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Wyre Forest road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 184 road traffic collisions in Wyre Forest in 2013, and 248 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2012 (203), and casualties fell from 271.

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

Collisions in 2013
184
Down 9% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
248
Down 8% on 2012
Fatal collisions
3
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre Forest in 2013

1.6% of collisions in Wyre Forest in 2013 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2% and 19% in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious2916%
  • Slight15283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious3113%
  • Slight21486%

Wyre Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 440 in 1985. 2013 is highlighted, with 184, down 9% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (14%)
  • Tuesday33 (18%)
  • Wednesday26 (14%)
  • Thursday22 (12%)
  • Friday31 (17%)
  • Saturday25 (14%)
  • Sunday22 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (6%)
  • February11 (6%)
  • March10 (5.4%)
  • April18 (9.8%)
  • May14 (7.6%)
  • June22 (12%)
  • July17 (9.2%)
  • August20 (11%)
  • September15 (8.2%)
  • October15 (8.2%)
  • November20 (11%)
  • December11 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight137 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (6.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds153 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Other2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry123 (67%)
  • Wet or damp55 (30%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph123 (67%)
  • 40 mph26 (14%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph27 (15%)
  • 70 mph4 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway158 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre Forest in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant156 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (13%)
  • Cyclist23 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian18 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (5.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2040 (16%)
  • 21 to 2533 (13%)
  • 26 to 3537 (15%)
  • 36 to 4540 (16%)
  • 46 to 5533 (13%)
  • 56 to 6517 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7520 (8.1%)
  • Over 7511 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider179 (72%)
  • Passenger51 (21%)
  • Pedestrian18 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car252 (72%)
  • Motorcycle31 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre Forest in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre Forest had fewer road collisions than 296 of them in 2013.

Collisions
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
294th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wyre Forest in 2013

Blakebrook & Habberley South, Wyre Forest, DY10 1LX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wyre Forest in 2013, with 18 collisions.

Roads in Wyre Forest with the most crashes in 2013

The A451 and A456 had the most collisions in Wyre Forest in 2013, with 28 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre Forest, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA451283522
2ndA456284405
3rdA449223601
4thA442121500
5thB419081102
6thA44871001
7thA4505802
8thB41944501
9thA40253400
10thB41953400
11thA41172300
12thA45352200
13thB41891100
14thB45491100

Towns in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2013

Kidderminster had the most collisions of any town in Wyre Forest in 2013: 92.

Postcode districts in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2013

DY10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre Forest in 2013: 82.

Latest crashes in Wyre Forest in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre Forest in 2013, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2013.

Severity

Wyre Forest road accidents in other years