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Wyre Forest road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 102 road traffic collisions in Wyre Forest in 2023, and 134 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2022 (122), and casualties fell from 155.

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

Collisions in 2023
102
Down 16% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
134
Down 14% on 2022
Fatal collisions
3
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre Forest in 2023

2.9% of collisions in Wyre Forest in 2023 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2% and 19% in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.9%
  • Serious3130%
  • Slight6867%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal53.7%
  • Serious3325%
  • Slight9672%

Wyre Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 440 in 1985. 2023 is highlighted, with 102, down 16% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 102
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (12%)
  • Tuesday9 (8.8%)
  • Wednesday23 (23%)
  • Thursday17 (17%)
  • Friday16 (16%)
  • Saturday14 (14%)
  • Sunday11 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (3.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5923 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (6.9%)
  • February8 (7.8%)
  • March10 (9.8%)
  • April7 (6.9%)
  • May11 (11%)
  • June14 (14%)
  • July13 (13%)
  • August8 (7.8%)
  • September8 (7.8%)
  • October4 (3.9%)
  • November6 (5.9%)
  • December6 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight80 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (6.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds90 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (12%)

Road surface

  • Dry70 (69%)
  • Wet or damp32 (31%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph62 (61%)
  • 40 mph14 (14%)
  • 50 mph5 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph20 (20%)
  • 70 mph1 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway87 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout5 (4.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre Forest in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant75 (56%)
  • Pedestrian22 (16%)
  • Cyclist16 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant3 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 104 (3%)
  • 11 to 159 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2024 (18%)
  • 21 to 2510 (7.5%)
  • 26 to 3528 (21%)
  • 36 to 4513 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5515 (11%)
  • 56 to 6516 (12%)
  • 66 to 7512 (9%)
  • Over 752 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider87 (65%)
  • Passenger25 (19%)
  • Pedestrian22 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car128 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle12 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre Forest in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre Forest had fewer road collisions than 304 of them in 2023.

Collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
308th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
285th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wyre Forest in 2023

Blakebrook & Habberley South, Wyre Forest, DY11 6NA area and Broadwaters, Wyre Forest, DY10 2UU area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Wyre Forest in 2023, with 9 collisions each.

Roads in Wyre Forest with the most crashes in 2023

The A451 had the most collisions in Wyre Forest in 2023: 20, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre Forest, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA451202309
2ndA456182823
3rdA4497903
4thA4486603
5thB419051201
6thB41943303
7thA4422300
8thA45352200
9thB41892300
10thB41952302
11thB41962300
12thA40251100
13thA4501110
14thB45491100

Towns in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2023

Kidderminster had the most collisions of any town in Wyre Forest in 2023: 48.

Postcode districts in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2023

DY10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre Forest in 2023: 43.

Latest crashes in Wyre Forest in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre Forest in 2023, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2023.

Severity

Wyre Forest road accidents in other years