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Forest of Dean road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 296 road traffic collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1980, and 403 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 130 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1979 (292), and casualties fell from 410.

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

Collisions in 1980
296
Up 1% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
403
Down 2% on 1979
Fatal collisions
12
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
130
44% of collisions

Crash severity in the Forest of Dean in 1980

4.1% of collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1980 were fatal and 44% serious, against 3% and 25% in the Forest of Dean from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal124.1%
  • Serious13044%
  • Slight15452%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal133.2%
  • Serious16541%
  • Slight22556%

Forest of Dean road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 299 in 1986. 1980 is highlighted, with 296, up 1% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (12%)
  • Tuesday39 (13%)
  • Wednesday37 (13%)
  • Thursday38 (13%)
  • Friday48 (16%)
  • Saturday55 (19%)
  • Sunday43 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (9.5%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (18%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.1%)
  • February22 (7.4%)
  • March22 (7.4%)
  • April29 (9.8%)
  • May24 (8.1%)
  • June22 (7.4%)
  • July21 (7.1%)
  • August24 (8.1%)
  • September42 (14%)
  • October24 (8.1%)
  • November22 (7.4%)
  • December23 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight195 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds246 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (9.1%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry202 (68%)
  • Wet or damp80 (27%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.7%)
  • Snow3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph109 (37%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph169 (57%)
  • 70 mph12 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway268 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant218 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist103 (26%)
  • Pedestrian40 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist16 (4%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1526 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20148 (37%)
  • 21 to 2553 (13%)
  • 26 to 3544 (11%)
  • 36 to 4538 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5527 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.5%)
  • Over 759 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider243 (60%)
  • Passenger120 (30%)
  • Pedestrian40 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car304 (61%)
  • Motorcycle98 (20%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle12 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.6%)
  • Minibus5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Forest of Dean in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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

How the Forest of Dean ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Forest of Dean had fewer road collisions than 314 of them in 1980.

Collisions
315th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
313th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
190th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
217th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Forest of Dean with the most crashes in 1980

The A48 had the most collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1980: 40, including 3 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Forest of Dean, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA484048317
2ndB42283039310
3rdA4136264419
4thA4151172107
5thB4215162119
6thB4231142016
7thA40131917
8thB4227122003
9thB443171603
10thM507801
11thB42346704
12thB44326602
13thA4175614
14thB42265804
15thB42214603
16thB42163501
17thM43401
18thA4662700
19thB40282201
20thA41721100

Towns in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 1980

Cinderford had the most collisions of any town in the Forest of Dean in 1980: 22.

Postcode districts in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 1980

GL15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Forest of Dean in 1980: 66.

Latest crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1980, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Forest of Dean road accidents in other years