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Wyre Forest road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 152 road traffic collisions in Wyre Forest in 2018, and 203 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2017 (174), and casualties fell from 211.

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

Collisions in 2018
152
Down 13% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
203
Down 4% on 2017
Fatal collisions
5
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre Forest in 2018

3.3% of collisions in Wyre Forest in 2018 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2% and 19% in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53.3%
  • Serious3624%
  • Slight11173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.5%
  • Serious4120%
  • Slight15777%

Wyre Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 440 in 1985. 2018 is highlighted, with 152, down 13% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 152
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (11%)
  • Tuesday21 (14%)
  • Wednesday30 (20%)
  • Thursday21 (14%)
  • Friday19 (13%)
  • Saturday24 (16%)
  • Sunday21 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (4.6%)
  • February13 (8.6%)
  • March6 (3.9%)
  • April10 (6.6%)
  • May10 (6.6%)
  • June18 (12%)
  • July17 (11%)
  • August14 (9.2%)
  • September18 (12%)
  • October12 (7.9%)
  • November10 (6.6%)
  • December17 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight116 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (6.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds138 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (7.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry110 (72%)
  • Wet or damp39 (26%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph100 (66%)
  • 40 mph16 (11%)
  • 50 mph7 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph28 (18%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway128 (84%)
  • Roundabout10 (6.6%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre Forest in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant125 (62%)
  • Pedestrian30 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (11%)
  • Cyclist16 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant4 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1010 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 159 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2018 (8.9%)
  • 21 to 2536 (18%)
  • 26 to 3529 (14%)
  • 36 to 4515 (7.4%)
  • 46 to 5538 (19%)
  • 56 to 6518 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7514 (6.9%)
  • Over 7511 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider135 (67%)
  • Passenger38 (19%)
  • Pedestrian30 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car207 (74%)
  • Motorcycle23 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre Forest in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre Forest had fewer road collisions than 280 of them in 2018.

Collisions
281st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
262nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wyre Forest in 2018

Blakebrook & Habberley South, Wyre Forest, DY10 1LX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wyre Forest in 2018, with 23 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wyre Forest with the most crashes in 2018

The A451 had the most collisions in Wyre Forest in 2018: 25, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre Forest, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA451253113
2ndA456244029
3rdB4190101504
4thA44891103
5thA44991213
6thA44271303
7thA40254501
8thA4504802
9thB41944602
10thB41932201
11thB41952200
12thA41171200
13thA45351101
14thB41881100
15thB41891100
16thB45491100

Towns in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2018

Kidderminster had the most collisions of any town in Wyre Forest in 2018: 72.

Postcode districts in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2018

DY10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre Forest in 2018: 58.

Latest crashes in Wyre Forest in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre Forest in 2018, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2018.

Severity

Wyre Forest road accidents in other years