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Wyre Forest road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 347 road traffic collisions in Wyre Forest in 1998, and 470 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1997 (358), and casualties fell from 472.

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

Collisions in 1998
347
Down 3% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
470
Level with 1997
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre Forest in 1998

1.4% of collisions in Wyre Forest in 1998 were fatal and 10% serious, against 2% and 19% in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious3610%
  • Slight30688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious4710%
  • Slight41889%

Wyre Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 440 in 1985. 1998 is highlighted, with 347, down 3% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (12%)
  • Tuesday40 (12%)
  • Wednesday41 (12%)
  • Thursday57 (16%)
  • Friday60 (17%)
  • Saturday64 (18%)
  • Sunday45 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (8.1%)
  • February30 (8.6%)
  • March24 (6.9%)
  • April22 (6.3%)
  • May42 (12%)
  • June29 (8.4%)
  • July27 (7.8%)
  • August36 (10%)
  • September21 (6.1%)
  • October30 (8.6%)
  • November32 (9.2%)
  • December26 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight270 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (7.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds284 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry222 (64%)
  • Wet or damp119 (34%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph186 (54%)
  • 40 mph57 (16%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph88 (25%)
  • 70 mph12 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway290 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (7.5%)
  • Roundabout21 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre Forest in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant321 (68%)
  • Pedestrian44 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist32 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant21 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2072 (15%)
  • 21 to 2556 (12%)
  • 26 to 35115 (24%)
  • 36 to 4566 (14%)
  • 46 to 5552 (11%)
  • 56 to 6537 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 755 (1.1%)
  • Over 7512 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider308 (66%)
  • Passenger118 (25%)
  • Pedestrian44 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car499 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle38 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre Forest in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre Forest had fewer road collisions than 276 of them in 1998.

Collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
278th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
315th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Wyre Forest with the most crashes in 1998

The A456 had the most collisions in Wyre Forest in 1998: 50, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre Forest, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA456507024
2ndA451445405
3rdA448263704
4thA442223211
5thA449202702
6thA450192405
7thB4190172701
8thB419471011
9thB41957800
10thA40255800
11thA45355500
12thA41174602
13thB41894600
14thA4912300
15thB41962202
16thB45492400
17thA411100
18thA441100
19thA45361200
20thB40231100

Towns in Wyre Forest: crashes in 1998

Kidderminster had the most collisions of any town in Wyre Forest in 1998: 155.

Postcode districts in Wyre Forest: crashes in 1998

DY10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre Forest in 1998: 134.

Latest crashes in Wyre Forest in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre Forest in 1998, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Wyre Forest road accidents in other years