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Wyre Forest road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 282 road traffic collisions in Wyre Forest in 2006, and 367 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2005 (292), and casualties fell from 383.

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

Collisions in 2006
282
Down 3% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
367
Down 4% on 2005
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre Forest in 2006

0.7% of collisions in Wyre Forest in 2006 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2% and 19% in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious3914%
  • Slight24185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4211%
  • Slight32388%

Wyre Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 440 in 1985. 2006 is highlighted, with 282, down 3% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (16%)
  • Tuesday40 (14%)
  • Wednesday53 (19%)
  • Thursday51 (18%)
  • Friday35 (12%)
  • Saturday40 (14%)
  • Sunday19 (6.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.8%)
  • February22 (7.8%)
  • March19 (6.7%)
  • April17 (6%)
  • May25 (8.9%)
  • June23 (8.2%)
  • July25 (8.9%)
  • August23 (8.2%)
  • September29 (10%)
  • October33 (12%)
  • November22 (7.8%)
  • December22 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight203 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds233 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (15%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry193 (68%)
  • Wet or damp86 (30%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph169 (60%)
  • 40 mph35 (12%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph66 (23%)
  • 70 mph9 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway230 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (8.9%)
  • Roundabout15 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre Forest in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant243 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (13%)
  • Pedestrian41 (11%)
  • Cyclist15 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2088 (24%)
  • 21 to 2546 (13%)
  • 26 to 3563 (17%)
  • 36 to 4550 (14%)
  • 46 to 5534 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6533 (9%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.5%)
  • Over 7513 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider249 (68%)
  • Passenger77 (21%)
  • Pedestrian41 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car380 (75%)
  • Motorcycle47 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre Forest in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre Forest had fewer road collisions than 275 of them in 2006.

Collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
293rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
296th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wyre Forest in 2006

Blakebrook & Habberley South, Wyre Forest, DY10 1LX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wyre Forest in 2006, with 41 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Wyre Forest with the most crashes in 2006

The A451 had the most collisions in Wyre Forest in 2006: 44, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre Forest, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA451445728
2ndA456425507
3rdA442263804
4thB4190162101
5thA449141904
6thA448121702
7thB41958800
8thB41896800
9thB419461100
10thA40255600
11thA4505901
12thA45352300
13thA562400
14thB41932200
15thB41962400
16thB41881100
17thB45041100
18thB45491200

Towns in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2006

Kidderminster had the most collisions of any town in Wyre Forest in 2006: 137.

Postcode districts in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2006

DY10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre Forest in 2006: 116.

Latest crashes in Wyre Forest in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre Forest in 2006, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2006.

Severity

Wyre Forest road accidents in other years