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Wyre Forest road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 170 road traffic collisions in Wyre Forest in 2016, and 232 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2015 (207), and casualties fell from 266.

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

Collisions in 2016
170
Down 18% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
232
Down 13% on 2015
Fatal collisions
3
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre Forest in 2016

1.8% of collisions in Wyre Forest in 2016 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2% and 19% in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious3219%
  • Slight13579%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious3314%
  • Slight19684%

Wyre Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 440 in 1985. 2016 is highlighted, with 170, down 18% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (10%)
  • Tuesday24 (14%)
  • Wednesday22 (13%)
  • Thursday32 (19%)
  • Friday30 (18%)
  • Saturday26 (15%)
  • Sunday19 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (8.2%)
  • February10 (5.9%)
  • March9 (5.3%)
  • April20 (12%)
  • May11 (6.5%)
  • June11 (6.5%)
  • July18 (11%)
  • August15 (8.8%)
  • September20 (12%)
  • October12 (7.1%)
  • November13 (7.6%)
  • December17 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight126 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (7.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds160 (94%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (5.3%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry128 (75%)
  • Wet or damp35 (21%)
  • Frost or ice7 (4.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph101 (59%)
  • 40 mph21 (12%)
  • 50 mph6 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph39 (23%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway146 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (8.2%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre Forest in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant139 (60%)
  • Pedestrian32 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (13%)
  • Cyclist16 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (3%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2031 (13%)
  • 21 to 2527 (12%)
  • 26 to 3541 (18%)
  • 36 to 4538 (16%)
  • 46 to 5534 (15%)
  • 56 to 6517 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7514 (6%)
  • Over 7510 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider148 (64%)
  • Passenger52 (22%)
  • Pedestrian32 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car224 (74%)
  • Motorcycle28 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre Forest in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre Forest had fewer road collisions than 298 of them in 2016.

Collisions
299th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wyre Forest in 2016

Blakebrook & Habberley South, Wyre Forest, DY10 1LX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wyre Forest in 2016, with 27 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Wyre Forest with the most crashes in 2016

The A451 had the most collisions in Wyre Forest in 2016: 29, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre Forest, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA451293805
2ndA456213723
3rdA442131602
4thA449101603
5thB419571011
6thA4484701
7thA45041002
8thB41904401
9thB41934501
10thA45353400
11thB45493501
12thB41892202
13thB41942201
14thA40251200
15thB42021100

Towns in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2016

Kidderminster had the most collisions of any town in Wyre Forest in 2016: 88.

Postcode districts in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2016

DY10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre Forest in 2016: 75.

Latest crashes in Wyre Forest in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre Forest in 2016, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Wyre Forest road accidents in other years