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Wyre Forest road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 296 road traffic collisions in Wyre Forest in 2004, and 399 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2003 (301), and casualties rose from 396.

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

Collisions in 2004
296
Down 2% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
399
Up 1% on 2003
Fatal collisions
7
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre Forest in 2004

2.4% of collisions in Wyre Forest in 2004 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2% and 19% in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.4%
  • Serious3311%
  • Slight25686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious379.3%
  • Slight35589%

Wyre Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 440 in 1985. 2004 is highlighted, with 296, down 2% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (14%)
  • Tuesday37 (13%)
  • Wednesday34 (11%)
  • Thursday42 (14%)
  • Friday63 (21%)
  • Saturday47 (16%)
  • Sunday33 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (11%)
  • February27 (9.1%)
  • March35 (12%)
  • April15 (5.1%)
  • May18 (6.1%)
  • June21 (7.1%)
  • July21 (7.1%)
  • August15 (5.1%)
  • September37 (13%)
  • October30 (10%)
  • November23 (7.8%)
  • December22 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight213 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (8.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds234 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other6 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry172 (58%)
  • Wet or damp115 (39%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.4%)
  • Snow4 (1.4%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph161 (54%)
  • 40 mph45 (15%)
  • 60 mph78 (26%)
  • 70 mph12 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway225 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (13%)
  • Roundabout25 (8.4%)
  • 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 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant278 (70%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist24 (6%)
  • Van occupant20 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.3%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3%)
  • 16 to 2073 (18%)
  • 21 to 2558 (15%)
  • 26 to 3583 (21%)
  • 36 to 4566 (17%)
  • 46 to 5544 (11%)
  • 56 to 6530 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.5%)
  • Over 756 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider275 (69%)
  • Passenger89 (22%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car419 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle32 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre Forest in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre Forest had fewer road collisions than 291 of them in 2004.

Collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
286th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wyre Forest in 2004

Blakebrook & Habberley South, Wyre Forest, DY10 1LX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wyre Forest in 2004, with 40 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Wyre Forest with the most crashes in 2004

The A456 had the most collisions in Wyre Forest in 2004: 57, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre Forest, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4565787310
2ndA451435813
3rdA449294102
4thA442253505
5thB4190202615
6thA44891210
7thB41958900
8thB41945601
9thA453541000
10thB41893300
11thA4502500
12thB41932200
13thA40251101
14thA41171100
15thA4151200
16thA4651200
17thB41961100
18thB42021110

Towns in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2004

Kidderminster had the most collisions of any town in Wyre Forest in 2004: 140.

Postcode districts in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2004

DY10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre Forest in 2004: 110.

Latest crashes in Wyre Forest in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre Forest in 2004, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2004.

Severity

Wyre Forest road accidents in other years