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Wyre Forest road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 273 road traffic collisions in Wyre Forest in 2009, and 391 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were up 19% on 2008 (230), and casualties rose from 315.

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

Collisions in 2009
273
Up 19% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
391
Up 24% on 2008
Fatal collisions
6
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre Forest in 2009

2.2% of collisions in Wyre Forest in 2009 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2% and 19% in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.2%
  • Serious3814%
  • Slight22984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious4211%
  • Slight34388%

Wyre Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 440 in 1985. 2009 is highlighted, with 273, up 19% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (12%)
  • Tuesday42 (15%)
  • Wednesday43 (16%)
  • Thursday40 (15%)
  • Friday37 (14%)
  • Saturday40 (15%)
  • Sunday37 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (9.9%)
  • February17 (6.2%)
  • March20 (7.3%)
  • April26 (9.5%)
  • May22 (8.1%)
  • June22 (8.1%)
  • July20 (7.3%)
  • August20 (7.3%)
  • September24 (8.8%)
  • October36 (13%)
  • November22 (8.1%)
  • December17 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight203 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (8.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds238 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (9.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry204 (75%)
  • Wet or damp57 (21%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.3%)
  • Snow3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph173 (63%)
  • 40 mph31 (11%)
  • 60 mph58 (21%)
  • 70 mph11 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway226 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre Forest in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant260 (66%)
  • Pedestrian42 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist25 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2064 (16%)
  • 21 to 2547 (12%)
  • 26 to 3556 (14%)
  • 36 to 4551 (13%)
  • 46 to 5545 (12%)
  • 56 to 6545 (12%)
  • 66 to 7521 (5.4%)
  • Over 7516 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider250 (64%)
  • Passenger99 (25%)
  • Pedestrian42 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car366 (75%)
  • Motorcycle40 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre Forest in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre Forest had fewer road collisions than 255 of them in 2009.

Collisions
256th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wyre Forest in 2009

Blakebrook & Habberley South, Wyre Forest, DY10 1LX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wyre Forest in 2009, with 45 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Wyre Forest with the most crashes in 2009

The A456 had the most collisions in Wyre Forest in 2009: 49, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre Forest, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA456497616
2ndA451415506
3rdA449223412
4thA448151903
5thA442132422
6thB4190111410
7thA40256600
8thA4505800
9thB41955611
10thB41894701
11thA45353401
12thB41933400
13thB41943300
14thB45493300
15thA4411200
16thB41801100
17thB41881100
18thB41961300
19thB42021100
20thM421100

Towns in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2009

Kidderminster had the most collisions of any town in Wyre Forest in 2009: 133.

Postcode districts in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2009

DY10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre Forest in 2009: 115.

Latest crashes in Wyre Forest in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre Forest in 2009, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 19 December 2009.

Severity

Wyre Forest road accidents in other years