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Forest of Dean road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 299 road traffic collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1986, and 447 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 121 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1985 (296), and casualties rose from 419.

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

Collisions in 1986
299
Up 1% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
447
Up 7% on 1985
Fatal collisions
8
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
121
40% of collisions

Crash severity in the Forest of Dean in 1986

2.7% of collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1986 were fatal and 40% serious, against 3% and 25% in the Forest of Dean from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.7%
  • Serious12140%
  • Slight17057%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious15535%
  • Slight28464%

Forest of Dean road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 299 in 1986. 1986 is highlighted, with 299, up 1% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (12%)
  • Tuesday34 (11%)
  • Wednesday41 (14%)
  • Thursday41 (14%)
  • Friday54 (18%)
  • Saturday52 (17%)
  • Sunday42 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (9.4%)
  • February10 (3.3%)
  • March30 (10%)
  • April19 (6.4%)
  • May18 (6%)
  • June23 (7.7%)
  • July35 (12%)
  • August33 (11%)
  • September18 (6%)
  • October34 (11%)
  • November29 (9.7%)
  • December22 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight217 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds259 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry191 (64%)
  • Wet or damp88 (29%)
  • Frost or ice19 (6.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph95 (32%)
  • 40 mph13 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph172 (58%)
  • 70 mph18 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway270 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.7%)
  • 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 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant307 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (18%)
  • Pedestrian36 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist9 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20140 (31%)
  • 21 to 2589 (20%)
  • 26 to 3571 (16%)
  • 36 to 4544 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5525 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.9%)
  • Over 7510 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider260 (58%)
  • Passenger151 (34%)
  • Pedestrian36 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car430 (78%)
  • Motorcycle70 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (4%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.6%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (1.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Forest of Dean in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Forest of Dean had fewer road collisions than 310 of them in 1986.

Collisions
311th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
287th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Forest of Dean with the most crashes in 1986

The A48 had the most collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1986: 57, including 3 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Forest of Dean, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA485788323
2ndA41362640013
3rdA4151162317
4thB4228162508
5thB4226131805
6thB4215121801
7thB4227121306
8thA40111801
9thA417112214
10thM481311
11thB443171004
12thB423161102
13thB42215902
14thB44325803
15thA4494402
16thB42344904
17thB40283712
18thM503403
19thB42162202
20thA4661100

Towns in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 1986

Cinderford had the most collisions of any town in the Forest of Dean in 1986: 24.

Postcode districts in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 1986

GL14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Forest of Dean in 1986: 60.

Latest crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1986, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1986.

Severity

Forest of Dean road accidents in other years