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Forest of Dean road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 292 road traffic collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1979, and 410 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 143 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 10,073 collisions in the Forest of Dean.

Collisions in 1979
292
Casualties in 1979
410
Fatal collisions
7
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
143
49% of collisions

Crash severity in the Forest of Dean in 1979

2.4% of collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1979 were fatal and 49% serious, against 3% and 25% in the Forest of Dean from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.4%
  • Serious14349%
  • Slight14249%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.7%
  • Serious20149%
  • Slight19848%

Forest of Dean road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 299 in 1986. 1979 is highlighted, with 292.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (12%)
  • Tuesday36 (12%)
  • Wednesday35 (12%)
  • Thursday38 (13%)
  • Friday56 (19%)
  • Saturday47 (16%)
  • Sunday46 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (8.2%)
  • February20 (6.8%)
  • March18 (6.2%)
  • April15 (5.1%)
  • May18 (6.2%)
  • June27 (9.2%)
  • July28 (9.6%)
  • August30 (10%)
  • September36 (12%)
  • October23 (7.9%)
  • November31 (11%)
  • December22 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight220 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (9.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds234 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (4.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry174 (60%)
  • Wet or damp76 (26%)
  • Frost or ice24 (8.2%)
  • Snow16 (5.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph110 (38%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph161 (55%)
  • 70 mph13 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway276 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant207 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (23%)
  • Pedestrian41 (10%)
  • Cyclist21 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant17 (4.1%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1021 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1531 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20122 (30%)
  • 21 to 2543 (10%)
  • 26 to 3569 (17%)
  • 36 to 4538 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5529 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.7%)
  • Over 755 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider250 (61%)
  • Passenger119 (29%)
  • Pedestrian41 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car286 (58%)
  • Motorcycle93 (19%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2.2%)
  • Minibus7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Forest of Dean in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in the Forest of Dean

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the Forest of Dean ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Forest of Dean had fewer road collisions than 318 of them in 1979.

Collisions
319th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
310th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
288th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
198th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in the Forest of Dean with the most crashes in 1979

The A48 had the most collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1979: 35, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Forest of Dean, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA483556019
2ndA4136263819
3rdA4151253308
4thB42282341115
5thB4215132126
6thB4227131305
7thA417111207
8thB4226101807
9thA407916
10thB42166902
11thB42316802
12thB42215901
13thB44315603
14thB443251002
15thM504600
16thB42243403
17thB42343300
18thM43401
19thA4662201
20thB40282300

Towns in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 1979

Cinderford had the most collisions of any town in the Forest of Dean in 1979: 28.

Postcode districts in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 1979

GL15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Forest of Dean in 1979: 61.

Latest crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1979, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

Forest of Dean road accidents in other years