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Wyre Forest road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 174 road traffic collisions in Wyre Forest in 2017, and 211 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2016 (170), and casualties fell from 232.

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

Collisions in 2017
174
Up 2% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
211
Down 9% on 2016
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre Forest in 2017

None of the collisions in Wyre Forest in 2017 were fatal and 16% were serious, against 2% and 19% in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2816%
  • Slight14684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3617%
  • Slight17583%

Wyre Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 440 in 1985. 2017 is highlighted, with 174, up 2% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 174
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (11%)
  • Tuesday24 (14%)
  • Wednesday26 (15%)
  • Thursday29 (17%)
  • Friday34 (20%)
  • Saturday20 (11%)
  • Sunday22 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (7.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (10%)
  • February15 (8.6%)
  • March19 (11%)
  • April16 (9.2%)
  • May18 (10%)
  • June13 (7.5%)
  • July15 (8.6%)
  • August15 (8.6%)
  • September11 (6.3%)
  • October13 (7.5%)
  • November8 (4.6%)
  • December13 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight130 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (6.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds152 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (9.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry118 (68%)
  • Wet or damp54 (31%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph111 (64%)
  • 40 mph24 (14%)
  • 50 mph7 (4%)
  • 60 mph32 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway144 (83%)
  • Roundabout14 (8%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre Forest in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant111 (53%)
  • Pedestrian39 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (13%)
  • Cyclist21 (10%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1510 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2031 (15%)
  • 21 to 2525 (12%)
  • 26 to 3532 (15%)
  • 36 to 4522 (10%)
  • 46 to 5532 (15%)
  • 56 to 6528 (13%)
  • 66 to 7516 (7.6%)
  • Over 7511 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider135 (64%)
  • Pedestrian39 (18%)
  • Passenger37 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car226 (75%)
  • Motorcycle28 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre Forest in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre Forest had fewer road collisions than 271 of them in 2017.

Collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 21 other areas
Serious collisions
299th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wyre Forest in 2017

Blakebrook & Habberley South, Wyre Forest, DY10 1LX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wyre Forest in 2017, with 21 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Wyre Forest with the most crashes in 2017

The A451 and A456 had the most collisions in Wyre Forest in 2017, with 22 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre Forest, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA451222607
2ndA456222303
3rdA442152103
4thA449151702
5thA448101000
6thB41908901
7thA40255600
8thA45355501
9thB45495800
10thA4504802
11thB41943500
12thB41953501
13thB42023500
14thB41882401
15thB41892200

Towns in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2017

Kidderminster had the most collisions of any town in Wyre Forest in 2017: 87.

Postcode districts in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2017

DY10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre Forest in 2017: 70.

Latest crashes in Wyre Forest in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre Forest in 2017, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2017.

Severity

Wyre Forest road accidents in other years