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Forest of Dean road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 284 road traffic collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1981, and 413 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 136 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1980 (296), and casualties rose from 403.

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

Collisions in 1981
284
Down 4% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
413
Up 2% on 1980
Fatal collisions
8
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
136
48% of collisions

Crash severity in the Forest of Dean in 1981

2.8% of collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1981 were fatal and 48% serious, against 3% and 25% in the Forest of Dean from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.8%
  • Serious13648%
  • Slight14049%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious19046%
  • Slight21552%

Forest of Dean road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 299 in 1986. 1981 is highlighted, with 284, down 4% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (13%)
  • Tuesday34 (12%)
  • Wednesday42 (15%)
  • Thursday40 (14%)
  • Friday47 (17%)
  • Saturday49 (17%)
  • Sunday36 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (8.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (19%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.8%)
  • February12 (4.2%)
  • March18 (6.3%)
  • April14 (4.9%)
  • May26 (9.2%)
  • June30 (11%)
  • July36 (13%)
  • August19 (6.7%)
  • September24 (8.5%)
  • October31 (11%)
  • November27 (9.5%)
  • December22 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight180 (63%)
  • Dark, no street lighting78 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds221 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry172 (61%)
  • Wet or damp94 (33%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.9%)
  • Snow7 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph103 (36%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph163 (57%)
  • 70 mph9 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway268 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (5.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant218 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (22%)
  • Pedestrian43 (10%)
  • Van occupant26 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist16 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1533 (8%)
  • 16 to 20136 (33%)
  • 21 to 2557 (14%)
  • 26 to 3570 (17%)
  • 36 to 4538 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5530 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6517 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.2%)
  • Over 755 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider246 (60%)
  • Passenger124 (30%)
  • Pedestrian43 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car285 (59%)
  • Motorcycle89 (19%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.7%)
  • Minibus5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Forest of Dean in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Forest of Dean had fewer road collisions than 318 of them in 1981.

Collisions
319th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
306th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
256th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
204th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in the Forest of Dean with the most crashes in 1981

The A48 had the most collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1981: 39, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Forest of Dean, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA483956017
2ndA4136212827
3rdA4151172218
4thB4228152517
5thA4171323110
6thB4215111609
7thB4231101203
8thB4431101106
9thA4081805
10thB42268901
11thB42277711
12thB423471603
13thM44701
14thM504502
15thA4663801
16thB42163501
17thB42213503
18thB40282401
19thB44322200
20thA4491300

Towns in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 1981

Cinderford had the most collisions of any town in the Forest of Dean in 1981: 20.

Postcode districts in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 1981

GL15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Forest of Dean in 1981: 60.

Latest crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1981, none were fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1981.

Severity

Forest of Dean road accidents in other years