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Wyre Forest road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 125 road traffic collisions in Wyre Forest in 2020, and 161 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2019 (147), and casualties fell from 183.

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

Collisions in 2020
125
Down 15% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
161
Down 12% on 2019
Fatal collisions
2
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre Forest in 2020

1.6% of collisions in Wyre Forest in 2020 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2% and 19% in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.6%
  • Serious3226%
  • Slight9173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious3522%
  • Slight12477%

Wyre Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 440 in 1985. 2020 is highlighted, with 125, down 15% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 125
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (14%)
  • Tuesday25 (20%)
  • Wednesday16 (13%)
  • Thursday20 (16%)
  • Friday21 (17%)
  • Saturday14 (11%)
  • Sunday12 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:599 (7.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (29%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (8.8%)
  • February8 (6.4%)
  • March6 (4.8%)
  • April4 (3.2%)
  • May6 (4.8%)
  • June12 (9.6%)
  • July12 (9.6%)
  • August11 (8.8%)
  • September7 (5.6%)
  • October20 (16%)
  • November8 (6.4%)
  • December20 (16%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight90 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds108 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry87 (70%)
  • Wet or damp35 (28%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph74 (59%)
  • 40 mph16 (13%)
  • 50 mph5 (4%)
  • 60 mph29 (23%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway96 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (13%)
  • Roundabout9 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre Forest in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant97 (60%)
  • Cyclist26 (16%)
  • Pedestrian20 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (7.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 158 (5%)
  • 16 to 2013 (8.1%)
  • 21 to 2517 (11%)
  • 26 to 3521 (13%)
  • 36 to 4520 (12%)
  • 46 to 5531 (19%)
  • 56 to 6523 (14%)
  • 66 to 7510 (6.2%)
  • Over 759 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider113 (70%)
  • Passenger28 (17%)
  • Pedestrian20 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car162 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (7%)
  • Motorcycle12 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre Forest in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre Forest had fewer road collisions than 264 of them in 2020.

Collisions
265th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
269th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wyre Forest in 2020

Blakebrook & Habberley South, Wyre Forest, DY10 1LX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wyre Forest in 2020, with 15 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wyre Forest with the most crashes in 2020

The A456 had the most collisions in Wyre Forest in 2020: 23, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre Forest, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA456232813
2ndA451151604
3rdA449132312
4thA442111102
5thA44881103
6thA40255503
7thA4503400
8thB41903400
9thB41942301
10thB41952301
11thA45351100
12thB41881101
13thB41961101
14thB45491201

Towns in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2020

Kidderminster had the most collisions of any town in Wyre Forest in 2020: 61.

Postcode districts in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2020

DY10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre Forest in 2020: 55.

Latest crashes in Wyre Forest in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre Forest in 2020, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2020.

Severity

Wyre Forest road accidents in other years