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Forest of Dean road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 261 road traffic collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1982, and 367 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 129 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1981 (284), and casualties fell from 413.

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

Collisions in 1982
261
Down 8% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
367
Down 11% on 1981
Fatal collisions
7
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
129
49% of collisions

Crash severity in the Forest of Dean in 1982

2.7% of collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1982 were fatal and 49% serious, against 3% and 25% in the Forest of Dean from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.7%
  • Serious12949%
  • Slight12548%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious16445%
  • Slight19553%

Forest of Dean road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 299 in 1986. 1982 is highlighted, with 261, down 8% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (13%)
  • Tuesday24 (9.2%)
  • Wednesday33 (13%)
  • Thursday45 (17%)
  • Friday45 (17%)
  • Saturday49 (19%)
  • Sunday32 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (6.5%)
  • February18 (6.9%)
  • March22 (8.4%)
  • April14 (5.4%)
  • May20 (7.7%)
  • June22 (8.4%)
  • July28 (11%)
  • August27 (10%)
  • September27 (10%)
  • October19 (7.3%)
  • November23 (8.8%)
  • December24 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight178 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds210 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry159 (61%)
  • Wet or damp89 (34%)
  • Frost or ice12 (4.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph90 (34%)
  • 40 mph10 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph152 (58%)
  • 70 mph7 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway251 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant193 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist104 (28%)
  • Pedestrian38 (10%)
  • Cyclist13 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant11 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1016 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1527 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20147 (40%)
  • 21 to 2547 (13%)
  • 26 to 3537 (10%)
  • 36 to 4524 (6.5%)
  • 46 to 5522 (6%)
  • 56 to 6520 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.9%)
  • Over 754 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider229 (62%)
  • Passenger100 (27%)
  • Pedestrian38 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car259 (59%)
  • Motorcycle102 (23%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Forest of Dean in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Forest of Dean had fewer road collisions than 328 of them in 1982.

Collisions
329th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
328th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
222nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in the Forest of Dean with the most crashes in 1982

The A48 had the most collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1982: 40, including 4 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Forest of Dean, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA484054417
2ndA4136203127
3rdA4151152403
4thB4228141403
5thB42151330110
6thA40111706
7thB4226111408
8thA41791707
9thB443181303
10thB423471002
11thB42166604
12thB42276904
13thB40284604
14thB42314403
15thM44603
16thM504801
17thA4493402
18thB44323301
19thA4662201
20thB42111301

Towns in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 1982

Lydney had the most collisions of any town in the Forest of Dean in 1982: 21.

Postcode districts in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 1982

GL15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Forest of Dean in 1982: 59.

Latest crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1982, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Forest of Dean road accidents in other years