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Forest of Dean road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 294 road traffic collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1989, and 433 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1988 (272), and casualties rose from 391.

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

Collisions in 1989
294
Up 8% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
433
Up 11% on 1988
Fatal collisions
10
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
24% of collisions

Crash severity in the Forest of Dean in 1989

3.4% of collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1989 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3% and 25% in the Forest of Dean from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.4%
  • Serious7224%
  • Slight21272%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.3%
  • Serious9321%
  • Slight33076%

Forest of Dean road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 299 in 1986. 1989 is highlighted, with 294, up 8% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (9.5%)
  • Tuesday44 (15%)
  • Wednesday30 (10%)
  • Thursday49 (17%)
  • Friday50 (17%)
  • Saturday54 (18%)
  • Sunday39 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.1%)
  • February23 (7.8%)
  • March18 (6.1%)
  • April25 (8.5%)
  • May25 (8.5%)
  • June23 (7.8%)
  • July29 (9.9%)
  • August33 (11%)
  • September22 (7.5%)
  • October22 (7.5%)
  • November31 (11%)
  • December22 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight195 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds246 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (9.5%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry204 (69%)
  • Wet or damp86 (29%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph91 (31%)
  • 40 mph23 (7.8%)
  • 60 mph171 (58%)
  • 70 mph7 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway268 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (7.8%)
  • 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 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant292 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (15%)
  • Pedestrian37 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist13 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20134 (31%)
  • 21 to 2574 (17%)
  • 26 to 3573 (17%)
  • 36 to 4535 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5532 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6522 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.4%)
  • Over 755 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider256 (59%)
  • Passenger140 (32%)
  • Pedestrian37 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car374 (73%)
  • Motorcycle66 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (2.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Forest of Dean in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Forest of Dean had fewer road collisions than 316 of them in 1989.

Collisions
317th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
306th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
194th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
281st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Forest of Dean with the most crashes in 1989

The A48 had the most collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1989: 61, including 4 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Forest of Dean, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA486188419
2ndA4136253717
3rdA40183416
4thB4215141703
5thB4226142101
6thB4228121702
7thA417101402
8thB4231101301
9thA415181413
10thB402881001
11thB422771612
12thB443161201
13thB42245710
14thA4494903
15thA4664802
16thB42344502
17thB44324700
18thB42163400
19thB42213300
20thM43300

Towns in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 1989

Lydney had the most collisions of any town in the Forest of Dean in 1989: 27.

Postcode districts in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 1989

GL15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Forest of Dean in 1989: 67.

Latest crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1989, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Forest of Dean road accidents in other years