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Forest of Dean road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 10,073 road traffic collisions in the Forest of Dean from 1979 to 2025, and 14,550 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 306 were fatal and 2,539 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 103 collisions, down 23% on 2024 (134), and casualties fell from 185 to 149.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
10,073
29th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
14,550
1.44 per collision
Fatal collisions
306
3% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
103
Down 23% on 2024

Crash severity in the Forest of Dean

3% of collisions in the Forest of Dean from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3063%
  • Serious2,53925%
  • Slight7,22872%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3372.3%
  • Serious3,21022%
  • Slight11,00376%

Forest of Dean road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Forest of Dean, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 299 in 1986. In 2025 there were 103, down 23% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 103
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025103149
2024134185
2023142220
2022124164
2021109132
202089116
2019102149
201890117
201798145
201687121
2015100173
2014101164
2013101145
2012145213
2011151201
2010158216
2009200293
2008197284
2007195269
2006242364
2005266378
2004292420
2003295410
2002276395
2001285427
2000267398
1999258374
1998243363
1997227337
1996247359
1995239367
1994257410
1993285395
1992281437
1991267368
1990255398
1989294433
1988272391
1987287394
1986299447
1985296419
1984290405
1983294412
1982261367
1981284413
1980296403
1979292410

When and where crashes happen in the Forest of Dean

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,331 (13%)
  • Tuesday1,378 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,429 (14%)
  • Thursday1,410 (14%)
  • Friday1,639 (16%)
  • Saturday1,604 (16%)
  • Sunday1,282 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59438 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59158 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,166 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,484 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:591,769 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592,433 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,582 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,043 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January777 (7.7%)
  • February695 (6.9%)
  • March781 (7.8%)
  • April741 (7.4%)
  • May783 (7.8%)
  • June883 (8.8%)
  • July921 (9.1%)
  • August904 (9%)
  • September908 (9%)
  • October886 (8.8%)
  • November964 (9.6%)
  • December830 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight7,298 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,566 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit945 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown217 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit47 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds7,858 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,351 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds182 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds158 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist135 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds88 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds16 (0.2%)
  • Other151 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded134 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry6,316 (63%)
  • Wet or damp3,344 (33%)
  • Frost or ice286 (2.8%)
  • Snow80 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep27 (0.3%)
  • Mud12 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph32 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph3,297 (33%)
  • 40 mph771 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph854 (8.5%)
  • 60 mph4,897 (49%)
  • 70 mph218 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway9,535 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway412 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout65 (0.6%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded23 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in the Forest of Dean

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant10,174 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist1,874 (13%)
  • Pedestrian1,103 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist490 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant363 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)225 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant127 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant73 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant64 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant24 (0.2%)
  • Other31 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5219 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 10419 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 15711 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 203,429 (24%)
  • 21 to 252,058 (14%)
  • 26 to 352,494 (17%)
  • 36 to 451,802 (12%)
  • 46 to 551,343 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 65965 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 75671 (4.6%)
  • Over 75429 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider9,356 (64%)
  • Passenger4,091 (28%)
  • Pedestrian1,103 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car13,636 (75%)
  • Motorcycle1,849 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes816 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes743 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle495 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle204 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach179 (1%)
  • Minibus76 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle53 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car35 (0.2%)
  • Other31 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in the Forest of Dean

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in the Forest of Dean

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How the Forest of Dean ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Forest of Dean had the 29th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
29th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
36th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 144th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
65th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
320thEast Cambridgeshire10,43414,9983592,545
321stRochford10,30913,5751141,878
322ndMidlothian10,10313,5692092,562
323rdForest of Dean (this area)10,07314,5503062,539
324thStevenage9,94713,260901,636
325thMid Devon9,87913,5902222,183
326thEast Lothian9,66413,1862612,529

Accident hotspots in the Forest of Dean

Lydney East, Forest of Dean, GL15 5RF area is the busiest accident hotspot in the Forest of Dean, with 175 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in the Forest of Dean with the most crashes

The A48 had the most collisions in the Forest of Dean from 1979 to 2025: 1,509, including 82 fatal and 374 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Forest of Dean, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA481,5092,30982374
2ndA41369311,43738222
3rdA41515297176127
4thB422852874314155
5thA41750777921140
6thA4049679423118
7thB421549178221138
8thB4226424645897
9thB4234266378663
10thB4231242335967
11thB4221160252347
12thB4227147192540
13thB4216127169327
14thM50126221133
15thB4028122174431
16thB4432108142429
17thB443190123134
18thA46686142328
19thA44963109023
20thB42245586110

Towns in the Forest of Dean

Cinderford had the most collisions of any town in the Forest of Dean from 1979 to 2025: 689.

Postcode districts in the Forest of Dean

GL15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Forest of Dean from 1979 to 2025: 2,157.

Latest crashes in the Forest of Dean

Of the latest 24 crashes in the Forest of Dean, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The most recent was on 19 December 2025.

Severity