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Forest of Dean road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 296 road traffic collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1985, and 419 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 114 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1984 (290), and casualties rose from 405.

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

Collisions in 1985
296
Up 2% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
419
Up 3% on 1984
Fatal collisions
10
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
114
39% of collisions

Crash severity in the Forest of Dean in 1985

3.4% of collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1985 were fatal and 39% serious, against 3% and 25% in the Forest of Dean from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.4%
  • Serious11439%
  • Slight17258%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.9%
  • Serious14334%
  • Slight26463%

Forest of Dean road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 299 in 1986. 1985 is highlighted, with 296, up 2% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (14%)
  • Tuesday51 (17%)
  • Wednesday40 (14%)
  • Thursday32 (11%)
  • Friday52 (18%)
  • Saturday28 (9.5%)
  • Sunday52 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.4%)
  • February13 (4.4%)
  • March20 (6.8%)
  • April23 (7.8%)
  • May31 (10%)
  • June25 (8.4%)
  • July29 (9.8%)
  • August23 (7.8%)
  • September28 (9.5%)
  • October21 (7.1%)
  • November27 (9.1%)
  • December34 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight195 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting69 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds218 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (21%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry172 (58%)
  • Wet or damp102 (34%)
  • Frost or ice14 (4.7%)
  • Snow7 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph85 (29%)
  • 40 mph10 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph186 (63%)
  • 70 mph14 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway276 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout3 (1%)
  • 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 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant264 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist87 (21%)
  • Pedestrian30 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.9%)
  • Cyclist11 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20130 (31%)
  • 21 to 2565 (16%)
  • 26 to 3565 (16%)
  • 36 to 4546 (11%)
  • 46 to 5530 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6526 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.4%)
  • Over 756 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider271 (65%)
  • Passenger118 (28%)
  • Pedestrian30 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car345 (68%)
  • Motorcycle79 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Forest of Dean in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Forest of Dean had fewer road collisions than 313 of them in 1985.

Collisions
314th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
299th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
187th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
225th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Forest of Dean with the most crashes in 1985

The A48 had the most collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1985: 41, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Forest of Dean, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA484160314
2ndA4136284118
3rdB42282532114
4thA40183305
5thB4215182205
6thA417172708
7thA41511423010
8thB4226132003
9thB443191003
10thB42318903
11thB423481313
12thA46661104
13thB42276711
14thM45902
15thM505801
16thB42163401
17thB42213502
18thA4492400
19thB40282201
20thB44322201

Towns in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 1985

Lydney had the most collisions of any town in the Forest of Dean in 1985: 17.

Postcode districts in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 1985

GL15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Forest of Dean in 1985: 71.

Latest crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1985, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Forest of Dean road accidents in other years