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Wyre Forest road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 203 road traffic collisions in Wyre Forest in 2012, and 271 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2011 (238), and casualties fell from 302.

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

Collisions in 2012
203
Down 15% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
271
Down 10% on 2011
Fatal collisions
7
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre Forest in 2012

3.4% of collisions in Wyre Forest in 2012 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2% and 19% in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.4%
  • Serious2412%
  • Slight17285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.6%
  • Serious269.6%
  • Slight23888%

Wyre Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 440 in 1985. 2012 is highlighted, with 203, down 15% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (14%)
  • Tuesday25 (12%)
  • Wednesday34 (17%)
  • Thursday32 (16%)
  • Friday34 (17%)
  • Saturday27 (13%)
  • Sunday23 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6.4%)
  • February16 (7.9%)
  • March16 (7.9%)
  • April17 (8.4%)
  • May18 (8.9%)
  • June16 (7.9%)
  • July10 (4.9%)
  • August27 (13%)
  • September13 (6.4%)
  • October13 (6.4%)
  • November24 (12%)
  • December20 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight146 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (7.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds160 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry115 (57%)
  • Wet or damp79 (39%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph143 (70%)
  • 40 mph29 (14%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph30 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway161 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout16 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre Forest in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant174 (64%)
  • Pedestrian36 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (11%)
  • Cyclist24 (8.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2054 (20%)
  • 21 to 2527 (10%)
  • 26 to 3552 (19%)
  • 36 to 4545 (17%)
  • 46 to 5534 (13%)
  • 56 to 6512 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7518 (6.6%)
  • Over 756 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider182 (67%)
  • Passenger53 (20%)
  • Pedestrian36 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car286 (77%)
  • Motorcycle31 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre Forest in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Wyre Forest ranked among 351 areas in 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre Forest had fewer road collisions than 289 of them in 2012.

Collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
293rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
301st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wyre Forest in 2012

Blakebrook & Habberley South, Wyre Forest, DY10 1LX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wyre Forest in 2012, with 35 collisions.

Roads in Wyre Forest with the most crashes in 2012

The A456 had the most collisions in Wyre Forest in 2012: 32, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre Forest, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA456324312
2ndA451243213
3rdA448192610
4thA442162304
5thA449141922
6thB419571110
7thA45356600
8thB419061301
9thB45496702
10thA40254401
11thA4503401
12thB41892401
13thA41171200
14thA45361100
15thB41881110
16thB41941301
17thB41961100

Towns in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2012

Kidderminster had the most collisions of any town in Wyre Forest in 2012: 116.

Postcode districts in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2012

DY10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre Forest in 2012: 87.

Latest crashes in Wyre Forest in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre Forest in 2012, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 30 December 2012.

Severity

Wyre Forest road accidents in other years