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Wyre Forest road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 238 road traffic collisions in Wyre Forest in 2011, and 302 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2010 (236), and casualties fell from 339.

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

Collisions in 2011
238
Up 1% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
302
Down 11% on 2010
Fatal collisions
4
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre Forest in 2011

1.7% of collisions in Wyre Forest in 2011 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2% and 19% in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious2611%
  • Slight20887%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious289.3%
  • Slight27089%

Wyre Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 440 in 1985. 2011 is highlighted, with 238, up 1% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (12%)
  • Tuesday44 (18%)
  • Wednesday31 (13%)
  • Thursday32 (13%)
  • Friday40 (17%)
  • Saturday34 (14%)
  • Sunday28 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8.8%)
  • February17 (7.1%)
  • March17 (7.1%)
  • April15 (6.3%)
  • May20 (8.4%)
  • June28 (12%)
  • July30 (13%)
  • August18 (7.6%)
  • September20 (8.4%)
  • October20 (8.4%)
  • November13 (5.5%)
  • December19 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight182 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (6.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds203 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry173 (73%)
  • Wet or damp56 (24%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph152 (64%)
  • 40 mph28 (12%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph52 (22%)
  • 70 mph5 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway202 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre Forest in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant175 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (13%)
  • Pedestrian36 (12%)
  • Cyclist33 (11%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1522 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2046 (15%)
  • 21 to 2539 (13%)
  • 26 to 3543 (14%)
  • 36 to 4551 (17%)
  • 46 to 5538 (13%)
  • 56 to 6526 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7524 (7.9%)
  • Over 757 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider205 (68%)
  • Passenger61 (20%)
  • Pedestrian36 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car300 (70%)
  • Motorcycle41 (9.5%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre Forest in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre Forest had fewer road collisions than 262 of them in 2011.

Collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
281st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wyre Forest in 2011

Blakebrook & Habberley South, Wyre Forest, DY10 1LX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wyre Forest in 2011, with 34 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Wyre Forest with the most crashes in 2011

The A451 had the most collisions in Wyre Forest in 2011: 38, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre Forest, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA451385104
2ndA456253902
3rdA442203232
4thA448172002
5thA449141802
6thB4190121200
7thB419591100
8thA4507903
9thA40255500
10thB41895510
11thA45354400
12thB41944600
13thB41932200
14thB45492200
15thM52400
16thB41961100
17thM421200

Towns in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2011

Kidderminster had the most collisions of any town in Wyre Forest in 2011: 113.

Postcode districts in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2011

DY10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre Forest in 2011: 104.

Latest crashes in Wyre Forest in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre Forest in 2011, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 27 December 2011.

Severity

Wyre Forest road accidents in other years