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Forest of Dean road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 272 road traffic collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1988, and 391 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1987 (287), and casualties fell from 394.

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

Collisions in 1988
272
Down 5% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
391
Down 1% on 1987
Fatal collisions
9
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
31% of collisions

Crash severity in the Forest of Dean in 1988

3.3% of collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1988 were fatal and 31% serious, against 3% and 25% in the Forest of Dean from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.3%
  • Serious8331%
  • Slight18066%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.6%
  • Serious10427%
  • Slight27771%

Forest of Dean road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 299 in 1986. 1988 is highlighted, with 272, down 5% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (9.6%)
  • Tuesday46 (17%)
  • Wednesday28 (10%)
  • Thursday54 (20%)
  • Friday45 (17%)
  • Saturday34 (13%)
  • Sunday39 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (4.8%)
  • February19 (7%)
  • March25 (9.2%)
  • April20 (7.4%)
  • May18 (6.6%)
  • June31 (11%)
  • July14 (5.1%)
  • August24 (8.8%)
  • September29 (11%)
  • October30 (11%)
  • November25 (9.2%)
  • December24 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight189 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (4.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds228 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (12%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry192 (71%)
  • Wet or damp78 (29%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph75 (28%)
  • 40 mph19 (7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph168 (62%)
  • 70 mph7 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway250 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant273 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (16%)
  • Pedestrian24 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist12 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1510 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 20123 (31%)
  • 21 to 2580 (20%)
  • 26 to 3556 (14%)
  • 36 to 4539 (10%)
  • 46 to 5530 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6517 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.3%)
  • Over 758 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider254 (65%)
  • Passenger113 (29%)
  • Pedestrian24 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car379 (76%)
  • Motorcycle65 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Forest of Dean in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Forest of Dean had fewer road collisions than 323 of them in 1988.

Collisions
324th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
315th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
201st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
261st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in the Forest of Dean with the most crashes in 1988

The A48 had the most collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1988: 56, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Forest of Dean, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA485683218
2ndA40212806
3rdA4136213109
4thA417182908
5thA4151141603
6thB4215112023
7thB4226111502
8thB4228101902
9thB423191003
10thB423481002
11thB42277703
12thB42213701
13thB44313300
14thB44323302
15thB42162520
16thM42200
17thA4301100
18thA4491100
19thA4661101
20thB42111101

Towns in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 1988

Lydney had the most collisions of any town in the Forest of Dean in 1988: 19.

Postcode districts in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 1988

GL15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Forest of Dean in 1988: 68.

Latest crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1988, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1988.

Severity

Forest of Dean road accidents in other years