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Wyre Forest road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 207 road traffic collisions in Wyre Forest in 2015, and 266 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2014 (187), and casualties rose from 257.

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

Collisions in 2015
207
Up 11% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
266
Up 4% on 2014
Fatal collisions
7
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
9.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre Forest in 2015

3.4% of collisions in Wyre Forest in 2015 were fatal and 9.2% serious, against 2% and 19% in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.4%
  • Serious199.2%
  • Slight18187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.6%
  • Serious207.5%
  • Slight23990%

Wyre Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 440 in 1985. 2015 is highlighted, with 207, up 11% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 207
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (15%)
  • Tuesday28 (14%)
  • Wednesday29 (14%)
  • Thursday37 (18%)
  • Friday33 (16%)
  • Saturday26 (13%)
  • Sunday23 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (8.2%)
  • February18 (8.7%)
  • March8 (3.9%)
  • April16 (7.7%)
  • May20 (9.7%)
  • June18 (8.7%)
  • July16 (7.7%)
  • August23 (11%)
  • September20 (9.7%)
  • October19 (9.2%)
  • November14 (6.8%)
  • December18 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight152 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (9.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds177 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Other3 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry153 (74%)
  • Wet or damp52 (25%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph138 (67%)
  • 40 mph30 (14%)
  • 50 mph8 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph31 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway169 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (10%)
  • Roundabout9 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre Forest in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant163 (61%)
  • Pedestrian41 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist20 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1016 (6%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2023 (8.6%)
  • 21 to 2537 (14%)
  • 26 to 3543 (16%)
  • 36 to 4550 (19%)
  • 46 to 5534 (13%)
  • 56 to 6518 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7521 (7.9%)
  • Over 758 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider166 (62%)
  • Passenger59 (22%)
  • Pedestrian41 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car292 (76%)
  • Motorcycle25 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre Forest in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre Forest had fewer road collisions than 267 of them in 2015.

Collisions
268th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
327th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wyre Forest in 2015

Blakebrook & Habberley South, Wyre Forest, DY10 1LX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wyre Forest in 2015, with 35 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Wyre Forest with the most crashes in 2015

The A456 had the most collisions in Wyre Forest in 2015: 30, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre Forest, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA456304112
2ndA451233312
3rdA449182501
4thB4190121502
5thA448111603
6thA44291111
7thB41946910
8thB419551010
9thA4504400
10thA45353300
11thB41893310
12thA40252300
13thA41172300
14thA441101
15thB41931100
16thB45491100

Towns in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2015

Kidderminster had the most collisions of any town in Wyre Forest in 2015: 115.

Postcode districts in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2015

DY10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre Forest in 2015: 102.

Latest crashes in Wyre Forest in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre Forest in 2015, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2015.

Severity

Wyre Forest road accidents in other years