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Wyre Forest road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 147 road traffic collisions in Wyre Forest in 2019, and 183 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2018 (152), and casualties fell from 203.

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

Collisions in 2019
147
Down 3% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
183
Down 10% on 2018
Fatal collisions
4
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre Forest in 2019

2.7% of collisions in Wyre Forest in 2019 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2% and 19% in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.7%
  • Serious3423%
  • Slight10974%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.2%
  • Serious3821%
  • Slight14177%

Wyre Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 440 in 1985. 2019 is highlighted, with 147, down 3% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 147
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (19%)
  • Tuesday21 (14%)
  • Wednesday12 (8.2%)
  • Thursday24 (16%)
  • Friday24 (16%)
  • Saturday23 (16%)
  • Sunday15 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (4.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (7.5%)
  • February11 (7.5%)
  • March15 (10%)
  • April15 (10%)
  • May16 (11%)
  • June14 (9.5%)
  • July13 (8.8%)
  • August8 (5.4%)
  • September9 (6.1%)
  • October11 (7.5%)
  • November14 (9.5%)
  • December10 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight106 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (5.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds134 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (7.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry104 (71%)
  • Wet or damp39 (27%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph87 (59%)
  • 40 mph26 (18%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph28 (19%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway118 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (12%)
  • Roundabout8 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre Forest in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant103 (56%)
  • Pedestrian32 (17%)
  • Cyclist21 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (8.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 108 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 158 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2014 (7.7%)
  • 21 to 2523 (13%)
  • 26 to 3538 (21%)
  • 36 to 4530 (16%)
  • 46 to 5517 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6514 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7518 (9.8%)
  • Over 7511 (6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider126 (69%)
  • Pedestrian32 (17%)
  • Passenger25 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car197 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle16 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre Forest in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre Forest had fewer road collisions than 271 of them in 2019.

Collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
264th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wyre Forest in 2019

Blakebrook & Habberley South, Wyre Forest, DY10 1LX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wyre Forest in 2019, with 26 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Wyre Forest with the most crashes in 2019

The A456 had the most collisions in Wyre Forest in 2019: 24, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre Forest, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA456243405
2ndA451141833
3rdA442131605
4thB41909901
5thA40256701
6thA4496701
7thB41956600
8thA4504701
9thB41944803
10thA4483401
11thA45353300
12thB45492200
13thA41171101
14thB41881100
15thB41961100

Towns in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2019

Kidderminster had the most collisions of any town in Wyre Forest in 2019: 69.

Postcode districts in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2019

DY10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre Forest in 2019: 58.

Latest crashes in Wyre Forest in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre Forest in 2019, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2019.

Severity

Wyre Forest road accidents in other years