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Forest of Dean road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 294 road traffic collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1983, and 412 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1982 (261), and casualties rose from 367.

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

Collisions in 1983
294
Up 13% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
412
Up 12% on 1982
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
34% of collisions

Crash severity in the Forest of Dean in 1983

1% of collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1983 were fatal and 34% serious, against 3% and 25% in the Forest of Dean from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious9934%
  • Slight19265%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious12129%
  • Slight28870%

Forest of Dean road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 299 in 1986. 1983 is highlighted, with 294, up 13% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (13%)
  • Tuesday45 (15%)
  • Wednesday32 (11%)
  • Thursday44 (15%)
  • Friday42 (14%)
  • Saturday47 (16%)
  • Sunday47 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (7.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.1%)
  • February17 (5.8%)
  • March22 (7.5%)
  • April28 (9.5%)
  • May33 (11%)
  • June23 (7.8%)
  • July24 (8.2%)
  • August22 (7.5%)
  • September16 (5.4%)
  • October30 (10%)
  • November29 (9.9%)
  • December29 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight200 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds227 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry196 (67%)
  • Wet or damp85 (29%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.1%)
  • Snow3 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph108 (37%)
  • 40 mph6 (2%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph165 (56%)
  • 70 mph10 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway280 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant232 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist93 (23%)
  • Pedestrian42 (10%)
  • Cyclist20 (4.9%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1540 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 20134 (33%)
  • 21 to 2572 (17%)
  • 26 to 3539 (9.5%)
  • 36 to 4532 (7.8%)
  • 46 to 5529 (7%)
  • 56 to 6521 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.9%)
  • Over 755 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider236 (57%)
  • Passenger134 (33%)
  • Pedestrian42 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car329 (66%)
  • Motorcycle89 (18%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Forest of Dean in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Forest of Dean had fewer road collisions than 310 of them in 1983.

Collisions
311th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
298th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
332nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
257th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Forest of Dean with the most crashes in 1983

The A48 had the most collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1983: 38, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Forest of Dean, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA483851014
2ndA4136222803
3rdA4151192204
4thB4228152008
5thA40111504
6thB4215112806
7thB4226111305
8thB4234101503
9thB443181103
10thB42277905
11thA4176821
12thB421661101
13thB422161004
14thB443261003
15thM461003
16thA4664802
17thM5041002
18thB42243401
19thB40282302
20thB42312201

Towns in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 1983

Cinderford had the most collisions of any town in the Forest of Dean in 1983: 31.

Postcode districts in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 1983

GL15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Forest of Dean in 1983: 51.

Latest crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1983, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Forest of Dean road accidents in other years