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Wyre Forest road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 292 road traffic collisions in Wyre Forest in 2005, and 383 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2004 (296), and casualties fell from 399.

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

Collisions in 2005
292
Down 1% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
383
Down 4% on 2004
Fatal collisions
8
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre Forest in 2005

2.7% of collisions in Wyre Forest in 2005 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2% and 19% in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.7%
  • Serious4716%
  • Slight23781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious5113%
  • Slight32485%

Wyre Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 440 in 1985. 2005 is highlighted, with 292, down 1% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (13%)
  • Tuesday38 (13%)
  • Wednesday36 (12%)
  • Thursday48 (16%)
  • Friday61 (21%)
  • Saturday38 (13%)
  • Sunday32 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.8%)
  • February13 (4.5%)
  • March19 (6.5%)
  • April24 (8.2%)
  • May27 (9.2%)
  • June29 (9.9%)
  • July29 (9.9%)
  • August36 (12%)
  • September26 (8.9%)
  • October24 (8.2%)
  • November19 (6.5%)
  • December26 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight214 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (7.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds240 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry202 (69%)
  • Wet or damp85 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph173 (59%)
  • 40 mph40 (14%)
  • 60 mph69 (24%)
  • 70 mph10 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway226 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (11%)
  • Roundabout23 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre Forest in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant254 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (13%)
  • Pedestrian47 (12%)
  • Cyclist17 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1016 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2069 (18%)
  • 21 to 2545 (12%)
  • 26 to 3559 (15%)
  • 36 to 4564 (17%)
  • 46 to 5539 (10%)
  • 56 to 6537 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.4%)
  • Over 7520 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider262 (68%)
  • Passenger74 (19%)
  • Pedestrian47 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car415 (77%)
  • Motorcycle54 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre Forest in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre Forest had fewer road collisions than 284 of them in 2005.

Collisions
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
293rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
218th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wyre Forest in 2005

Blakebrook & Habberley South, Wyre Forest, DY10 1LX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wyre Forest in 2005, with 37 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Wyre Forest with the most crashes in 2005

The A456 had the most collisions in Wyre Forest in 2005: 41, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre Forest, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA456415908
2ndA451394936
3rdA449263704
4thA442192212
5thB4190131603
6thA453591000
7thA45081221
8thB419581010
9thB41946911
10thA4485501
11thA40254500
12thA41171200
13thA4221100
14thA5411200
15thB41931400
16thB41961200
17thB42021201
18thB45491100
19thB4561100

Towns in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2005

Kidderminster had the most collisions of any town in Wyre Forest in 2005: 142.

Postcode districts in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2005

DY10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre Forest in 2005: 129.

Latest crashes in Wyre Forest in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre Forest in 2005, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Wyre Forest road accidents in other years