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Wyre Forest road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 358 road traffic collisions in Wyre Forest in 1997, and 472 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1996 (361), and casualties fell from 515.

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

Collisions in 1997
358
Down 1% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
472
Down 8% on 1996
Fatal collisions
6
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre Forest in 1997

1.7% of collisions in Wyre Forest in 1997 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2% and 19% in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious5916%
  • Slight29382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious6514%
  • Slight40085%

Wyre Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 440 in 1985. 1997 is highlighted, with 358, down 1% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (18%)
  • Tuesday43 (12%)
  • Wednesday48 (13%)
  • Thursday47 (13%)
  • Friday60 (17%)
  • Saturday53 (15%)
  • Sunday41 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.9%)
  • February28 (7.8%)
  • March42 (12%)
  • April32 (8.9%)
  • May31 (8.7%)
  • June31 (8.7%)
  • July25 (7%)
  • August24 (6.7%)
  • September22 (6.1%)
  • October27 (7.5%)
  • November25 (7%)
  • December39 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight258 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (8.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds283 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Other5 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry235 (66%)
  • Wet or damp115 (32%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph211 (59%)
  • 40 mph41 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph92 (26%)
  • 70 mph13 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway287 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (8.9%)
  • Roundabout30 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre Forest in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant295 (63%)
  • Pedestrian62 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (10%)
  • Cyclist40 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant19 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1530 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2086 (18%)
  • 21 to 2566 (14%)
  • 26 to 35107 (23%)
  • 36 to 4552 (11%)
  • 46 to 5548 (10%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.4%)
  • Over 758 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider311 (66%)
  • Passenger99 (21%)
  • Pedestrian62 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car498 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle47 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre Forest in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre Forest had fewer road collisions than 275 of them in 1997.

Collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Wyre Forest with the most crashes in 1997

The A451 had the most collisions in Wyre Forest in 1997: 58, including 3 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre Forest, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA451587836
2ndA456516519
3rdA449395217
4thA442253515
5thB4190232906
6thA448172402
7thA40257901
8thB419371001
9thB419561002
10thA45354400
11thB41894501
12thB41944500
13thA4503301
14thB41963303
15thB45492200
16thB41691300
17thB42051400
18thM51100

Towns in Wyre Forest: crashes in 1997

Kidderminster had the most collisions of any town in Wyre Forest in 1997: 163.

Postcode districts in Wyre Forest: crashes in 1997

DY10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre Forest in 1997: 155.

Latest crashes in Wyre Forest in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre Forest in 1997, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Wyre Forest road accidents in other years