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Bewdley road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 649 road traffic collisions in Bewdley, Wyre Forest, from 1979 to 2025, and 816 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 113 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, down from 6 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
649
989th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
816
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
10
10 people killed
Serious collisions
113
128 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
6 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Bewdley

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious11317%
  • Slight52681%

What the data shows

  • Bewdley had 59 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 35% fewer than the 91 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Bewdley were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 120 children under 16 were killed or injured in Bewdley, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in Bewdley.

Where Bewdley ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
989th
Most casualties
995th
Most fatal collisions
849th
Most serious collisions
1,049th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (12%)
  • Tuesday65 (10%)
  • Wednesday93 (14%)
  • Thursday85 (13%)
  • Friday128 (20%)
  • Saturday111 (17%)
  • Sunday91 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight455 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit150 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (4.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway616 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (3.5%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph581 (90%)
  • 40 mph9 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph52 (8%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds549 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant376 (46%)
  • Pedestrian214 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist131 (16%)
  • Cyclist65 (8%)
  • Van occupant16 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Bewdley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bewdley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Bewdley peaked at 37 in 1985; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202535
202466
202358
202234
202155
202066
20191011
2018810
20171011
201633
20151013
2014911
201344
201222
2011910
20101114
20091213
200899
20071215
20061317
20051010
20041721
2003910
20021112
20011422
20001926
19991723
19981819
19971517
19961520
1995811
19942231
19931722
19921118
19911516
19901012
19891721
19882027
19871928
19862835
19853747
19843341
19832732
19822833
19811825
19802125
19792335

Map of recent crashes in Bewdley

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Bewdley

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Bewdley

The 24 most recent collisions in Bewdley happened between 15 October 2020 and 31 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Bewdley

The B4190 has the most collisions in Bewdley, 241 of 649 (37%), followed by the A456 (178).

Collisions in Bewdley on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4190241295233
2ndA456178241344
3rdB41945270210
4thB4195384529

Council area for Bewdley

Bewdley is in Wyre Forest, where police recorded 13,508 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Bewdley accounts for 4.8% of them.

Postcode district for Bewdley

All 649 collisions in Bewdley were in the DY12 postcode district.