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Wyre Forest road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 363 road traffic collisions in Wyre Forest in 2000, and 524 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1999 (380), and casualties rose from 511.

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

Collisions in 2000
363
Down 4% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
524
Up 3% on 1999
Fatal collisions
6
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre Forest in 2000

1.7% of collisions in Wyre Forest in 2000 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2% and 19% in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious5315%
  • Slight30484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious6412%
  • Slight45386%

Wyre Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 440 in 1985. 2000 is highlighted, with 363, down 4% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (15%)
  • Tuesday50 (14%)
  • Wednesday50 (14%)
  • Thursday49 (13%)
  • Friday58 (16%)
  • Saturday48 (13%)
  • Sunday55 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (10%)
  • February23 (6.3%)
  • March33 (9.1%)
  • April28 (7.7%)
  • May40 (11%)
  • June32 (8.8%)
  • July30 (8.3%)
  • August26 (7.2%)
  • September29 (8%)
  • October29 (8%)
  • November30 (8.3%)
  • December26 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight268 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds283 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry221 (61%)
  • Wet or damp131 (36%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Mud2 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph180 (50%)
  • 40 mph51 (14%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph111 (31%)
  • 70 mph14 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway297 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (11%)
  • Roundabout23 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre Forest in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant361 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (11%)
  • Pedestrian50 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist30 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2091 (17%)
  • 21 to 2569 (13%)
  • 26 to 35101 (19%)
  • 36 to 4579 (15%)
  • 46 to 5556 (11%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.6%)
  • Over 7511 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider346 (66%)
  • Passenger128 (24%)
  • Pedestrian50 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car531 (77%)
  • Motorcycle58 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre Forest in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in Wyre Forest

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

How Wyre Forest ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre Forest had fewer road collisions than 257 of them in 2000.

Collisions
258th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
251st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Wyre Forest with the most crashes in 2000

The A451 had the most collisions in Wyre Forest in 2000: 58, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre Forest, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA451588829
2ndA4565691112
3rdA449355103
4thA442294011
5thA448202710
6thB4190172204
7thA450162704
8thA402581101
9thB41946701
10thA4915711
11thB41895601
12thB41955801
13thB41964700
14thB41933400
15thA4432300
16thA45352200
17thB45492200
18thB41881201
19thB42021301
20thB43631400

Towns in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2000

Kidderminster had the most collisions of any town in Wyre Forest in 2000: 160.

Postcode districts in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2000

DY10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre Forest in 2000: 156.

Latest crashes in Wyre Forest in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre Forest in 2000, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 29 December 2000.

Wyre Forest road accidents in other years