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Wyre Forest road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 127 road traffic collisions in Wyre Forest in 2024, and 170 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 25% on 2023 (102), and casualties rose from 134.

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

Collisions in 2024
127
Up 25% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
170
Up 27% on 2023
Fatal collisions
2
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre Forest in 2024

1.6% of collisions in Wyre Forest in 2024 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2% and 19% in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.6%
  • Serious4233%
  • Slight8365%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious4728%
  • Slight12171%

Wyre Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 440 in 1985. 2024 is highlighted, with 127, up 25% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 127
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (11%)
  • Tuesday18 (14%)
  • Wednesday13 (10%)
  • Thursday24 (19%)
  • Friday23 (18%)
  • Saturday22 (17%)
  • Sunday13 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5928 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (8.7%)
  • February9 (7.1%)
  • March6 (4.7%)
  • April7 (5.5%)
  • May11 (8.7%)
  • June12 (9.4%)
  • July13 (10%)
  • August11 (8.7%)
  • September8 (6.3%)
  • October13 (10%)
  • November10 (7.9%)
  • December16 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight88 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (6.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds117 (92%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (7.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry98 (77%)
  • Wet or damp28 (22%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph69 (54%)
  • 40 mph21 (17%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph33 (26%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway100 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (12%)
  • Roundabout9 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre Forest in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant103 (61%)
  • Pedestrian20 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (11%)
  • Cyclist18 (11%)
  • Van occupant8 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1510 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2024 (14%)
  • 21 to 258 (4.7%)
  • 26 to 3526 (15%)
  • 36 to 4523 (14%)
  • 46 to 5523 (14%)
  • 56 to 6523 (14%)
  • 66 to 7514 (8.2%)
  • Over 7511 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider125 (74%)
  • Passenger25 (15%)
  • Pedestrian20 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car173 (74%)
  • Motorcycle19 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (3.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre Forest in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre Forest had fewer road collisions than 281 of them in 2024.

Collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wyre Forest in 2024

Blakebrook & Habberley South, Wyre Forest, DY10 1LX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wyre Forest in 2024, with 15 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Wyre Forest with the most crashes in 2024

The A456 had the most collisions in Wyre Forest in 2024: 18, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre Forest, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA456182816
2ndA442121406
3rdA451122313
4thA44991103
5thA44881202
6thB41907702
7thA4504603
8thB41944502
9thA40253300
10thA45352300
11thB41952201
12thB41891101
13thB41961100
14thB45491100

Towns in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2024

Kidderminster had the most collisions of any town in Wyre Forest in 2024: 58.

Postcode districts in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2024

DY10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre Forest in 2024: 52.

Latest crashes in Wyre Forest in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre Forest in 2024, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2024.

Severity

Wyre Forest road accidents in other years