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Wyre Forest road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 230 road traffic collisions in Wyre Forest in 2008, and 315 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2007, and casualties rose from 295.

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

Collisions in 2008
230
Level with 2007
Casualties in 2008
315
Up 7% on 2007
Fatal collisions
8
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre Forest in 2008

3.5% of collisions in Wyre Forest in 2008 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2% and 19% in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.5%
  • Serious3314%
  • Slight18982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.9%
  • Serious4113%
  • Slight26584%

Wyre Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 440 in 1985. 2008 is highlighted, with 230, level with 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (15%)
  • Tuesday38 (17%)
  • Wednesday34 (15%)
  • Thursday31 (13%)
  • Friday37 (16%)
  • Saturday34 (15%)
  • Sunday21 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8.3%)
  • February22 (9.6%)
  • March19 (8.3%)
  • April23 (10%)
  • May21 (9.1%)
  • June26 (11%)
  • July21 (9.1%)
  • August11 (4.8%)
  • September15 (6.5%)
  • October19 (8.3%)
  • November15 (6.5%)
  • December19 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight166 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (6.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds186 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry156 (68%)
  • Wet or damp61 (27%)
  • Frost or ice11 (4.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph140 (61%)
  • 40 mph37 (16%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph48 (21%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway188 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout18 (7.8%)
  • 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 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant193 (61%)
  • Pedestrian50 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist26 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1516 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2069 (22%)
  • 21 to 2535 (11%)
  • 26 to 3551 (16%)
  • 36 to 4547 (15%)
  • 46 to 5526 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6528 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7516 (5.1%)
  • Over 759 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider196 (62%)
  • Passenger69 (22%)
  • Pedestrian50 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car287 (72%)
  • Motorcycle33 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre Forest in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre Forest had fewer road collisions than 299 of them in 2008.

Collisions
300th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
293rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
278th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wyre Forest in 2008

Blakebrook & Habberley South, Wyre Forest, DY10 1LX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wyre Forest in 2008, with 32 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Wyre Forest with the most crashes in 2008

The A451 had the most collisions in Wyre Forest in 2008: 39, including 3 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre Forest, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA451396036
2ndA456304117
3rdA449172502
4thA442162512
5thB4190111814
6thA448101201
7thA45081410
8thA40255601
9thB41935603
10thB41945511
11thB41954700
12thA45353300
13thB41882200
14thA45381100
15thB41891200
16thB41961100

Towns in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2008

Kidderminster had the most collisions of any town in Wyre Forest in 2008: 105.

Postcode districts in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2008

DY10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre Forest in 2008: 95.

Latest crashes in Wyre Forest in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre Forest in 2008, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Wyre Forest road accidents in other years