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Wyre Forest road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 301 road traffic collisions in Wyre Forest in 2003, and 396 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2002 (290), and casualties rose from 377.

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

Collisions in 2003
301
Up 4% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
396
Up 5% on 2002
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre Forest in 2003

1.7% of collisions in Wyre Forest in 2003 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2% and 19% in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious5318%
  • Slight24381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious5915%
  • Slight33284%

Wyre Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 440 in 1985. 2003 is highlighted, with 301, up 4% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (14%)
  • Tuesday39 (13%)
  • Wednesday51 (17%)
  • Thursday44 (15%)
  • Friday51 (17%)
  • Saturday41 (14%)
  • Sunday34 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (5.6%)
  • February16 (5.3%)
  • March30 (10%)
  • April16 (5.3%)
  • May31 (10%)
  • June30 (10%)
  • July31 (10%)
  • August29 (9.6%)
  • September28 (9.3%)
  • October26 (8.6%)
  • November29 (9.6%)
  • December18 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight220 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds266 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (9.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry217 (72%)
  • Wet or damp75 (25%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph179 (59%)
  • 40 mph44 (15%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph66 (22%)
  • 70 mph11 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway228 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (12%)
  • Roundabout22 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (5.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre Forest in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant238 (60%)
  • Pedestrian61 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (13%)
  • Cyclist24 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1529 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2078 (20%)
  • 21 to 2548 (12%)
  • 26 to 3581 (20%)
  • 36 to 4564 (16%)
  • 46 to 5534 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.8%)
  • Over 7510 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider259 (65%)
  • Passenger76 (19%)
  • Pedestrian61 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car393 (74%)
  • Motorcycle54 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre Forest in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Wyre Forest ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre Forest had fewer road collisions than 286 of them in 2003.

Collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wyre Forest in 2003

Blakebrook & Habberley South, Wyre Forest, DY10 1LX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wyre Forest in 2003, with 38 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Wyre Forest with the most crashes in 2003

The A451 and A456 had the most collisions in Wyre Forest in 2003, with 45 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre Forest, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4514560011
2ndA456456129
3rdA442273808
4thA448243422
5thA449233604
6thB4190131601
7thB41897801
8thB419471110
9thB419571200
10thA45355500
11thA40253300
12thA4503600
13thB41932201
14thB41962301
15thA41031200
16thA491100
17thB45491100
18thM51100

Towns in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2003

Kidderminster had the most collisions of any town in Wyre Forest in 2003: 153.

Postcode districts in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2003

DY10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre Forest in 2003: 151.

Latest crashes in Wyre Forest in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre Forest in 2003, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2003.

Severity

Wyre Forest road accidents in other years