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Wyre Forest road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 230 road traffic collisions in Wyre Forest in 2007, and 295 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2006 (282), and casualties fell from 367.

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

Collisions in 2007
230
Down 18% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
295
Down 20% on 2006
Fatal collisions
6
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre Forest in 2007

2.6% of collisions in Wyre Forest in 2007 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2% and 19% in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.6%
  • Serious3616%
  • Slight18882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.4%
  • Serious3813%
  • Slight25085%

Wyre Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 440 in 1985. 2007 is highlighted, with 230, down 18% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (13%)
  • Tuesday28 (12%)
  • Wednesday42 (18%)
  • Thursday36 (16%)
  • Friday36 (16%)
  • Saturday37 (16%)
  • Sunday21 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.8%)
  • February17 (7.4%)
  • March19 (8.3%)
  • April23 (10%)
  • May19 (8.3%)
  • June21 (9.1%)
  • July17 (7.4%)
  • August19 (8.3%)
  • September20 (8.7%)
  • October25 (11%)
  • November18 (7.8%)
  • December14 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight166 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (8.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds193 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry157 (68%)
  • Wet or damp64 (28%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph140 (61%)
  • 40 mph23 (10%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph55 (24%)
  • 70 mph11 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway188 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout16 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre Forest in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant194 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (16%)
  • Pedestrian32 (11%)
  • Cyclist22 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 106 (2%)
  • 11 to 1522 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2050 (17%)
  • 21 to 2542 (14%)
  • 26 to 3549 (17%)
  • 36 to 4558 (20%)
  • 46 to 5528 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6523 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.7%)
  • Over 757 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider207 (70%)
  • Passenger56 (19%)
  • Pedestrian32 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car312 (74%)
  • Motorcycle50 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre Forest in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre Forest had fewer road collisions than 308 of them in 2007.

Collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
314th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
273rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wyre Forest in 2007

Blakebrook & Habberley South, Wyre Forest, DY10 1LX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wyre Forest in 2007, with 34 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Wyre Forest with the most crashes in 2007

The A456 had the most collisions in Wyre Forest in 2007: 37, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre Forest, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA456375123
2ndA451293927
3rdA449182615
4thA442152005
5thB4190131600
6thA44881002
7thA40257902
8thB41956900
9thA45354400
10thB41933901
11thA41172200
12thA4502200
13thB41892301
14thB41942300
15thA42051100
16thA4531100
17thB41961100
18thB42021401
19thB45491101

Towns in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2007

Kidderminster had the most collisions of any town in Wyre Forest in 2007: 108.

Postcode districts in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2007

DY10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre Forest in 2007: 103.

Latest crashes in Wyre Forest in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre Forest in 2007, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Wyre Forest road accidents in other years