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Wyre Forest road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 122 road traffic collisions in Wyre Forest in 2021, and 156 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2020 (125), and casualties fell from 161.

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

Collisions in 2021
122
Down 2% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
156
Down 3% on 2020
Fatal collisions
5
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre Forest in 2021

4.1% of collisions in Wyre Forest in 2021 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2% and 19% in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal54.1%
  • Serious3630%
  • Slight8166%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal53.2%
  • Serious3925%
  • Slight11272%

Wyre Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 440 in 1985. 2021 is highlighted, with 122, down 2% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 122
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (12%)
  • Tuesday20 (16%)
  • Wednesday18 (15%)
  • Thursday13 (11%)
  • Friday27 (22%)
  • Saturday17 (14%)
  • Sunday12 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5931 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (11%)
  • February6 (4.9%)
  • March6 (4.9%)
  • April10 (8.2%)
  • May11 (9%)
  • June14 (11%)
  • July9 (7.4%)
  • August8 (6.6%)
  • September12 (9.8%)
  • October18 (15%)
  • November7 (5.7%)
  • December7 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight95 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (3.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds107 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry89 (73%)
  • Wet or damp32 (26%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph75 (61%)
  • 40 mph17 (14%)
  • 50 mph4 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph25 (20%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway100 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (11%)
  • Roundabout6 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre Forest in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant98 (63%)
  • Pedestrian17 (11%)
  • Cyclist16 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (9%)
  • Van occupant7 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 156 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2013 (8.3%)
  • 21 to 2515 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3527 (17%)
  • 36 to 4523 (15%)
  • 46 to 5526 (17%)
  • 56 to 6510 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7511 (7.1%)
  • Over 7515 (9.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider107 (69%)
  • Passenger32 (21%)
  • Pedestrian17 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car153 (69%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle15 (6.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre Forest in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre Forest had fewer road collisions than 278 of them in 2021.

Collisions
279th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
282nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
241st
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wyre Forest in 2021

Blakebrook & Habberley South, Wyre Forest, DY10 1LX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wyre Forest in 2021, with 13 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Wyre Forest with the most crashes in 2021

The A456 had the most collisions in Wyre Forest in 2021: 20, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre Forest, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA456202719
2ndA451141913
3rdA442101114
4thA4497700
5thA40256903
6thB41896602
7thA4484401
8thA4504901
9thB41904400
10thB41954500
11thB45494602
12thA41171200
13thA45351100
14thB41931301
15thB41941100
16thB41961100

Towns in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2021

Kidderminster had the most collisions of any town in Wyre Forest in 2021: 54.

Postcode districts in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2021

DY10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre Forest in 2021: 51.

Latest crashes in Wyre Forest in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre Forest in 2021, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 17 December 2021.

Severity

Wyre Forest road accidents in other years