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Wyre Forest road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 380 road traffic collisions in Wyre Forest in 1999, and 511 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1998 (347), and casualties rose from 470.

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

Collisions in 1999
380
Up 10% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
511
Up 9% on 1998
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre Forest in 1999

1.1% of collisions in Wyre Forest in 1999 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2% and 19% in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious6016%
  • Slight31683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious6413%
  • Slight44387%

Wyre Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 440 in 1985. 1999 is highlighted, with 380, up 10% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (17%)
  • Tuesday56 (15%)
  • Wednesday49 (13%)
  • Thursday63 (17%)
  • Friday52 (14%)
  • Saturday50 (13%)
  • Sunday44 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.6%)
  • February20 (5.3%)
  • March35 (9.2%)
  • April37 (9.7%)
  • May22 (5.8%)
  • June26 (6.8%)
  • July36 (9.5%)
  • August27 (7.1%)
  • September35 (9.2%)
  • October34 (8.9%)
  • November42 (11%)
  • December41 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight279 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds292 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry227 (60%)
  • Wet or damp136 (36%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.6%)
  • Mud3 (0.8%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph199 (52%)
  • 40 mph56 (15%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph114 (30%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway303 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout32 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre Forest in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant330 (65%)
  • Pedestrian70 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist34 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1539 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2085 (17%)
  • 21 to 2549 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 35106 (21%)
  • 36 to 4570 (14%)
  • 46 to 5561 (12%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.5%)
  • Over 7517 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider314 (61%)
  • Passenger127 (25%)
  • Pedestrian70 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car533 (78%)
  • Motorcycle40 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre Forest in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre Forest had fewer road collisions than 246 of them in 1999.

Collisions
247th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
259th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
230th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Wyre Forest with the most crashes in 1999

The A456 had the most collisions in Wyre Forest in 1999: 52, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre Forest, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4565272114
2ndA4515066010
3rdA449375905
4thA442324301
5thA448243315
6thB4190131604
7thA45081101
8thB419461212
9thA40255700
10thB41965700
11thA4434600
12thA45354401
13thB41894700
14thB41933301
15thB41953801
16thB45493300
17thB41882401
18thB40251200
19thB41091200
20thB41871100

Towns in Wyre Forest: crashes in 1999

Kidderminster had the most collisions of any town in Wyre Forest in 1999: 177.

Postcode districts in Wyre Forest: crashes in 1999

DY10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre Forest in 1999: 140.

Latest crashes in Wyre Forest in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre Forest in 1999, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Wyre Forest road accidents in other years