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B4549 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 85 collisions on the B4549 from 1979 to 2024, with 115 casualties. Of those crashes, 2 were fatal and 17 serious, and 2 people were killed.

No collisions were recorded on the B4549 in 2025, after 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
85
4,185th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
115
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
17
23 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
1 in 2024

Crash severity on the B4549

On the B4549, 2.4% of collisions were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2024

  • Fatal22.4%
  • Serious1720%
  • Slight6678%

Where the B4549 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,185th
Most casualties
4,187th
Most fatal collisions
3,485th
Most serious collisions
4,187th

B4549 accidents by year

Collisions on the B4549 peaked at 6 in 2012; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B4549, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202411
202311
202200
202146
202012
201922
201811
201758
201635
201511
201400
201311
201267
201122
201023
200933
200800
200711
200612
200511
200400
200311
200222
200100
200022
199933
199824
199722
199611
199545
199400
199336
199222
199111
199022
198911
198835
198727
198600
198535
198422
198334
198223
198144
198024
197922

When crashes happen on the B4549

Thursday has the most collisions on the B4549 (18), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (24).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (13%)
  • Tuesday9 (11%)
  • Wednesday13 (15%)
  • Thursday18 (21%)
  • Friday15 (18%)
  • Saturday13 (15%)
  • Sunday6 (7.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am1 (1.2%)
  • 3am to 6am2 (2.4%)
  • 6am to 9am11 (13%)
  • 9am to noon14 (16%)
  • Noon to 3pm12 (14%)
  • 3pm to 6pm24 (28%)
  • 6pm to 9pm11 (13%)
  • 9pm to midnight10 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (11%)
  • February7 (8.2%)
  • March8 (9.4%)
  • April9 (11%)
  • May11 (13%)
  • June2 (2.4%)
  • July7 (8.2%)
  • August6 (7.1%)
  • September3 (3.5%)
  • October10 (12%)
  • November9 (11%)
  • December4 (4.7%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight61 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B4549 crashes

On the B4549, 100% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 69% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph85 (100%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds72 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (11%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.2%)
  • Other2 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry59 (69%)
  • Wet or damp24 (28%)
  • Snow2 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway83 (98%)
  • Roundabout1 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B4549 crashes

Car occupants make up 56% of the people killed or injured on the B4549, followed by pedestrians (18%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant64 (56%)
  • Pedestrian21 (18%)
  • Cyclist13 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (8.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car107 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle10 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 104 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1513 (11%)
  • 16 to 2030 (26%)
  • 21 to 255 (4.3%)
  • 26 to 3522 (19%)
  • 36 to 459 (7.8%)
  • 46 to 5511 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 659 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 753 (2.6%)
  • Over 757 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider66 (57%)
  • Passenger28 (24%)
  • Pedestrian21 (18%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B4549

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B4549

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B4549 crashes by council area

All 85 collisions on the B4549 were in Wyre Forest.

Collisions on the B4549 in each area, 1979 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWyre Forest85115217

B4549 crashes by town

Of the 85 collisions on the B4549, 85 were in the built-up area of Kidderminster.

Recent crashes on the B4549

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B4549, from 31 January 2012 to 4 February 2024.

Severity