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Wyre Forest road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 336 road traffic collisions in Wyre Forest in 2001, and 461 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2000 (363), and casualties fell from 524.

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

Collisions in 2001
336
Down 7% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
461
Down 12% on 2000
Fatal collisions
6
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre Forest in 2001

1.8% of collisions in Wyre Forest in 2001 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2% and 19% in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious3811%
  • Slight29287%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious429.1%
  • Slight41189%

Wyre Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 440 in 1985. 2001 is highlighted, with 336, down 7% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (16%)
  • Tuesday58 (17%)
  • Wednesday50 (15%)
  • Thursday38 (11%)
  • Friday54 (16%)
  • Saturday51 (15%)
  • Sunday31 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (12%)
  • February21 (6.3%)
  • March19 (5.7%)
  • April19 (5.7%)
  • May33 (9.8%)
  • June31 (9.2%)
  • July38 (11%)
  • August26 (7.7%)
  • September28 (8.3%)
  • October24 (7.1%)
  • November33 (9.8%)
  • December24 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight251 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds286 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry230 (68%)
  • Wet or damp92 (27%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph182 (54%)
  • 40 mph40 (12%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph96 (29%)
  • 70 mph11 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway271 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout23 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre Forest in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant317 (69%)
  • Pedestrian53 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist30 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 109 (2%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2088 (19%)
  • 21 to 2556 (12%)
  • 26 to 3591 (20%)
  • 36 to 4562 (13%)
  • 46 to 5549 (11%)
  • 56 to 6537 (8%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.7%)
  • Over 7523 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider296 (64%)
  • Passenger112 (24%)
  • Pedestrian53 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car481 (78%)
  • Motorcycle38 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre Forest in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Wyre Forest

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Wyre Forest ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre Forest had fewer road collisions than 275 of them in 2001.

Collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
294th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wyre Forest in 2001

Blakebrook & Habberley South, Wyre Forest, DY10 1LX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wyre Forest in 2001, with 39 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Wyre Forest with the most crashes in 2001

The A456 had the most collisions in Wyre Forest in 2001: 53, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre Forest, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA456538414
2ndA451415312
3rdA4493645111
4thA448233302
5thA442223012
6thB4190121400
7thA450112002
8thB419691402
9thA40257800
10thA45355800
11thB41945700
12thB41955600
13thB41894510
14thA4432300
15thB41872200
16thB42022301
17thA41171301
18thA41891201
19thA4221200
20thA4911301

Towns in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2001

Kidderminster had the most collisions of any town in Wyre Forest in 2001: 155.

Postcode districts in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2001

DY10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre Forest in 2001: 147.

Latest crashes in Wyre Forest in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre Forest in 2001, 2 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Wyre Forest road accidents in other years