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Wyre Forest road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 236 road traffic collisions in Wyre Forest in 2010, and 339 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2009 (273), and casualties fell from 391.

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

Collisions in 2010
236
Down 14% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
339
Down 13% on 2009
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre Forest in 2010

0.8% of collisions in Wyre Forest in 2010 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2% and 19% in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious2511%
  • Slight20989%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious257.4%
  • Slight31192%

Wyre Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 440 in 1985. 2010 is highlighted, with 236, down 14% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (14%)
  • Tuesday52 (22%)
  • Wednesday27 (11%)
  • Thursday22 (9.3%)
  • Friday34 (14%)
  • Saturday35 (15%)
  • Sunday34 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (5.5%)
  • February17 (7.2%)
  • March16 (6.8%)
  • April29 (12%)
  • May20 (8.5%)
  • June20 (8.5%)
  • July17 (7.2%)
  • August21 (8.9%)
  • September26 (11%)
  • October21 (8.9%)
  • November21 (8.9%)
  • December15 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight175 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (9.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds201 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (9.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry166 (70%)
  • Wet or damp56 (24%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.8%)
  • Snow5 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph142 (60%)
  • 40 mph24 (10%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph64 (27%)
  • 70 mph5 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway197 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre Forest in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant229 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (10%)
  • Pedestrian34 (10%)
  • Cyclist16 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1524 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2050 (15%)
  • 21 to 2543 (13%)
  • 26 to 3549 (14%)
  • 36 to 4557 (17%)
  • 46 to 5538 (11%)
  • 56 to 6526 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5.9%)
  • Over 7522 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider222 (65%)
  • Passenger83 (24%)
  • Pedestrian34 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car338 (78%)
  • Motorcycle33 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre Forest in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre Forest had fewer road collisions than 268 of them in 2010.

Collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
259th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
297th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wyre Forest in 2010

Blakebrook & Habberley South, Wyre Forest, DY10 1LX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wyre Forest in 2010, with 29 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Wyre Forest with the most crashes in 2010

The A456 had the most collisions in Wyre Forest in 2010: 38, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre Forest, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA456386107
2ndA451375912
3rdA448152201
4thB4190151911
5thA442142101
6thA449121901
7thB41955901
8thA4504500
9thA45354600
10thB41893300
11thB41943500
12thA40252400
13thA41172200
14thB45492300
15thM52602
16thA4221200
17thA45361100
18thB41881101
19thB41931200
20thB42021100

Towns in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2010

Kidderminster had the most collisions of any town in Wyre Forest in 2010: 104.

Postcode districts in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2010

DY10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre Forest in 2010: 89.

Latest crashes in Wyre Forest in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre Forest in 2010, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 27 December 2010.

Severity

Wyre Forest road accidents in other years