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Wyre Forest road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 122 road traffic collisions in Wyre Forest in 2022, and 155 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2021, and casualties fell from 156.

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

Collisions in 2022
122
Level with 2021
Casualties in 2022
155
Down 1% on 2021
Fatal collisions
2
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre Forest in 2022

1.6% of collisions in Wyre Forest in 2022 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2% and 19% in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.6%
  • Serious3630%
  • Slight8469%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious4026%
  • Slight11373%

Wyre Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 440 in 1985. 2022 is highlighted, with 122, level with 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (13%)
  • Tuesday16 (13%)
  • Wednesday24 (20%)
  • Thursday17 (14%)
  • Friday25 (20%)
  • Saturday17 (14%)
  • Sunday7 (5.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5938 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (13%)
  • February14 (11%)
  • March15 (12%)
  • April6 (4.9%)
  • May7 (5.7%)
  • June10 (8.2%)
  • July2 (1.6%)
  • August11 (9%)
  • September9 (7.4%)
  • October8 (6.6%)
  • November13 (11%)
  • December11 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight90 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (4.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds111 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (8.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry84 (69%)
  • Wet or damp35 (29%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph67 (55%)
  • 40 mph25 (20%)
  • 50 mph6 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph20 (16%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway97 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (14%)
  • Roundabout5 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre Forest in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant89 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (15%)
  • Pedestrian21 (14%)
  • Cyclist10 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant9 (5.8%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 102 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 159 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2025 (16%)
  • 21 to 2512 (7.7%)
  • 26 to 3524 (15%)
  • 36 to 4520 (13%)
  • 46 to 5516 (10%)
  • 56 to 6520 (13%)
  • 66 to 7511 (7.1%)
  • Over 7516 (10%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider109 (70%)
  • Passenger25 (16%)
  • Pedestrian21 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car155 (71%)
  • Motorcycle23 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre Forest in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre Forest had fewer road collisions than 286 of them in 2022.

Collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
258th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wyre Forest in 2022

Blakebrook & Habberley South, Wyre Forest, DY10 1LX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wyre Forest in 2022, with 20 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Wyre Forest with the most crashes in 2022

The A456 had the most collisions in Wyre Forest in 2022: 26, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre Forest, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA456263118
2ndA451192906
3rdA44991305
4thA44271102
5thA4485511
6thB41894602
7thB41904501
8thA40253400
9thA4503301
10thB41952200
11thA45351101
12thB41931100
13thB41941100
14thB41961100

Towns in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2022

Kidderminster had the most collisions of any town in Wyre Forest in 2022: 55.

Postcode districts in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2022

DY10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre Forest in 2022: 55.

Latest crashes in Wyre Forest in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre Forest in 2022, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2022.

Severity

Wyre Forest road accidents in other years