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Wyre Forest road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 290 road traffic collisions in Wyre Forest in 2002, and 377 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2001 (336), and casualties fell from 461.

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

Collisions in 2002
290
Down 14% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
377
Down 18% on 2001
Fatal collisions
4
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre Forest in 2002

1.4% of collisions in Wyre Forest in 2002 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2% and 19% in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious4315%
  • Slight24384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious4512%
  • Slight32887%

Wyre Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 440 in 1985. 2002 is highlighted, with 290, down 14% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (14%)
  • Tuesday42 (14%)
  • Wednesday45 (16%)
  • Thursday42 (14%)
  • Friday48 (17%)
  • Saturday33 (11%)
  • Sunday38 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.9%)
  • February20 (6.9%)
  • March24 (8.3%)
  • April26 (9%)
  • May24 (8.3%)
  • June26 (9%)
  • July27 (9.3%)
  • August16 (5.5%)
  • September21 (7.2%)
  • October40 (14%)
  • November19 (6.6%)
  • December24 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight210 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds227 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry185 (64%)
  • Wet or damp97 (33%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph168 (58%)
  • 40 mph42 (14%)
  • 60 mph72 (25%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway228 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout27 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre Forest in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant251 (67%)
  • Pedestrian51 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist26 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1523 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2076 (20%)
  • 21 to 2545 (12%)
  • 26 to 3557 (15%)
  • 36 to 4560 (16%)
  • 46 to 5537 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.8%)
  • Over 7512 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider267 (71%)
  • Passenger59 (16%)
  • Pedestrian51 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car417 (80%)
  • Motorcycle35 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre Forest in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre Forest had fewer road collisions than 301 of them in 2002.

Collisions
302nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wyre Forest in 2002

Blakebrook & Habberley South, Wyre Forest, DY10 1LX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wyre Forest in 2002, with 34 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Wyre Forest with the most crashes in 2002

The A451 had the most collisions in Wyre Forest in 2002: 50, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre Forest, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA451506129
2ndA456465806
3rdA449324002
4thA442172805
5thA448151803
6thB4190131901
7thB419481202
8thB41955901
9thA40254500
10thA4504601
11thB41894501
12thA45353600
13thB41963300
14thA41172301
15thB41932300
16thB45492200
17thA4911100
18thB41881301

Towns in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2002

Kidderminster had the most collisions of any town in Wyre Forest in 2002: 149.

Postcode districts in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2002

DY10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre Forest in 2002: 131.

Latest crashes in Wyre Forest in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre Forest in 2002, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2002.

Severity

Wyre Forest road accidents in other years