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Forest of Dean road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 290 road traffic collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1984, and 405 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1983 (294), and casualties fell from 412.

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

Collisions in 1984
290
Down 1% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
405
Down 2% on 1983
Fatal collisions
10
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
36% of collisions

Crash severity in the Forest of Dean in 1984

3.4% of collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1984 were fatal and 36% serious, against 3% and 25% in the Forest of Dean from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.4%
  • Serious10536%
  • Slight17560%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal123%
  • Serious12230%
  • Slight27167%

Forest of Dean road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 299 in 1986. 1984 is highlighted, with 290, down 1% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (14%)
  • Tuesday41 (14%)
  • Wednesday39 (13%)
  • Thursday36 (12%)
  • Friday44 (15%)
  • Saturday53 (18%)
  • Sunday35 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.6%)
  • February14 (4.8%)
  • March24 (8.3%)
  • April20 (6.9%)
  • May24 (8.3%)
  • June28 (9.7%)
  • July34 (12%)
  • August28 (9.7%)
  • September28 (9.7%)
  • October24 (8.3%)
  • November28 (9.7%)
  • December19 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight199 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds234 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (13%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry203 (70%)
  • Wet or damp82 (28%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph117 (40%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph158 (54%)
  • 70 mph6 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway279 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant234 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist93 (23%)
  • Pedestrian32 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist24 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20142 (35%)
  • 21 to 2563 (16%)
  • 26 to 3559 (15%)
  • 36 to 4542 (10%)
  • 46 to 5522 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 6515 (3.7%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.5%)
  • Over 756 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider256 (63%)
  • Passenger117 (29%)
  • Pedestrian32 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car336 (65%)
  • Motorcycle89 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Forest of Dean in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Forest of Dean had fewer road collisions than 315 of them in 1984.

Collisions
316th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
310th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
197th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
255th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Forest of Dean with the most crashes in 1984

The A48 had the most collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1984: 41, including 4 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Forest of Dean, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA484159416
2ndA41363154015
3rdA4151203318
4thB4228172206
5thA40152005
6thB4231142425
7thB4215131714
8thA41781202
9thB422681212
10thB42278901
11thB42167701
12thB40286604
13thB42346802
14thB44326601
15thB44314503
16thB42213401
17thB42243500
18thA4662801
19thB42132200
20thM42201

Towns in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 1984

Cinderford had the most collisions of any town in the Forest of Dean in 1984: 27.

Postcode districts in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 1984

GL15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Forest of Dean in 1984: 65.

Latest crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1984, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1984.

Severity

Forest of Dean road accidents in other years