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Wyre Forest road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 187 road traffic collisions in Wyre Forest in 2014, and 257 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2013 (184), and casualties rose from 248.

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

Collisions in 2014
187
Up 2% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
257
Up 4% on 2013
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre Forest in 2014

0.5% of collisions in Wyre Forest in 2014 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2% and 19% in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious2916%
  • Slight15784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3313%
  • Slight22387%

Wyre Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 440 in 1985. 2014 is highlighted, with 187, up 2% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (12%)
  • Tuesday27 (14%)
  • Wednesday19 (10%)
  • Thursday37 (20%)
  • Friday32 (17%)
  • Saturday26 (14%)
  • Sunday24 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (8.6%)
  • February15 (8%)
  • March18 (9.6%)
  • April12 (6.4%)
  • May10 (5.3%)
  • June17 (9.1%)
  • July12 (6.4%)
  • August16 (8.6%)
  • September15 (8%)
  • October13 (7%)
  • November22 (12%)
  • December21 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight140 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (9.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds166 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (9.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry128 (68%)
  • Wet or damp56 (30%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph119 (64%)
  • 40 mph25 (13%)
  • 50 mph9 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph31 (17%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway162 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre Forest in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant162 (63%)
  • Pedestrian29 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist21 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant12 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2037 (14%)
  • 21 to 2538 (15%)
  • 26 to 3526 (10%)
  • 36 to 4539 (15%)
  • 46 to 5534 (13%)
  • 56 to 6515 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7523 (8.9%)
  • Over 7518 (7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider165 (64%)
  • Passenger63 (25%)
  • Pedestrian29 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car250 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle25 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre Forest in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre Forest had fewer road collisions than 292 of them in 2014.

Collisions
293rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
293rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wyre Forest in 2014

Blakebrook & Habberley South, Wyre Forest, DY10 1LX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wyre Forest in 2014, with 31 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Wyre Forest with the most crashes in 2014

The A451 had the most collisions in Wyre Forest in 2014: 28, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre Forest, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA451283504
2ndA4562539110
3rdA448142001
4thA449131702
5thB4190131801
6thA442122101
7thA40254400
8thB41894400
9thA4503300
10thB41933600
11thB41953702
12thA45352200
13thA41171100
14thB41881101
15thB41941300
16thB41961100
17thB42021200

Towns in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2014

Kidderminster had the most collisions of any town in Wyre Forest in 2014: 80.

Postcode districts in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2014

DY10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre Forest in 2014: 82.

Latest crashes in Wyre Forest in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre Forest in 2014, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2014.

Severity

Wyre Forest road accidents in other years