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Forest of Dean road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 267 road traffic collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1991, and 368 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1990 (255), and casualties fell from 398.

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

Collisions in 1991
267
Up 5% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
368
Down 8% on 1990
Fatal collisions
10
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
22% of collisions

Crash severity in the Forest of Dean in 1991

3.7% of collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1991 were fatal and 22% serious, against 3% and 25% in the Forest of Dean from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.7%
  • Serious5922%
  • Slight19874%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.7%
  • Serious7019%
  • Slight28878%

Forest of Dean road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 299 in 1986. 1991 is highlighted, with 267, up 5% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (14%)
  • Tuesday42 (16%)
  • Wednesday30 (11%)
  • Thursday42 (16%)
  • Friday53 (20%)
  • Saturday41 (15%)
  • Sunday22 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (6.7%)
  • February17 (6.4%)
  • March18 (6.7%)
  • April22 (8.2%)
  • May21 (7.9%)
  • June24 (9%)
  • July27 (10%)
  • August32 (12%)
  • September18 (6.7%)
  • October26 (9.7%)
  • November31 (12%)
  • December13 (4.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight196 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (4.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds173 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.7%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other4 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded36 (13%)

Road surface

  • Dry176 (66%)
  • Wet or damp78 (29%)
  • Frost or ice12 (4.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph83 (31%)
  • 40 mph18 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph162 (61%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway257 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant257 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (12%)
  • Pedestrian38 (10%)
  • Cyclist11 (3%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2082 (22%)
  • 21 to 2572 (20%)
  • 26 to 3580 (22%)
  • 36 to 4539 (11%)
  • 46 to 5520 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 6517 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.8%)
  • Over 756 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider235 (64%)
  • Passenger95 (26%)
  • Pedestrian38 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car370 (76%)
  • Motorcycle47 (9.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Forest of Dean in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Forest of Dean had fewer road collisions than 314 of them in 1991.

Collisions
315th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
316th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
157th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Forest of Dean with the most crashes in 1991

The A48 had the most collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1991: 40, including 6 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Forest of Dean, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48405569
2ndA4136294415
3rdA4151192106
4thA40182602
5thB4228151906
6thA41791203
7thB421581201
8thB402861501
9thB42346601
10thA44951002
11thA4665601
12thB42275600
13thB42264601
14thB44314401
15thB42213401
16thB42313300
17thB42242300
18thB44322201
19thM42202
20thM502201

Towns in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 1991

Cinderford had the most collisions of any town in the Forest of Dean in 1991: 22.

Postcode districts in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 1991

GL17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Forest of Dean in 1991: 48.

Latest crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1991, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1991.

Severity

Forest of Dean road accidents in other years