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Forest of Dean road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 255 road traffic collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1990, and 398 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1989 (294), and casualties fell from 433.

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

Collisions in 1990
255
Down 13% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
398
Down 8% on 1989
Fatal collisions
10
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
22% of collisions

Crash severity in the Forest of Dean in 1990

3.9% of collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1990 were fatal and 22% serious, against 3% and 25% in the Forest of Dean from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.9%
  • Serious5722%
  • Slight18874%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal123%
  • Serious7519%
  • Slight31178%

Forest of Dean road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 299 in 1986. 1990 is highlighted, with 255, down 13% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (15%)
  • Tuesday29 (11%)
  • Wednesday48 (19%)
  • Thursday23 (9%)
  • Friday44 (17%)
  • Saturday38 (15%)
  • Sunday35 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.1%)
  • February19 (7.5%)
  • March19 (7.5%)
  • April21 (8.2%)
  • May18 (7.1%)
  • June24 (9.4%)
  • July17 (6.7%)
  • August27 (11%)
  • September30 (12%)
  • October17 (6.7%)
  • November26 (10%)
  • December19 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight190 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (8.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds193 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other5 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry175 (69%)
  • Wet or damp72 (28%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph73 (29%)
  • 40 mph12 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph158 (62%)
  • 70 mph10 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway240 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (5.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant255 (64%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (12%)
  • Pedestrian21 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist12 (3%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 20101 (25%)
  • 21 to 2553 (13%)
  • 26 to 3578 (20%)
  • 36 to 4544 (11%)
  • 46 to 5530 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6533 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.8%)
  • Over 756 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider225 (57%)
  • Passenger152 (38%)
  • Pedestrian21 (5.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car339 (74%)
  • Motorcycle48 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Forest of Dean in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Forest of Dean had fewer road collisions than 331 of them in 1990.

Collisions
332nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
317th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
304th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Forest of Dean with the most crashes in 1990

The A48 had the most collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1990: 47, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Forest of Dean, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA484772312
2ndA40172415
3rdA4136172804
4thA417172821
5thB4215142034
6thB4226121803
7thB4228111304
8thB423191713
9thA415181003
10thB44318900
11thB44328801
12thB40287803
13thA4495703
14thB42345801
15thB42274500
16thB42163401
17thM5034101
18thA4662200
19thB42212300
20thM42500

Towns in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 1990

Lydney had the most collisions of any town in the Forest of Dean in 1990: 16.

Postcode districts in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 1990

GL15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Forest of Dean in 1990: 68.

Latest crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1990, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1990.

Severity

Forest of Dean road accidents in other years