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Forest of Dean road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 281 road traffic collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1992, and 437 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1991 (267), and casualties rose from 368.

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

Collisions in 1992
281
Up 5% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
437
Up 19% on 1991
Fatal collisions
10
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
22% of collisions

Crash severity in the Forest of Dean in 1992

3.6% of collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1992 were fatal and 22% serious, against 3% and 25% in the Forest of Dean from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.6%
  • Serious6122%
  • Slight21075%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.7%
  • Serious7617%
  • Slight34980%

Forest of Dean road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 299 in 1986. 1992 is highlighted, with 281, up 5% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (15%)
  • Tuesday29 (10%)
  • Wednesday36 (13%)
  • Thursday37 (13%)
  • Friday48 (17%)
  • Saturday44 (16%)
  • Sunday46 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.1%)
  • February21 (7.5%)
  • March23 (8.2%)
  • April28 (10%)
  • May16 (5.7%)
  • June32 (11%)
  • July25 (8.9%)
  • August28 (10%)
  • September20 (7.1%)
  • October14 (5%)
  • November31 (11%)
  • December23 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight229 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (8.2%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (8.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds205 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry162 (58%)
  • Wet or damp110 (39%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph77 (27%)
  • 40 mph18 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph181 (64%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway273 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (2.1%)
  • 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 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant340 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian26 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist17 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1527 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20102 (23%)
  • 21 to 2575 (17%)
  • 26 to 3567 (15%)
  • 36 to 4556 (13%)
  • 46 to 5531 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6529 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.8%)
  • Over 758 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider261 (60%)
  • Passenger150 (34%)
  • Pedestrian26 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car409 (79%)
  • Motorcycle38 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Forest of Dean in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Forest of Dean had fewer road collisions than 307 of them in 1992.

Collisions
308th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
285th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
128th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
261st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in the Forest of Dean with the most crashes in 1992

The A48 had the most collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1992: 49, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Forest of Dean, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48496928
2ndA4136255325
3rdA40183206
4thB4228172415
5thB4215162401
6thA417152706
7thB4226132613
8thA4151121401
9thB422181203
10thB42347911
11thB40286800
12thA4495901
13thB42314702
14thB42273610
15thB44323410
16thA4662300
17thB42162200
18thM502201
19thB42111100
20thM41100

Towns in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 1992

Cinderford had the most collisions of any town in the Forest of Dean in 1992: 15.

Postcode districts in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 1992

GL14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Forest of Dean in 1992: 57.

Latest crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1992, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1992.

Severity

Forest of Dean road accidents in other years