7thA450111411
8thB418981003
9thB419481502
10thB419671012
11thA40256801
12thB41935800
13thB41955603
14thA41174902
15thA45354601
16thA42052300
17thB41882700
18thB41972302
19thA4431301
20thA4581101

Towns in Wyre Forest: crashes in 1996

Kidderminster had the most collisions of any town in Wyre Forest in 1996: 146.

Postcode districts in Wyre Forest: crashes in 1996

DY10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre Forest in 1996: 132.

Latest crashes in Wyre Forest in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre Forest in 1996, 2 were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Wyre Forest road accidents in other years