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Forest of Dean road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 287 road traffic collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1987, and 394 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1986 (299), and casualties fell from 447.

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

Collisions in 1987
287
Down 4% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
394
Down 12% on 1986
Fatal collisions
13
4.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
38% of collisions

Crash severity in the Forest of Dean in 1987

4.5% of collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1987 were fatal and 38% serious, against 3% and 25% in the Forest of Dean from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal134.5%
  • Serious10938%
  • Slight16557%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal133.3%
  • Serious12832%
  • Slight25364%

Forest of Dean road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 299 in 1986. 1987 is highlighted, with 287, down 4% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (10%)
  • Tuesday41 (14%)
  • Wednesday37 (13%)
  • Thursday34 (12%)
  • Friday50 (17%)
  • Saturday63 (22%)
  • Sunday32 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (5.6%)
  • February16 (5.6%)
  • March21 (7.3%)
  • April22 (7.7%)
  • May25 (8.7%)
  • June23 (8%)
  • July40 (14%)
  • August24 (8.4%)
  • September23 (8%)
  • October25 (8.7%)
  • November25 (8.7%)
  • December27 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight199 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (4.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds245 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (9.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry191 (67%)
  • Wet or damp83 (29%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.4%)
  • Snow6 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph97 (34%)
  • 40 mph16 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph169 (59%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway265 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant249 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (24%)
  • Pedestrian30 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist14 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20116 (29%)
  • 21 to 2570 (18%)
  • 26 to 3563 (16%)
  • 36 to 4545 (11%)
  • 46 to 5526 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6520 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.3%)
  • Over 755 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider257 (65%)
  • Passenger107 (27%)
  • Pedestrian30 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car364 (72%)
  • Motorcycle88 (17%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (2.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Forest of Dean in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Forest of Dean had fewer road collisions than 311 of them in 1987.

Collisions
312th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
303rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Forest of Dean with the most crashes in 1987

The A48 had the most collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1987: 40, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Forest of Dean, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA484060314
2ndA41362336010
3rdB4228212609
4thB4215193627
5thA40182744
6thB4226111607
7thB4231111507
8thB4431111314
9thA417101112
10thB422181001
11thB42167703
12thB422771003
13thB42347902
14thA41515503
15thA4495602
16thB40285501
17thA4663300
18thB44323410
19thM43700
20thB42111101

Towns in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 1987

Lydney had the most collisions of any town in the Forest of Dean in 1987: 19.

Postcode districts in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 1987

GL15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Forest of Dean in 1987: 62.

Latest crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1987, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Forest of Dean road accidents in other years