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Wyre Forest road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 111 road traffic collisions in Wyre Forest in 2025, and 147 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2024 (127), and casualties fell from 170.

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

Collisions in 2025
111
Down 13% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
147
Down 14% on 2024
Fatal collisions
2
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre Forest in 2025

1.8% of collisions in Wyre Forest in 2025 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2% and 19% in Wyre Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.8%
  • Serious3431%
  • Slight7568%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.4%
  • Serious4027%
  • Slight10571%

Wyre Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 440 in 1985. 2025 is highlighted, with 111, down 13% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 111
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (15%)
  • Tuesday11 (9.9%)
  • Wednesday17 (15%)
  • Thursday17 (15%)
  • Friday26 (23%)
  • Saturday14 (13%)
  • Sunday9 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5926 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (2.7%)
  • February9 (8.1%)
  • March18 (16%)
  • April11 (9.9%)
  • May5 (4.5%)
  • June7 (6.3%)
  • July7 (6.3%)
  • August14 (13%)
  • September8 (7.2%)
  • October11 (9.9%)
  • November9 (8.1%)
  • December9 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight80 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds102 (92%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (7.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry92 (83%)
  • Wet or damp17 (15%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.9%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph64 (58%)
  • 40 mph14 (13%)
  • 50 mph11 (9.9%)
  • 60 mph21 (19%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway90 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (12%)
  • Roundabout8 (7.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre Forest in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant98 (67%)
  • Pedestrian18 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist8 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (4.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1510 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2017 (12%)
  • 21 to 255 (3.4%)
  • 26 to 3530 (20%)
  • 36 to 4520 (14%)
  • 46 to 5521 (14%)
  • 56 to 6519 (13%)
  • 66 to 759 (6.1%)
  • Over 759 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider99 (67%)
  • Passenger30 (20%)
  • Pedestrian18 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car158 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (10%)
  • Motorcycle13 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre Forest in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre Forest had fewer road collisions than 294 of them in 2025.

Collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
299th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
281st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wyre Forest in 2025

Blakebrook & Habberley South, Wyre Forest, DY10 1LX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wyre Forest in 2025, with 14 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Wyre Forest with the most crashes in 2025

The A456 had the most collisions in Wyre Forest in 2025: 19, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre Forest, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA456192415
2ndA451132012
3rdA44991302
4thB419091003
5thA44881204
6thA4425501
7thB41944401
8thA4503501
9thA45353401
10thB41892401
11thB41932301
12thB41952301
13thB41881101

Towns in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2025

Kidderminster had the most collisions of any town in Wyre Forest in 2025: 47.

Postcode districts in Wyre Forest: crashes in 2025

DY10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre Forest in 2025: 47.

Latest crashes in Wyre Forest in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre Forest in 2025, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2025.

Severity

Wyre Forest road accidents in other years